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Ale Trail - Operating Guidelines
Dates
The Ale Trail will run from Thursday 1st to Saturday 31st August and is open to all members of the public, not just CAMRA members.
Real Ales
We ask that participating venues please try to ensure that during August they have their full complement of real ales available at all times. Prices of real ales should be prominently displayed either on a board or at the pump, and if a premium is charged on the price of a half-pint, this should be clearly indicated.
WhatPub accuracy
Participating venues should please check that details of their venue are correctly recorded on our public website at https://whatpub.com, in particular opening hours, regular beers and count of changing beers. If these details need any correction, please advise either by submitting an update from WhatPub, or by emailing us at harcamra@hotmail.co.uk.
Advertising
Promotional posters have been provided to each participating venue for display until the end of August. If any venue has any unused poster(s) please advise us so that we can collect them and distribute elsewhere. There is also advertising in local CAMRA magazines and on the Harrogate and Ripon CAMRA website and social media: @hr_camra.
Passports
Ale Trail passports are free of charge to ‘ale trailers’ and can either be collected from participating venues (from the end of July) or downloaded from our website. Venues will be provided with a supply of passports and at least one leaflet dispenser, these to be placed in a prominent position(s) within each venue. Should any venue run low on passports during the Ale Trail, they should email harcamra@hotmail.co.uk and more will be supplied.
Stickers
Venues will be supplied with a unique set of stickers to give out (please keep these inside the plastic cover(s) provided to avoid any drink spills). Should any venue run low on stickers during the Ale Trail they should email
harcamra@hotmail.co.uk and more will be supplied. If a venue runs out of stickers completely prior to re-supply, a signature and date from the venue upon the passport will suffice. At the end of the Ale Trail remaining stickers should be retained for collection by one of our members.
Qualification
When participants buy at least half a pint of cask beer (or cider) they should be given a sticker to place on the relevant part of the passport. Only one sticker per venue is required so only one need be given per participant. Those buying rounds may be given one sticker per qualifying drink if requested.
Completed passports
At the end of the Ale Trail, completed passports can be securely left at a ‘core’ venue (Harrogate Tap, Blind Jack’s or Golden Lion), or alternatively scanned and emailed to harcamra@hotmail.co.uk anytime up until 8th September. Entrants will need to provide contact details on or with the completed passport. Only one passport per entrant will be accepted. Completed passports will be collected from core venues during the week commencing 9th September.
Prize Draw
A minimum of 10 different stickers from 10 different venues will give entry to the prize draw. A sticker from a minimum of 20 or 30 venues will entitle the entrant to higher tiers of prizes. Entrants who complete the trail by collecting a sticker from every venue will receive a certificate celebrating this achievement. The prize draw will take place at the Harrogate Tap on 29th September at 12:30. Prize winners' names may be published on our website.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Harrogate and Ripon CAMRA will comply fully with GDPR rules regarding personal information. Personal details will not be retained or passed to a third party. Entrants will only be contacted if they win a prize or qualify for a certificate.
Participating venues:-
Harrogate
Knaresborough
Ripon