News and Ale Downloads
As News and Ale reaches its 150th edition we are pleased to be able to bring you some of the very earliest editions of the branch news letter. Originally called News of the Booze these early editions are a fantastic insight into beer, pubs and CAMRA in the 1980s.
- News and Ale No. 153
Saturday 9 November 2024
This edition of the News and Ale marks the publication of the 2025 edition of the Good Beer Guide. The Surrey/Hants Borders branch of CAMRA continues to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the branch.
Is your pub under threat of closure? Not sure? Then read about the way many pubs have, and still can, be closed. Read about the last scheduled bus that ran between Guildford and Holmbury St. Mary.
- News and Ale No. 152 - part 1
Saturday 6 July 2024
In this edition of News and Ale read about the latest CAMRA campaign to fight the “Handpump Hijack”. It is important to know that when beer is dispensed from a hand pump that it is Real Ale and not bright beer. The Grumpy Old Man’s alter ego aka Bob Southwell is let loose in Dundee, what’s his opinion on the pubs in the local area? Keep entering your beer scores as you may win a prize. Harvey’s have refreshed their range of beers. Hogs Back have their hops blessed. Finally, read about the couple who have been at the same pub for 40 years.
- News and Ale No. 152 - part 2
Saturday 6 July 2024
In this edition of News and Ale read about the latest CAMRA campaign to fight the “Handpump Hijack”. It is important to know that when beer is dispensed from a hand pump that it is Real Ale and not bright beer. The Grumpy Old Man’s alter ego aka Bob Southwell is let loose in Dundee, what’s his opinion on the pubs in the local area? Keep entering your beer scores as you may win a prize. Harvey’s have refreshed their range of beers. Hogs Back have their hops blessed. Finally, read about the couple who have been at the same pub for 40 years.
- News and Ale No. 151
Sunday 7 April 2024
An important event is happening for the Surrey/Hants Borders (SHB) branch of CAMRA. On May 28th 2024 it will be fifty years since the branch was formed at the Red Lion in Milford. Sadly, the Red Lion building no longer functions as a pub but the SHB CAMRA branch is still very much alive and active in promoting Real Ale and pubs in the Surrey and Hampshire borders region. There will be events in 2024 to celebrate our anniversary so please come along, whether new or old to CAMRA or just want to drink a pint of beer with like-minded beer and pub enthusiasts in SHB CAMRA. Articles in this edition include the importance of making your local pub an “Asset of Community Value” if you think it is under threat of closure; a new pub has opened in Farnham and it’s got a great choice of beers; the Grumpy Old Man reminds us the rules we had to obey during lockdown plus an article about the CAMRA online pub database WhatsPub.com and the importance of entering your beer scores.
- News And Ale No. 150, part 1
Wednesday 6 December 2023
The 150th edition of the News and Ales includes a review of the magazine’s history. The Garden Gate in Aldershot wins a community pub award. This edition has been uploaded in two parts.
- News And Ale No. 150, part 2
Wednesday 6 December 2023
The 150th edition of the News and Ales includes a review of the magazine’s history. The Garden Gate in Aldershot wins a community pub award. This edition has been uploaded in two parts.
- News And Ale No. 149
Thursday 21 September 2023
In this issue read about the fate of four former pubs, could your local pub suffer a similar fate? Is your local council supporting the retention of the pubs in your area?
- News And Ale No. 148 - extras
Thursday 22 June 2023
The full News and Ale was too large to upload as one document. Please do check out these pages with more CAMRA information and adverts from our supporters.
- News And Ale No. 148
Wednesday 21 June 2023
As we progress to the Summer months pubs and breweries still face a challenging time as inflation and increased fuel prices puts pressure on their finances.
- News And Ale No. 147
Tuesday 21 March 2023
A New Year and a new hope. In this edition read about the continuing campaign to save the White Lion in Aldershot.
- News And Ale No. 146
Wednesday 21 September 2022
The worst of COVID may be behind us but many pubs still have a challenging future with rising fuel costs and the threat of recession.
- News And Ale No. 145
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Our Summer of Pub edition harks back to the days before the Pandemic, but also looks forward to the old days.
- News And Ale No. 144
Monday 21 March 2022
COVID restrictions are being lifted. This edition recognises how pubs have been serving us over the last two years. Now we need to get back to our pubs to make sure they have a future.
- SHB awards our Lockdown Heroes
Friday 2 July 2021
We are always proud to include reports of our latest award presentations to pubs in every edition of News and Ale. During the early COVID-19 spring we were unable to arrange the normal celebrations, but our branch chairman donned his PPE to recognise the fantastic work our local pubs have done to support their communities.
- News and Ale 142 (lock down edition)
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Bars were closed and we were living in very strange days. However many of the pubs in the branch area and elsewhere in Surrey were still serving the community. We still had important campaigning information to impart. Good beer was still available, even if it had to be consumed at home and socialising meant sitting in front of a computer screen. Brian worked tirelessly on producing an edition of News and Ale that was only ever going to be published online. With the situation changing daily this edition was issued a few times, here is the fourth and final version.