Our next Branch Meeting will be held at the Commercial, Slaithwaite, HD7 5AN (map) at 8pm on Monday 12th December.
Catch the 19:15 182 First Bus from Huddersfield Bus Station, or the 19:30 train from Huddersfield Railway Station.
An agenda for the meeting, and minutes of the last meeting can be downloaded from the Members’ Area of the website.
The Branch AGM will be held at the Rat & Ratchet, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB (map) at 8pm on Monday 21st November 2011. It will be followed by a normal monthly Branch meeting. Also, there will be the Oktoberfest 2011 Cider of the Festival Award Presentation to Udders Orchard Cider for Whisky Cask Cider.
We will be having a pub crawl of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester on Saturday 12th November 2011. It has 6 Good Beer Guide listed pubs, including one which is the home of the Bootleg Brewery.
We will catch the 11:30 Northern Train from Huddersfield Train Station to Manchester Victoria. We will then catch the tram on to Chorlton-Cum-Hardy.
I am also pleased to announce that Udders Orchard have won the Yorkshire Cider of the Year 2011 for their “Whisky Cask Cider”. The presentation will take place on Sunday 20th Nov at 3:30pm in the Rat & Ratchet. The same cider also won the Cider of the Festival award at Huddersfield Oktoberfest – the presentation for that will be at the Branch AGM on Monday 21st Nov which starts at 8pm, also at the Rat & Ratchet.
Finally, Brambles Cafe & Bar has opened in Holmfirth. Formerly the White Hart, it has been extensively refurbished and now offers 7 real ales & a real cider. The pub is managed by Jonny Holmes, formerly of the Commercial and Swan in Slaithwaite.
We will be holding the Beer Festival Review Meeting at the Rat & Ratchet, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB (map) at 8pm on Thursday 10th November 2011.
All welcome to attend.
The Autumn Pub of the Season Presentation will be to the King’s Head, St. George’s Square, Huddersfield, HD1 1JF (map) at 8pm on Monday 7th November 2011.
We hope to see you there.
Our next Branch Meeting will be at the Wills O’ Nats, Blackmoorfoot, Meltham, HD9 5PS (map) at 8pm on Monday 24th October 2011.
A mini bus departs 7:30pm from St. George’s Square & 10pm departs back to Huddersfield.
We hope to see you there.
We will be having an Oktoberfest beer mat distribution Social at the Rat & Ratchet, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB (map) at 8pm on Wednesday 5th October 2011. Please come along and take some beermats away to help promote the festival.
Huddersfield Oktoberfest Beer & Cider Festival 2011 will take place between Thursday 13th – Saturday 15th October 2011.
Once again, it will be at the Sikh Leisure Centre (APNA Venue), Spring Grove Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2NX (map).
Around 90 real ales will be available from local & regional breweries, and there will also be an extensive range of cider & perry.
We hope to see you there – either helping, drinking or both. More details can be found on our website here.
Or, you can download a poster here.
We need help from CAMRA members to run the festival – both when open to the public and during setting up on Tue 11th & Wed 12th Oct, and taking down on Sun 16th Oct. If you can help, then please fill in an online staffing form here, or download the PDF version here if you prefer.