The July branch meeting will be at 1930 at the Woodman on Claypath, Durham.
https://whatpub.com/pubs/DUR/50/woodman-inn-durham
We hope to have a councillor present once again as part of our engagment with local politicians to further the aims of our campaign.
As with all meetings, if this is your first meeting as a CAMRA durham member you can claim a free pint on the night.
On 16th July a minibus tour will take place leaving from the CAMRA
Durham branch area and travelling to some great pubs and clubs
covering town and country in the Tyneside and Northumberland region
encompassing Haltwhistle, Anick, Morpeth and Gosforth. This will
include branch Pub and Club of the Year winners where we will appraise
them for entry into regional awards.
Meet at Kings Head, Lanchester around 1330. The recommended bus service if travelling from Durham is the X15 at 1300 arriving at Lanchester at 1321. Both the X15 and X5 services go to Lanchester and run every 30 minutes. https://whatpub.com/pubs/DUR/6487/kings-head-lanchester
If you plan on joining us, please let our Social Secretary know so we can keep you updated on our location if you can't join us at 1330.
The next Saturday Saunter/Regional Club and Pub of the Year judging trip, to cover the Sunderland and South Tyneside branch area, will be on Saturday 11th June. Pubs to be evaluated are the Marine, South Shields and Mid Boldon Club. We will be adding some further venues to complete a social afternoon.
Following the May branch meeting, we have arranged our first Saturday Saunter to Darlington on Saturday 28th May. We would visit two of the venues for POTY / COTY scoring and two more for social reasons. That is not to say that the scoring venues do not have a social aspect of course.
The itinerary would be:
Onwards for those who wish to continue
This will be at the Holy Grale in Durham. The agenda can be found here
The meeting will begin at 1930 as usual and for any first time attendee at a CAMRA Durham meeting, there will be a free pint.
We will be having a visit by Cllr Elizabeth Scott, who is the DCC portfolio holder for Economy and Partnerships to have a discussion format with her about support for pubs, clubs, brewers and drinkers.
Crook Area - Details to follow
The May Wednesday Wander will visit pubs to the North West Edge of Durham City on 18th May. Meet at the Newton Grange on Finchale Road from 1330 (https://whatpub.com/pubs/DUR/6319/newton-grange-durham). The 62 Arriva service at 1302 from Durham stops outside, or the more frequent 64 a short walk away. Other pubs to try nearby will be the Jovial Monk, the Gate, Queens Head and Fram Ferment.
Next Wednesday Wander is on April 13th and will visit Royal Oak, Medomsley, Crown & Crossed Swords, Shotley Bridge and Scotch Arms, Blackhill. Bus from Consett at 1301 - from Durham 1200 to connect.
Afternoon social to Tantobie and surrounds. Starting at Stanley bus station taking the No. 6 at 14:08 arriving at Tanfield Lea Working Men's Club at 14:12 for a Club of the Year runner up presentation to the club. The plan is to leave the club and continue on the No. 6 to the Oak Tree in Tantobie. Then we may proceed to the Peacock in Tanfield Village before returning to Stanley.
There are several options to reach Stanley bus station from within the county area including of course, Durham itself.