CAMRA Durham

@kayleighbfraser @TheNorthernEcho I see you've removed the Wetherspoon reference, but now you have the wrong name! It's The Water House, not The Watering Hole!

@kayleighbfraser @TheNorthernEcho Given this looks suspiciously like The Water House, it hasn't been a Wetherspoon pub for 2 years now! thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24943022.…

Issue 149 of the Durham Drinker is out now and on its way to local pubs. You can also download a copy (as well as many older issues) from our website at camradurham.org.uk/drinker

Issue 148 of the Durham Drinker should now be available in local pubs and clubs. Alternatively you can download a copy, as well as many of our back issues, from our website at camradurham.org.uk/drinker

Durham Drinker Issue 147 is on its way into pubs and clubs now. You can also download a copy of this issue and many back issues from our website camradurham.org.uk/drinker

We have approval from HQ and so we can now announce that the 42nd Durham Beer Festival will be happening from Wed 28th to Sat 31st August 2024 back at @DurhamCityRFC Keep watching for more information!

Presented by Paul Dobson, from @CAMRADurham. Andrew Ferriman of George Samuel Brewery Ltd in county Durham looks suitably pleased with his Beer of the Festival award from the Liverpool and districts branch of CAMRA for their Chocolate Honeycomb Stout.

Issue 146 of the Durham Drinker is now on its way into pubs. You can also download a copy of this and many back issues from our website at camradurham.org.uk/drinker

And finally for this year, it's time to announce that our City Pub of the Year is @ElmTreeDurham with @StationHouseDHM and The Victoria on Hallgarth Street as our runners-up

Today is the turn of our Town Pub of the Year awards, and our winner is the Grey Horse in Consett. The runners-up in this category are Frog & Ferret and Little Tap, both in Spennymoor

The first of our Pubs of the Year today; and we're starting with our Country winner which is the @YardofAleBrewer in Ferryhill Station. We have 3 runners-up in this category... The Beamish Mary at No Place, the Black Lion at Wolsingham, and @3shoesleamside

Today we're announcing our Cider Pub of the Year results. The award for 2024 goes to @StationHouseDHM with Grey Horse in Consett and Holy Grale in Durham as our runners-up

Sorry, we're a bit later than planned, but all this week we're announcing our 2024 Pub and Club of the Year winners. 2024's branch Club of the Year goes to the Tanfield Lea WMC with @DurhamCityRFC and Chester-le-Street Masonic Centre

Members, you have just 1 week left to vote for our 2024 Pubs and Club of the year - voting closes at 17:00 on Sunday 11th February 2024. For details on how to vote online, by email or by post please visit camradurham.org.uk/node/1152

Congratulations again to the Grey Horse in Consett who have just received their CAMRA 2023 North East Regional Pub of the Year award from our Regional Director

Issue 145 of the Durham Drinker is out now. You can either pick up a copy in many locals, or download from our website camradurham.org.uk/drinker

We are now inviting Durham Branch Members to vote for the Branch Pubs and Club of the Year for 2024. For more information on how to vote, check for an email from the Branch, or see our website camradurham.org.uk/node/1152/

Issue 144 of the Durham Drinker is now on its way into pubs and also on our website (along with many back issues) camradurham.org.uk/drinker

🏆 The first stage of voting for the CAMRA’s next Champion Beer of Britain has officially opened! CAMRA members are invited to have their say on which beers are the ‘cream of the crop.’ 🕒 Submissions close 1 November 2023. 👉 Vote here: ow.ly/Qj7H50PJnSw #CBOB

A big thank you to all those who have helped at and attended the 41st Durham Beer Festival. We will be having a Wash Up Meeting in The Vic in Durham on Thurs 21st Sept at 19:30, or if you want to email us any feedback (good or bad!) you can to festival@camradurham.org.uk