Reaching out to young members

 

Bradford Branch is encouraging young members to attend the Bradford Beer Festival this month, and to bring a friend to join CAMRA. Any young member that lives in the Yorkshire region who attends the festival will receive a free pint. If they bring a friend or friends to join up, the friends will receive our normal join up promotion of two free pints. If they attend on our members day which is free entry they will also receive a free half pint which all members receive. We want to encourage our young members throughout Yorkshire to attend and to become more involved in the campaign.

 

Tickets for all sessions are available on the Bradford CAMRA website:

https://www.bradfordcamra.org.uk/tickets-now-on-sale/

Harrogate pub news

 

10 Devonshire Place, which closed in January, is now hopefully going to be saved. We understand that Robert and Ali Thompson, lessees of So!Bar, Tap on Tower Street, etc. have taken over the lease and are planning to re-open the pub in March.

 

The Place at The Crown Hotel, opposite the Old Bell, has changed its name to Five Shillings Brasserie, and now has one real ale, Black Sheep Bitter.

 

Regency Ale and Town House – remains closed and advertised for sale at £450k, planning consent has now been granted to convert to seven flats (18/05004/FUL).

 

The Nelson Inn at Hampsthwaite which was sold along with 72 other pubs nationally by M&B to Milton Pubs and Taverns and then put up for sale last year has been bought by Tony Fulford, chef and owner of 'Chez La Vie', a restaurant with 20 years history, formerly of Station Parade, Harrogate. The pub has been renamed to 'Chez La Vie @ The Nelson'.

 

Bertie's on Knaresborough Road, Harrogate is now serving at least one real ale (two at busy times).

 

Corner Haus Cafe Bar – opened late last year, on Swan Street by the entrance to Valley Gardens, opposite Hales Bar, has six keg fonts but no real ale.

 

Work is set to begin on a major refurbishment of Muckles on West Park in Harrogate by the pub’s owners, Star Pubs & Bars. The pub, which closed in December, will be renamed 'Three’s A Crowd' to mark its new direction and is scheduled to reopen in mid-March.

Knaresborough pub news

 

The Union at Calcutt has been renamed The Cricketer following a refurbishment, which has seen the two room pub opened up to create a single bar.

 

The Mill Tavern at the Lido Leisure Park has re-opened following the annual January closure of the park. This bar is open to the public and serves two changing real ales.

 

The Commercial – managing couple have left, so the pub is temporarily closed again. Sam Smith's are looking for a new couple to manage.

 

 

Ripon pub news

 

The Water Rat – closed 1st January for 8-10 weeks for major refurbishment. There are pictures on their Facebook page showing progress to date. They are expected to re-open mid-March (hopefully in time for our Ripon crawl!).

 

The Unicorn in the market place is running monthly brewery tap takeovers again. It was Yorkshire Heart in January and Black Sheep in February with the following coming up:

March 5 - Saltaire

April 5 - takes a break for the Ale and Cider festival

May 7 - Grey Hawk

June 4 - Staff picks

July 2 - York Brewery

August 3 - International Beer Day

September 3 - Roosters

October 8 - Autumn Ale Festival

November 5 - Rudgate

 

TheLamb and Flag currently has no real ale on.

Other towns and villages pub news

 

The Anchor Inn at Boroughbridge – was closed briefly again, re-opened 23rd January with a new landlord.

 

Askwith Arms near Otley re-opened on15th December after being closed over a year.

 

On the site of the Black Bull at Kettlesing Head, which closed some years ago, building works are now underway.

 

The Flying Dutchman at Summerbridge re-opened 15th February with a new couple managing the pub and its B&B business. It's a Sam Smith's pub, probably serving their one real ale.

 

The Guy Fawkes Arms at Scotton remains up for sale at £595k; the pub is open as usual.

 

The Sun Inn at Norwood (near Swinsty Reservoir) is now serving six real ales.

 

(Please could any of our members visit to survey any of the Anchor Inn, Askwith Arms or Flying Dutchman and submit updates via WhatPub?).

Club news

 

Harrogate Londesborough Club, Harrogate Conservative Club and Harlow Hill Club, were recently surveyed for WhatPub, and they all welcome Camra visitors.

 

Oatlands Mount Club is now serving two real ales and welcomes Camra visitors too.

 

 

Brewery news

 

Cold Bath Brewery are now brewing some cask ales which are being distributed around Harrogate and Leeds. Sean Franklin, founder of Roosters Brewery is helping out with the brewing there.

 

Roosters new brewery tap in Hornbeam Park is expected to open at the end of April, Wednesday through Sunday, opening at 12 noon at weekends.

 

Following their recent acquisition of York Brewery and four of their pubs, Black Sheep Brewery have announced to shareholders that they are 'in detailed discussions with a view to agreeing terms to buy another small chain of Yorkshire pubs'.