News
- Kent CAMRA Area Pub of the Year 2025 Winners
Wednesday 21 May 2025
Were pleased to announce the winners of the The Kent CAMRA Area Pub of the Year (POTY) Competition. The winners are:
East Kent Area: Royston, Broadstairs.
West Kent Area: Nelson Arms, Tonbridge.Congratulations to the winners! It’s great to see their hard work and dedication recognised. And to the other finalists, you should be proud of your achievements in reaching the Area stage of the Kent competition.
We wish the Nelson Arms & The Royston the very best as they progress to the Kent County Stage of CAMRA's POTY competition.
Full details of the competition can be found on the Competition webpage.
- PETITION: Recognise the production and serving of cask ale as Intangible Cultural Heritage
Monday 19 May 2025
Following the UK’s ratification of UNESCO's Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, we call on the Government to recognise production and serving of traditional British cask ale as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Click here to go to the related webpage.
- Why Do We Do That? - Why do we go to the pub?
Saturday 10 May 2025
On BBC Sounds. The latest episode in an anthropologist's guide to the modern world.
Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi asks why do we go to the pub?
Click here to go to the related webpage.
- Northdown Brewery Newsletter - May 2025 Tuesday 6 May 2025
- CAMRA's Pub Heritage Bulletin 266 - April 2025
Thursday 1 May 2025
CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group shares news and updates about pubs with historically significant interiors across the country.
April 2025's Pub Heritage Bulletin is out now
The bulletin has news on:
Vine, Pittshill, Stoke-on-Trent; Mountain Daisy, Sunderland; Bulls Head, Telford; Duke William, Stoke-on-Trent; Stamford & Warrington, Coalville; Cracke, Liverpool; Builders Arms, Teddington; Gatehouse, Norwich; Green Dragon, Wymondham; Antelope, Tooting; Volunteer, Ventor; Royal Oak, Chesterfield; Highland Laddie, Leeds; Roundhouse, Dagenham.Click here to go to the related webpage.
- CAMRA Launches its Monthly Raffle
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Welcome to the CAMRA monthly raffle!
Win amazing prizes and support CAMRA
Every £1 you play gives you a chance to win and helps support great pubs & beer lovers!
Click here to go to the related webpage.
- PUBlic Affairs round up - April 2025
Saturday 26 April 2025
It’s that time again for CAMRA's Campaigns and Communications team to bring you the latest updates on its campaigning efforts across Westminster, devolved parliaments and local government in this regular PUBlic Affairs round up series.
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- Thanet Beer and Cider Scene: The Old Cottage, Margate
Wednesday 23 April 2025
The latest article in the Thanet Beer and Cider Scene series, about The Old Cottage, Margate.
- Northdown Brewery Newsletter - March 2025
Wednesday 26 March 2025
- Margate Town Tap Takeover 4th-6th April.
- EASTER Beer Fest Good Friday 18th April.
- CANS, CANS, CANS!.
- East Kent Drinker - Spring 2025 is out now!
Sunday 23 March 2025
The latest edition of the East Kent Drinker is out now.
A collaboration between the three East Kent Branches of CAMRA (Canterbury, Swale & Thanet), which aims to showcase the very best beeriness in our area.
- Branch Pub of the Year 2025 announced
Saturday 22 March 2025
Thanet CAMRA are pleased to announce that our Branch Pub of the Year 2025 is once again The Royston Micropub, Broadstairs.
Congratulations to Andy and his team for this fantastic achievement, no less than three times in succession.
We're also pleased to name The Magnet, Broadstairs, as runner-up and also the highly commended Honeysuckle Inn, Ramsgate, splendid pubs both. Well done!!
We will be organising the presentation of the certificates to the pubs in the very near future so please keep your eyes peeled for dates and times.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to all those Thanet CAMRA members who took the time and effort to visit and survey all the pubs in contention, without you this competition would not happen.
- PUBlic Affairs round up - February 2025
Sunday 23 February 2025
The regular PUBlic Affairs round-up returns with the Campaigns and Communications team’s latest campaigning for pubs, pints and people across Westminster, devolved parliaments and local government.
Here's their latest update.
https://wb.camra.org.uk/2025/02/13/public-affairs-round-up-february-2
- CAMRA's Pub Heritage Bulletin 263 - January 2025
Sunday 2 February 2025
CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group shares news and updates about pubs with historically significant interiors across the country.
January 2025's Pub Heritage Bulletin is out now
The bulletin has news on:
Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton; Kings Head, Bristol; Britons Protection, Manchester; Vine, Pittshill; Duke William, Stoke-on-Trent; Black Horse, Preston; Olde Tavern, Kington; New Inn, Hadlow Down; Central Bar, Irvinestown; New Beehive, Bradford; Wellington, York; King’s Arms, Eastbourne; Slaters Arms, Corris.Read the Bulletin here: https://camra.org.uk/heritage-pubs/bulletins/pub-heritage-bulletin-263-jan-2025.
- Margate Pub May Reopen
Monday 27 January 2025
Old Cottage Pub in Margate High Street could reopen this year.
- Shepherd Neame Newsletter - January 2025 Monday 27 January 2025
- PUBlic Affairs round up - January
Saturday 25 January 2025
The PUBlic Affairs roundup is kicking off the new year with an update on what the Campaigns and Communications Team has been doing to fight for pubs, pints and people across Westminster, devolved parliaments and local government.
Here's their latest update.
https://wb.camra.org.uk/2025/01/17/public-affairs-round-up-january
- Ramsgate Brewery Newsletter - Beat the January Blues Saturday 18 January 2025
- Bailey Head, Oswestry wins National Competition
Friday 17 January 2025
The Bailey Head, Oswestry has been crowned CAMRA's National Pub of the Year 2025.
https://camra.org.uk/pubs/bailey-head-oswestry-144795.
Runners up were Black Horse, Preston; Three B’s, Bridlington and Little Green Dragon, Winchmore Hill, London.
- Draught Copy 210 - Winter 2024/2025
Tuesday 31 December 2024
Draught Copy is the free newsletter of the Maidstone and Mid Kent, Gravesend and Darent Valley, Bexley, Medway and West Kent branches of CAMRA.
