News

NEW BREWERY IN SHEPPERTON Thursday 1 May 2025
News has reached us that a new micro-brewery has opened behind Nauticalia in Ferry Lane, Shepperton, TW17 9LQ, close to the River Thames. Hamhaugh Hops are producing five beers in cans, details of which can be found on their website. More information welcome, please Contact Branch.
BRANCH AWARDS Monday 21 April 2025
As a result of all the activity over the year visiting pubs & clubs, scoring beers & ciders and completing surveys, we come to select our Branch Pub, Club and Cider Pubs of the Year. A couple of the winners have been presented with their certificates, to find out more, see NEW - Branch Awards 2025.
LONDON DRINKER APRIL/MAY 2025 Tuesday 1 April 2025

The latest edition of London Drinker Magazine will be circulated to some local pubs and clubs in next week or so. If you’d like to read online, see London Drinker.
NEWS & ALE - SPRING 2025 Tuesday 25 March 2025

The latest edition of our local CAMRA magazine should be hitting a pub near you from next week. It is kindly produced by our neighbours in Surrey Hants Borders Branch; please see News & Ale - Spring 2025 for the online version.

I know the editor is always looking for content, so if you have anything you think might be of interest, please Contact Branch.
100 INDY BREWERIES LOST IN A YEAR Friday 21 February 2025
Figures released show the UK has 100 fewer breweries in total as of January 2025 compared to January 2024 – with each quarter of 2024 showing a negative net closure rate – despite reports of strong demand for beer from independent breweries. See SIBA Report - 100 Independent breweries Lost Last Year for more details.
ARTICLE ON PUB CLOSURES Monday 2 December 2024

An interesting opinion piece by Adrian Chiles that appeared in the Groniad, as Private Eye calls it. As he put it 'I’m comforted by the thought that just around the corner there’s a public place with people sitting around chatting’, see We've lost 20,000 pubs in the last 40 years. Great to see national media showing an interest.