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Campaign for Real Ale

Campaign for Real Ale

Diary

When does the local branch meet?

We usually meet monthly for an open branch meeting where we discuss current matters and decide such things as which pubs to nominate for the Good Beer Guide, which to award a Pub of the Season and/or Pub of the Year certificate to, all done democratically and as fairly as we can.
Other topics include beer festivals, pub preservation and local pub news, which is the main source of content for the news pages of our quarterly branch magazine, Real Ale Talk.

All 7pm unless otherwise stated:-

  • April Branch Meeting Wednesday 10 April 2024 19:00 Black Bull

    At the historic Black Bull in Birstall. Just by the route of the 283/283A Dewsbury-Batley-Birstall-Bradford bus or 10 minutes walk from the 229 Leeds-Huddersfield route. N.B. Last 281 service arrives in Birstall at 18:26.

  • Branch social, Mirfield centre Thursday 25 April 2024 19:00 Flowerpot

    Social starting at the Flowerpot, Mirfield, then via The Navigation to Knowl Club (open to all)

  • May Branch Meeting Wednesday 8 May 2024 19:00 Hanging Heaton Cricket Club

    Our May monthly branch meeting.

  • Birkenshaw social Thursday 23 May 2024 19:00 George

    Starting 7pm at the George (up to 4 ales), roughly 8pm Halfway House (up to 6 ales), 9pm Golden Fleece (up to 4 ales).
    The 283A bus leaves Dewsbury at 18:45, through Birstall at 19:12 to arrive in Birkenshaw around 19:30 at a bus stop opposite the George. The 255 bus leaves Cleckheaton at 18:17 and 19:17, arriving in Birkenshaw around 13 minutes later. Around 8 minutes’ walk takes you to the Halfway House, then another 2 minutes to the Golden Fleece.
    From there, a 5 minute walk towards Leeds takes you to Birkenshaw Lane, where to the right you find the bus stop for the return 283A to Birstall-Batley-Dewsbury, leaving roughly on the hour up to 23:00. The return bus to Cleckheaton is the 254 at 22:21 and 23:21.