East London & City Branch

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Why Pigs Ear?

Because it’s Cockney rhyming slang for beer.

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Social Diary

Tuesday 8 April. Branch pub crawl, led by Andy Kinch. 7.30pm Well and Bucket, 143 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG. 8.15 Carpenters Arms, 73 Cheshire Street, London E2 6EG. 8.55 The Star of Bethnal Green, 359 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 6LG. 9.25 Old George, 379 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 0AN. 10.00 Florist Arms, 255 Globe Road, London E2 0JD April Friday 25th - Sunday 27th CAMRA Members Weekend in Scarborough Register here. Wednesday 7 May Pub Crawl around EC4 led by Andy Kinch 7.30 Old Bank of England, 194 Fleet Street, EC4A 2LT. 8.10 Ye Olde Cock Tavern, 22 Fleet Street, EC4Y 1AA. 8.45 Hack and Hop, 35 Whitefriars Street, EC4Y 8BH. 9.15 Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, 145 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BU. 9.45 The Old Bell Tavern, 95 Fleet Street, EC4Y 1DH Tuesday 13 May ELAC AGM 8pm at The Bell, 617 Forest Road Walthamstow E17 4NE All members are encouraged to attend.

Today CAMRA launched a petition calling on the Government to stick to its promise of reforming the giant pub companies. The petition is doing well with over 8,000 signatures but we need to boost and promote it where we can to show a decent level of support for the campaign. The petition link. There was fantastic support for the beer duty petition from you which really made all the difference

We have been requested to support the threats to close the Goerge Tavern 373 Commercial Road, London, E1 0LA http://savethegeorgetavern.com/ from here you will find out how and where to write to. You can never have enough letters. They are really really important. We have till the 5th March to get everything in. People can also sign the petition. we have over 1500 signatures in just over a week. This appeal is over 6 private flats next to a pub and live music venue. It makes no sense what so ever. There has been live Music at the George for over 50years possibly even longer. It is a historic site The 6 flats would block all the windows in the old theatre upstairs and all the windows on the east wall which includes bed rooms landings hall toilet kitchen. I would dearly love to buy the club, restore it along with George and Theatre. bringing it back into community use. Weddings Christenings Wakes Party's live music ballroom dancing. It has an amazing lit up dance floor. If you could get people to tweet re tweet fb that would be fantastic. Spread the word According to Mick O’Rorke If the George goes, he believes there will not be any real ale the length of Commercial Road and East India Dock Road!