A branch visit to Hobsons Brewery in Cleobury Mortimer, where we will be presenting them with the Shropshire Brewers' Cup for winning the competition at the last Shrewsbury Beer Festival. All members are welcome. We will travelling down on a minibus, departing from the Salopian Bar in Shrewsbury at 6:30pm. Cost for the minibus will be £20 each, payable on the night. Please let Dave Ricketts know by text or email if you want to go (contact details below).
A branch visit to Stonehouse Brewery in Weston near Oswestry, with a chance to go round pubs in Oswestry town centre afterwards. All members are welcome. We will be going from Shrewsbury Bus Station on the 576 bus departing at 9:00am on Saturday morning from Stand R, arriving at the brewery just after 10:00am. You are welcome to make your own way there if you have alternative transport. Please let Dave Ricketts know if you would like to go, as he needs to give the brewery some idea of how many are coming. His contact details are below.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA festival working party, organising the next Shrewsbury Beer Festival. 7:15pm start at the Prince of Wales in Shrewsbury. Members and non-members welcome. For more information on these meetings, see the Festival Working Party section on the About Our Events page.
Social and beer scoring trip by public transport from Shrewsbury to Oswestry. Please note this is a Friday trip. Members and non-members welcome! Outward travel is on the 11:00 X5 arriving at Oswestry at 12:00. Note that this is a change from the bus we used to catch at 10:30, as Arriva have changed the service frequency to every 45 minutes after the peak. However, for those who would prefer to breakfast at the Wilfred Owen, an earlier bus leaves Shrewsbury at 10:15 arriving in Oswestry at 11:15. According to What Pub the town centre now has only 10 cask beer outlets, 8 fewer than pre-pandemic days. The suggested route is as follows, which with a few judicious halves, should enable a score for all the pubs. Wilfred Owen, Coach House (before they get busy with diners), Bailey Head (CAMRA Pub of the Year), Plough, Griffin, Fox, Wynnstay Hotel, Oak Inn, Bell, Black Lion (opens at 16:00). Buses back from outside the Black Lion are 16:40 arriving in Shrewsbury at 17:40, or 17:25 arriving in Shrewsbury at 18:20. For more information about our Public Transport Group (PTG) trips, please see the About Our Events page.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA branch meeting at the Prince of Wales in Shrewsbury. Members and non-members welcome. Note that the start time for branch meetings will now be 7:15pm, to give people who are getting the train to Shrewsbury time to walk across town. For more information on what happens in Branch meetings, please see the Branch Management section in the Our Branch page.
Social and beer scoring trip by minibus from Shrewsbury to Ludlow. Departing from Salopian Bar at 7pm. Members and non-members welcome. We will also be presenting certificates to the Apple Tree in Onibury and the Blood Bay in Ludlow. Places must be pre-booked with Dave Ricketts – he can be contacted using the email address below, or by phone after 4:30pm (SMS text preferred). For more information about our Beer Bus trips, please see the About Our Events page.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA committee meeting at the Prince of Wales. All members welcome. Note that the start time for the committee meetings will now be 7:15pm, to give people who are getting the train to Shrewsbury time to walk across town. For more information on what happens in Committee meetings, please see the Branch Management section in the Our Branch page.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA festival working party, organising the next Shrewsbury Beer Festival. 7:15pm start at the Prince of Wales in Shrewsbury. Members and non-members welcome. For more information on these meetings, see the Festival Working Party section on the About Our Events page.
Social and beer scoring trip by public transport from Shrewsbury to Tilley Green & Wem. Members and non-members welcome! This will be a slightly more relaxed Wem trip than usual, as the Dickin Arms and the Fox are both still closed at the moment. So we will be going to one pub in Tilley and four in Wem. Travel Information: Shrewsbury to Tilley by bus: On the Arriva 511 bus at 11:45 from Stand L in Shrewsbury bus station. This should arrive at Tilley Green crossroads at 12:24, leaving a short walk to the Tilley Raven pub. Tilley to Wem: A 15 minute walk into Wem town centre. Wem to Shrewsbury by bus: The 511 bus goes from outside Wem railway station at 17:10, arriving at Shrewsbury bus station at 18:02 Wem to Shrewsbury by train: Either the 16:34 arriving in Shrewsbury at 16:45, or the 17:54 arriving in Shrewsbury at 18:12 Pubs: Tilly Raven (opens at 12:00) Warbling Tit Castle White Lion Hawkestone (opens at 16:00). For more information about our Public Transport Group (PTG) trips, please see the About Our Events page.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA branch meeting at the Abbey pub on Monkmoor Road in Shrewsbury. Members and non-members welcome. Note that the start time for branch meetings will now be 7:15pm, to give people who are getting the train to Shrewsbury time to walk across town. For more information on what happens in Branch meetings, please see the Branch Management section in the Our Branch page.
Social and beer scoring trip by minibus from Shrewsbury to Bishops Castle. Departing from Salopian Bar at 7pm. Will be calling at Priest Weston and Hopesgate on the way. Members and non-members welcome. Places must be pre-booked with Dave Ricketts – he can be contacted using the email address below, or by phone after 4:30pm (SMS text preferred). For more information about our Beer Bus trips, please see the About Our Events page.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA committee meeting at the Prince of Wales. All members welcome. Note that the start time for the committee meetings will now be 7:15pm, to give people who are getting the train to Shrewsbury time to walk across town. For more information on what happens in Committee meetings, please see the Branch Management section in the Our Branch page.
