The Branch was proud and delighted to present a certificate to celebrate this amazing achievement to Marble Arch. 25 continuous years in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide is a nothing to be sniffed at and it was toasted with a fabulous modern version of Chocolate Marble, a former silver winner in the National Champion Beer of Britain competition.

The branch was proud to take part in a very special celebration. The Peveril of the Peak has had the same landlady for 50 years and to celebrate the branch was thrilled to present her with not just a certificate, but also a painting of the pub. As the actual anniversary was Burns Night the ceremony was marked by a […]

Real ale is great. Beer is great. Real cider & perry is pretty damn good too. And we in CAMRA believe that everybody should be free to enjoy them in a safe, welcoming and comfortable environment, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability or social/economic status.We welcome all visitors to our festivals, socials and meetings as equals and […]

Look out for some changes as we move towards full reopening. Even our website is getting a refresh. Plus the calendar will start to appear a lot more interesting. Exciting times.

Asset of Community Value (ACV) Your Help Needed! To all CAMRA Central Manchester Branch members who fulfil the requirements below. The Salisbury’s existing inclusion on the City Councils ‘Asset List’ comes to an end on the 22nd August 2020. Your Branch have decided to renew the application to continue its listing originally made by the Trafford and Hulme branch. What […]

CAMRA has released new content on its Learn & Discover platform, to help members further their beer and cider vocabularies.  This week they have launched: The second part of a ‘beer drinkers’ dictionary’, created by award winning beer writer, educator, and beer expert for Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch Mark Dredge. His dictionary is the first in a series of resources exploring words, […]

Join Martin James, owner and beekeeper at Panther Brewery, as he discusses brewing with honey and tastes his award-winning ales, at 6pm on 21 July at the Red (On)Lion.  The North Norfolk brewery uses traditional brewing techniques to create a range of modern and full flavour real ales which are available in seven different, bottle-conditioned breeds.  The name of the brewery is […]

The Campaign for Real Ale is urging all beer-lovers and pub-goers to join the campaign to be a part of the post-lockdown recovery efforts to save British pubs. CAMRA, which has been fighting for pubs, great beer and consumer choice for nearly 50 years, warns that the COVID-19 crisis has been an unprecedented blow for pubs which many may not recover from. It’s asking anyone who supports Britain’s pubs to join CAMRA so […]

Pubs, breweries and taprooms are fighting for their very survival against the Coronavirus. Many are finding different and innovative ways to help their business weather the crisis – whether this is by launching hot food deliveries, encouraging locals to buy ‘gift cards’ for the summer or crowdfunding. There are plenty of ways that you can help support your favourite local […]

You’ll have all seen the announcement by the Prime Minister this week and no doubt, been as concerned as us about the escalating situation, and also, horrified by the potential implication the measures will have on pubs, clubs, breweries and cider producers. It also undoubtedly will have a huge impact on our activities as an organisation, as well as the […]