FULLP NTS WINTER 2017
Volume 19, Issue 4
CONTENTS Chairman's Message....................... 5
Map/List of Outlets................ 20/21
Pub of the Year voting.................. 6
Carlisle Beer Festival.............22/23
Champion Beer of Britain........... 6
Railways and Ale.............................27
Garnock Club Presentation....... 6
What Pub and Beer Scoring... 29
Brewery News.................................... 7
Trading Standards Info............... 29
Branch Festive Crawl..................8/9
Ray's Round Up........................30/31
Ayrshire Real Ale Festival.... 10/11
Travel Info...........................................31
Arran Beer Festival.........................12
Have you Bein Inn.........................33
Proposed Trip to Lancaster......12
Wigtownshire News.....................34
Alloa Beer Festival..........................13
Wordsearch........................................34
Dean Castle Beer Festival..........15
Belfast Beer Festival..................... 35
Outlets News.................................... 17
Join CAMRA.............................. 38/39
Ayrshire and Wigtownshire CAMRA Branch Chairman: Graeme Perry Email: chair@awcamra.org.uk Secretary: Kenneth Middleditch Email: secretary@awcamra.org.uk Minutes of Branch Meetings are available to members from the Secretary. Treasurer: Lindsay Grant Email: treasurer@awcamra.org.uk Editor: Stuart McMahon, 93 Montfode Drive, Ardrossan KA22 7PH Tel: 01294 603848 Email: fullpints@awcamra.org.uk
Diary Dates / Social Contacts..19
Advertising: Mike Tomlinson Email: advertising@awcamra.org.uk
Full Pints is the free magazine published quarterly by the Ayrshire & Wigtownshire Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). CAMRA is an independent, voluntary, consumer organisation which campaigns for real ale, real pubs and consumer rights. Membership is open to all individuals although corporate entities such as breweries and pubs are not members; CAMRA currently has over 191,000 members. It is governed by a voluntary unpaid national executive, elected by the membership. It has a branch structure which means that all members can join a local CAMRA branch and campaign and socialise locally. The Ayrshire & Wigtownshire branch currently has 686 members. Within the Branch, we have four social group areas - namely North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and Wigtownshire, each of whom organise regular events and meetings (usually monthly). Details of these events are listed on page 19 and are also posted on our Facebook page. Members are always encouraged to bring a friend along if they wish - all are welcome to attend.
The next edition of Full Pints will be published in March 2018. Articles, photos and other contributions should be sent to the editor at fullpints@awcamra.org.uk no later than Friday 16th February 2018.
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