NEWS
Our branch was 50 years old in 2024.
Back in the day (1980-1989) the branch
produced a local newsletter named
unsurprisingly enough, Pigs Ear. Here is the
Nov/Dec 1981 edition. One from Feb 85. But
before that Bas Clarke produced the East
London Newsletter. Here is the first volume
from December 1976, Volume 3 and Volume
6. Volume 7 , Volume 10, Volume 13 , Volume
14 , Volume 15 , Volume 17, Volume 18 ,
Volume 19 and Volume 20.
Photograph a pub.
What do the following pub/bars have in
common?, Bistrotheque, 23–27 Wadeson
Street, E2 9DR, Gantry ,40 Celebration
Avenue, E20 1DB, Bourbon, 387 Roman Road
E3 5QR, 40ft Brewery Tap Bootyard, Abbott
Street E8 3DP, Beer Merchants Tap, 99 Wallis
Road E9 5LN.
None have a picture on Whatpub. If you can
help please send us your photograph. A list of
all the
pubs is
here. A
map
with all
the
pubs
plotted
on
them is
here.
Brewery History Society Website.
The latest London Drinker is available here.
CAMRA London Pubs Guide.
London Beer & Pub Guide.
Beer Barrels and Brewhouses Publication on
forgotten East End breweries. See here. PDF
Do you know of any clubs not on this list?
Campaigning for real ale,
pubs & drinkers' rights
since 1971.
ABOUT CAMRA
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale is an
independent, voluntary organisation once (Dec
2019) with 192,289 members campaigning for
real ale, community pubs and consumer
rights. Down (Dec 2024) to a seven-year low
of 146,5708 possibly due to the pandemic
without beer festivals for renewals/new
members.. But it could be that now members
have been deprived of a monthly What’s
Brewing paper and can only view information
online that they find it no longer value for
money?
CAMRA acts as the champion for beer
drinkers and pub-goers on issues ranging from
protecting pubs from closing down, keeping
the lid on the price of a pint and ensuring there
is fair competition in the beer and pubs
market. CAMRA supports well-run pubs as the
centres of community life and believe their
continued existence play a critical social role
in UK culture.
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WELCOME
Branch events
Pigs Ear Beer Festival
Tuesday 2nd to Saturday
6th December. Noon until
10:30pm Tues-Thurs, 11pm
Fri and 9pm Sat. See Festival
page.
Live bar https://pigs.realaledb.com
Pride of Spitalfields Branch Award. Two
photos taken by James Watson of the
presentation at The Pride of Spitalfields
last Thursday 20 November.
Anyone wishing to make social pub visits or
any suggestions or give feedback is welcome
to email James Skinner our Social Secretary.
E10 William IV from Kim Rennie