Why Pigs Ear? Because it’s rhyming slang for Beer. Branch Diary Tuesday 18 June, Presentation of the ELAC East London Area Joint Winner Pub of the Year Certificate to the Pride of Spitalfield, 3 Heneage Street, E1 5LJ Wednesday 26 June, Presentation of the ELAC City Area Pub of the Year Certificate and the Overall winner of the ELAC Pub of the Year 2013 Certificate to The Old Fountain, 3 Baldwin St., EC1V 9NU. Tuesday 28 May. 8.00pm (presentation at about 9.00pm) Presentation of the ELAC Cider Pub of the Year Certificate at the  Cock Tavern, 315 Mare St., E8 1EJ Saturday 8 June. From 2.00pm (presentation about 3.00pm) Presentation of the Pigs Ear Beer of the Festival award to Andy Moffat and his team at Redemption Brewery, Unit 2, Compass West Industrial Estate, West Road, Tottenham, N17 0XL Tuesday 18 June. 8.00pm (presentation at about 9.00pm) Presentation of the ELAC East London Area Joint Winner Pub of the Year Certificate to the Pride of Spitalfields, 3 Heneage Street, E1 5LJ Saturday 22 June. London Overground "circle" trip To start at the White Swan, Upper Street, Highbury and Islington from 10am (for optional breakfast) then to set off in a clockwise direction. The plan is to visit one pub in each of the CAMRA branches covered and to finish at the Southampton Arms, Highgate Road, NW5. Saturday 6 July. The Robert’s Ramble. The following is the outline, more details to follow. It will start in Loughton at the Last Post for optional breakfast, then through Epping Forest, finishing at the Forest Gate Inn, Ivy Chimneys.  I would like to thank Ron Andrews who has organized this event for the past 10 years and mention that it might be the last due to a lack of support.  If anyone wishes to arrange this event next year, please contact me (John Pardoe). Download a POTY (Pub Of The Year) form