Channel Draught - Spring Edition is now available
14th July 2010

The 43rd edition of Channel Draught is now available. Full of all the regular features, this edition includes articles about the White Cliffs Festival of Winter Ales, Shepherd Neame's pilot brewery, unspoilt pubs and news about Kent breweries.

Channel Draught can be found in real ale pubs throughout our branch.

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Stop the Beer Tax Double Whammy
15th June 2010

We need your help to stop a beer tax double whammy in the emergency budget next week by targeting the Chancellor directly. Recent reports have suggested that not only will George Osborne put up VAT, which would put 6p on the price of a pint and cost 7,000 jobs, but he's also planning an additional tax rise on beer as well! Lobby the Chancellor by clicking here.

Click here to find out more about the Back the Pub Campaign.

The Berry, Walmer is Branch Pub of the Year 2010
16th March 2010

One of the foremost real ale pubs in the area has done it again. For the third year in succession The Berry, on Canada Road in Walmer, has won the local Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) branch Pub of the Year award.

The award reflects the hard work that Chris Barnes, the landlord, has put in since taking over The Berry: the quality of his real ales and his efforts in promoting real ale and real cider.

We also take this opportunity to praise the other pubs that were nominated for this award (in alphabetical order): Blakes, Dover; Eight Bells, Dover; Louis Armstrong, Dover; Plough & Harrow, Tilmanstone; Ship Inn, Deal. The fact that they were nominated reflects highly on the consistently high-quality of real ale they serve.

Click here for the full press release.

Contact details: The Berry, 23 Canada Road, Walmer, Deal, CT14 7EQ. Tel: (01304) 362411. Click here for this pub's location.

First pub to win CAMRA's National Pub of the Year twice in a row!
17th February 2010
Kelham Island Tavern, which won CAMRA's National Pub of the Year in 2008, has done it again. From a shortlist of the best four pubs from across the country, Kelham Island Tavern was selected as CAMRA's Pub of the Year 2009, the first pub to win two National Pub of the Year awards in successive years. Click here for more information.

Our branch Pub of the Year for 2009 was The Berry in Walmer (http://www.theberrywalmer.co.uk/)

Contact details:Kelham Island Tavern, 62 Russell Street, Kelham Island, Sheffield, S3 8RW. Tel: 0114 272 2482. Mobile: 0845 873 9913. Email: kelhamislandtav@aol.com. Website: http://www.kelhamislandtavern.co.uk/

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Last updated: 15th July 2010