If you are planning on attending an event please email the contact given below to say that you are attending – in this way you can be informed of any last minute changes. The contact name is a link and clicking on it should open an email to the contact. (The link should be highlighted in your browser and will look like this This Example)
November
| Event | Campden Hill Branch Annual NTXM ‘Not The Xmas Meal’ |
| Date/Time | Tuesday 26th November 2024 time 6.30 PM Drinks) Meal 8 PM. |
| Venue | Meet for pre dinner drinks at ‘The Old Red Lion’, 42 Kennington Park Road, SE11 4RS. Meal at the ‘Conuco’ Venezuelan restaurant at 14 Brixton Road, SW9 6BU |
| Details | This is a long standing CH branch event and any SPBW member is welcome to join us. |
| Contact | Peter Chutter |
December
| Event | SPBW anniversary buffet |
| Date/Time | Sunday December 1st, noon onwards |
| Venue | The Rising Sun, 14 Heathcote Road, Epsom, KT18 5DX From Epsom centre walk up Ashley Road and turn left into Heathcote Road. Trains to Epsom from London. Buses 406 & 418 from Kingston/Surbiton also terminate in Epsom town centre. Likewise there is a 293 bus from Morden Tube station. |
| Details | SPBW annual anniversary event in Epsom at the pub where we were founded in 1963. There is a buffet at a cost of £20. The buffet is not compulsory though. All members are very welcome and we have enjoyed ourselves here over the years. Other Epsom pubs will probably be visited later on in the day. Please indicate if you will be attending and if you want to have the buffet. |
| Contact | Peter Campbell |
January 2025
| Event | NEC Meeting |
| Date/Time | Monday January 13th Start 19.00 |
| Venue | Ye Old Mitre, 1 Ely Court, Ely Place, London, EC1N 6SJ |
| Details | Monthly NEC Meeting, various agenda items and reports. Everyone welcome to observe at the discretion of the Chairman. |
| Contact | Robin Shacklock |
February 2025
| Event | Winter Beer From The Wood Festival |
| Date/Time | Thursday February 6th to Saturday February 8th 12:00 – 22:30 |
| Venue | The Admiralty, 66 Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5DS |
| Details | Free Admission. There will be up to 12 beers served from wooden casks. The beer list should be available from our website from early February. The normal Admiralty bar & facilities will be open for other beers, wines or spirits and food. |
| Contact | Peter Chutter |
| Event | Beer & Curry |
| Date/Time | Sunday February 9th Start 12:00 |
| Venue | The Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street, London, E8 1EJ |
| Details | This annual stroll through London’s vibrant east end has a different route again. Meet from noon at The Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street, E8 1EJ. The Cock sells a wide range of handpumped beers and ciders and can be reached by London Overground (Hackney Central) and various bus routes. We’ll then make our way via various other pubs to the Pride of Spitalfields, 3 Heneage St, London E1 5LJ. |
| Contact | Roger Jacobson |
March 2025
| Event | Annual General Meeting |
| Date/Time | Saturday March 22nd 12:30 |
| Venue | The White Horse, 1-3 Parsons Green, London SW6 4UL |
| Details | The pub is only 2 minutes walk south of Parsons Green underground station on the Wimbledon branch of the District Line. The meeting will start at 12.30 prompt in the upstairs function room. The White Horse usually offers 6 draught beers and there is a discount for CAMRA members. We will again not be offering a buffet, but there is a very good kitchen with a good menu. Order at the bar and say charge to the SPBW account. This way we usually get a good discount thanks to one of our M&B shareholders. Payment will be collected separately by the treasurer. The list of food options can be viewed at ‘ www.whitehorsesw6.com ’. After the meeting there will be one or two different crawls to an area in the vicinity starting about 3pm |
| Contact | Peter Chutter |
April 2025
| Event | Roger’s Retirement Ramble |
| Date/Time | Saturday April 5th |
| Venue | Macclesfield |
| Details | The now former Editor of PiH has been honoured with a day out in recognition of his efforts. This will take place in Macclesfield, Cheshire, a town with an abundance of good pubs and beers. Put the date in your diary and look out for further information in the usual media. |
| Contact | Roger Jacobson |
May 2025
| Event | Woodfest V |
| Date/Time | Thursday May 29th – Saturday May 31st |
| Venue | Musical Museum, 399 High St, Brentford, TW8 0DU |
| Details | There will be live music on a Wurlitzer organ during the festival. There is a cafe on the premises. Set-up will be on Monday 26th through to Wednesday 28th and take down on Sunday 1st June. Any SPBW member who is interested in helping out (volunteering) either during the set-up or take down or pouring pints on the actual festival dates Thursday 29th, Friday 30th and Saturday 31st please reply to the contact below. There will be 2 shifts per day on the Festival days: noon to 5.30 PM and 5.30 PM to 10.30 PM. Volunteers can do some or all shifts. Sustenance per shift will be provided. |
| Contact | Peter Chutter |
