13th September 2012 was the publication date of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) 2013 Good Beer Guide (GBG), and was also a national CAMRA celebration of the select group of pubs that have been in every issue of the GBG. The prestigious event was hosted by the Buckingham Arms, SW1, one of the two West London branch pubs that were included in the celebrations, the other one being the equally well-known Star Tavern, also in SW1. Our chairman Les Maggs scrubbed up specially for the occasion, and the picture shows Les (left) with Kristin Foord of the Buckingham Arms and Jason Tinklin of the Star Tavern. Congratulations to both pubs for their magnificent achievement of serving excellent real ale over 40 years!

