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SUMMARY:Winter Social - Leighton Buzzard
DESCRIPTION:Meet at White Horse 12pm. For those who maybe not going by train could go straight to Black Lion for 1pm. They don’t do hot meals but nice range of quality snacks such as cheeses / scotch eggs etc.\nPlanned route is White Horse\, Buckingham Arms\, Black Lion\, Swan Hotel\, Black Horse if you like a sports bar\, they had 3 Tring beers on\, and finish at the Bald Buzzard which is a micro pub linked to Leoghton Buzzard Brewery.\nLook forward to seeing you there.
URL:https://midchilterns.camra.org.uk/calendar/winter-social-leighton-buzzard/
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SUMMARY:Branch Meeting - report attached
DESCRIPTION:MID CHILTERNS CAMRA BRANCH MEETING SUMMARY\nDate: 4 March 2026\nLocation: The Pheasant\, Chesham \n\n\n\nOVERVIEW\nRoutine business covered finances\, membership\, brewery liaison updates\, Pub of the Year awards\, socials\, and beer festival planning. \n\n\n\nFINANCES\n\nBank and ledger balances: £13\,446 (includes £10\,200 festival loan).\n£500 allocated for expected first-aider invoice.\nTwo advertising debts from 2024 remain outstanding.\n£1\,500 remittance to national CAMRA not yet made.\nAction: Treasurer to seek approval via WhatsApp and arrange payment.\nBranch remains in fine financial health.\n\n\n\n\nMEMBERSHIP\n\n2 new members joined; 5 lapsed; 1 moved out.\nBranch total: 631 members.\nNational CAMRA membership: 141\,394 (down 508 since January).\n\n\n\n\nBREWERY LIAISON UPDATES\nMad Squirrel\n\nNew core keg beer: Citrik (4.2%) replacing Big C (5.5%).\nLegally Blonde (4%) to appear in Wetherspoon’s Spring Festival.\nMosaic (6.2%) now in Sainsbury’s nationwide.\nLimited edition Sappy (6.6%) brewed at 30HL\, may expand to 60HL.\n\nPope’s Yard\n\nNo update.\n\nTring Brewery\n\nMarch special: Skeleton Session (4%).\nSeasonal return: Bring Me Sunshine (4.2%).\nSmall-batch West Coast IPA (6%) at the Piggeries.\nShop repairs nearly complete.\nStreet Food Heroes event renewed (monthly\, March–October).\n\n\n\n\nTAPLER MAGAZINE\n\nSpring edition (52 pages) nearly complete with refreshed design.\nArticles include CAMRA Members’ Weekend\, Greek beer scene\, beer engines\, Sharp’s closure\, Bass\, barley\, bar etiquette\, beer scores\, and a Leighton Buzzard social.\nAdvertising revenue expected to exceed £1\,000.\n\n\n\n\nPUB OF THE YEAR AWARDS\n\nOverall POTY: Hop Tap\, Hemel Hempstead\nRunner-up: Three Blackbirds\, Boxmoor\nCider POTY: Rising Sun\, Berkhamsted\nCider Runner-up: Fishery Wharf Café\, Boxmoor\nCommunity Pub: Red Lion\, Dagnall\nMost Improved: Grand Junction Arms\, Bulbourne\n\nActions: Richard Healey to order frames; Jared to order certificates. \n\n\n\nLOCALE\n\nGrand Junction Arms is a potential candidate but needs six months of trading before consideration.\n\n\n\n\nPUBWATCH\n\nBlack Horse\, Chesham Vale: reopening expected in June.\nThree Blackbirds\, Flamstead: reopened with three handpumps and Asian cuisine.\nBlack Cat\, Lye Green: listed for sale/lease.\n\n\n\n\nSOCIALS\n\nNext social: Berkhamsted\, likely 23 May\, canal-side route.\nFuture ideas: boat trip from Kings Langley to Apsley; Autumn trip to Bedford.\n\n\n\n\nBEER FESTIVAL\n\nPreparations progressing well and accelerating.\nNext Festival Committee meeting: TBC.\n\n\n\n\nANY OTHER BUSINESS\n\nChris Pontin presented Pheasant’s landlady Jane with certificate for 30 years’ service.\nFarr Brew reportedly not brewing and not opening taproom.\nThanks to GBG surveyors for timely submissions.\n\n\n\n\nNEXT MEETING\n\nThree Blackbirds\, Flamstead – 1 April\, 8pm
URL:https://midchilterns.camra.org.uk/calendar/branch-meeting-3/
LOCATION:The Pheasant\, Waterside\, Chesham\, Hertfordshire\, HP5 1QE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Branch Meeting - report attached
DESCRIPTION:MID CHILTERNS CAMRA – BRANCH MEETING SUMMARY\nVenue: The Three Blackbirds\, Flamstead Date: 8 April 2026 • Time: 8pm \n\nATTENDANCE\nPresent: William Powell (Chair)\, Amanda Harvell\, Andy Harvell\, Charles Teuma\, Nigel Harris\, Richard Healey\, Alan Tuff\, Richard Abraham (Minutes). Apologies: Jared Ward‑Brickett\, Jon Humphries. \n\nDECLARATIONS OF INTEREST\n\nJared Ward‑Brickett – employee of Tring Brewery.\n\n\nMINUTES & MATTERS ARISING\n\nOnly matter arising: certificate frames for Pubs of the Year now sourced and with Jared. Quote: “Richard H had sourced them\, and they were now with Jared.”\n\n\nBRANCH ACCOUNTS\nOverall Position\n\nBank balance: £10\,015.00.\n\nMid Chilterns Ledger\n\nLedger: £2\,903.00\nLess £500.00 set aside for 2025 Festival First Aid → £2\,403.00\n£1\,500.00 surplus to Head Office approved unanimously.\nRemaining funds: £903.00\nExpected advert income: £850.00 → Potential total: £1\,753.00\n\nHemel Old Town Beer Festival Ledger\n\nBalance: £7\,112.00\nBased on: HO loan £10\,200.00 minus costs (TEN £21.00; glasses £2\,419.00; toilets £648.00). Quote: “A slight increase for the 1150 glasses.”\n\nAdvertising\n\nSpring Tapler invoices: £1\,090.00 (paid £240.00; £850.00 due).\nOne unpaid invoice (£72.00) written off unanimously.\n\nThanks\n\nVote of thanks to Charles for his work on accounts and advertising.\n\n\nMEMBERSHIP\n\n5 new members; 11 lapsed; total now 625.\nNational CAMRA membership: 141\,205 (down 563).\nConcern noted about reduced recruitment due to loss of national festivals.\n\n\nBREWERY LIAISON REPORTS\nTring Brewery\n\nMonthly special: Thirst Responder (3.9% APA\, Eldorado & Chinook).\nPiggeries hosting first Pint & Paint night (23 April\, £30 incl. materials + pint). Quote: “Paint their own ‘oil painting of a pint of ale’ on a pint mat.”\n\nMad Squirrel\n\nNew equipment including in‑house cask washer and two large fermenters.\nLogo rebrand to a “top half mask type face”.\nCask: ‘Citrik’ replacing ‘Big C’; new seasonal Legally Blonde (4.1%).\nKeg: ‘Pomelo’ 4.2%; ‘Sappy’ 6.6% WCIPA; new Techno 5% NEIPA.\nCans: ‘Fog Off’ 6% now in M&S; ‘Mosaic’ 6.2% now in Sainsbury’s.\nExpanded presence at football clubs and beer shops; Amersham shop performing best.\n\nPope’s Yard\n\nSite still used for filming.\nPlanning a stout; request received to brew Abbey Flyer again.\n\n\nTAPLER\n\nSpring edition delayed due to printer system change and a corrupted file.\nOption to pay ~£80 for faster turnaround to be reviewed before next edition (target early June).\n\n\nLOCALE\n\nNo changes since March.\n\n\nPUBWATCH\n\nRoadworks affecting trade at The Crown (Little Missenden) and The Three Blackbirds (Boxmoor).\nBlack Horse\, Chesham Vale: planning to reopen; breakfasts/coffee only initially.\nBridgewater Arms (Little Gaddesden): Greene King placing pub on market; flats above complicate sale.\nBlack Lion (Leighton Buzzard): barn reopened after major refurbishment.\nRose & Crown (Ivinghoe): new tenant Paul Wilkinson; menu changes expected.\nEagle (Amersham): moving to managed house model.\nOld Bellgate (Hemel): reopened; no cask ale yet.\nGrand Junction Arms (Bulbourne): manager has left; replacement sought.\n\n\nFESTIVALS\n\nLeverstock Green CC planning 8–10 cask festival (2–4 Oct); Charles liaising.\nProposal for Old Town Market stall to promote Branch festival and sell advance tickets.\nDalling (Kings Langley) offering to supply Prosecco for Fizz Bar.\nSuggestion to prioritise beers that sold out last year and the beer of the festival; seek advice from Jared and Tony Hosier.\n\n\nSOCIALS\nNext Social\n\nSaturday 23 May – Berkhamsted canal pubs Route: Crystal Palace → The Boat → Rising Sun → The Bull → Mad Squirrel Beer Shop → others on High Street.\n\nFuture Ideas\n\nWendover\, Marlow.\nThree Blackbirds (Boxmoor) minibus trip to Vale Brewery on 16 May.\n\n\nAOB\n\nPub of the Year announcements well received and covered by local media.\nRegion recruiting for new Regional Director.\nCAMRA National AGM during Members Conference\, St Albans\, 17–19 April.\n\n\nNEXT MEETING\nWednesday 6 May\, 8pm – The Red Lion\, Chenies
URL:https://midchilterns.camra.org.uk/calendar/branch-meeting-4/
LOCATION:The Three Blackbirds\, 2 High Street\, Flamstead\, Hertfordshire\, AL3 8BS\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:CAMRA Members' Weekend - St Albans 2026
DESCRIPTION:A city wide (long) weekend of events celebrating beer in CAMRA’s birthplace. \nSee website for all the details.
URL:https://midchilterns.camra.org.uk/calendar/camra-members-weekend-st-albans-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260506T200000
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SUMMARY:Branch Meeting
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URL:https://midchilterns.camra.org.uk/calendar/branch-meeting-5/
LOCATION:Red Lion\, Chenies\, Village Road\, Chenies\, Rickmansworth\, WD3 6ED\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260603T200000
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SUMMARY:Branch Meeting
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URL:https://midchilterns.camra.org.uk/calendar/branch-meeting-6/
LOCATION:The Bull\, 10 High Street\, Berkhamsted\, Hertfordshire\, HP4 2BS\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Branch Meeting
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URL:https://midchilterns.camra.org.uk/calendar/branch-meeting-7/
LOCATION:The White Lion\, White Lion Road\, Amersham\, HP7 8LJ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Hemel Old Town Beer Festival
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URL:https://midchilterns.camra.org.uk/calendar/hemel-old-town-beer-festival/
LOCATION:St Mary’s\, High Street\, Hemel Hempstead\, Hertfordshire\, HP1 3AE\, United Kingdom
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