'It is with much regret that the Egham United Services Club has to announce the passing of our long-time Club Secretary Julie Black after a short illness. Julie was ever present at the club and played a huge part in its success over the past few decades and will be sadly missed. The club sends its heartfelt condolences to Julie's family at this sad time.' I'm sure we all join with the Club and it's members in sending our condolences

An interesting item on British pubs from an American news channel's perspective. Agree with most of it with the odd misunderstanding. See British pubs have their own set of rules which takes you the article on the CNN website..

The Champion Beer of Britain list of 12 finalists is now complete, with the final judging across all categories taking place at this year’s Great British Beer Festival at the Birmingham NEC. See CBOB Finalists 2025 to find out more.

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 Branch Awards 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.