Author: manchestercamra

This is another weekday Social on a Thursday requested by some members. Meet at Bolton Railway Station to catch the 11.18 train to Manchester Victoria arriving at 11.38. We then catch the tram at Victoria to Oldham Central. We then walk to the following pubs which have been recommended.

Fox & Pine, 18 Greaves St, Oldham, OL1 1AD, 9 changing beers including 3 dark beers, lunchtime meals

Ashton Arms, 28 – 30 Clegg Street, Oldham, OL1 1PL, 6 changing beers plus one real cider. Lunchtime meals

We then travel back to Victoria Station with a possible stop there for a beer at The Victoria Tap, or back to Bolton for a visit to one or two pubs.

If your favourite is not on the list let us know on the day and we can visit. If you need any further details, please contact social@bolton.camra.org.uk or call Gill on 07967585670. If you arrive after the start of the social, please contact Gill to find out where the group are at that time.

Gill Smart, Social Secretary

Meet at One for the Road in the Market at 1.00pm. We will visit some regulars and some pubs we don’t visit often.

One for the Road, Stalls F14 to F15 Ashburner Street Lifestyle Hall, BL1 1TJ, 2 changing ales

The Greyhound, 146 Deansgate, Bolton, BL1 1BB, 3 changing beers

The Elephant and Castle, 4-10 Deansgate, Bolton, BL1 1BR, 2 regular and 2 changing beers

Olde Man & Scythe, 6-8 Churchgate, BL1 1HL, 3 regular and 1 changing beers

Northern Monkey Bar, Nelson Square, BL1 1AQ, 4 changing beers

These are just five pubs. We can discuss others to visit on the day. If anyone has a suggestion of pubs to visit please let us know on the day

It is important that we support our local pubs and be seen to support them. Therefore, if you have a CAMRA t shirt or polo shirt, please wear it if you can.

If you need information on the day, please contact Gill on 07967585670

This is a Friday social so we can visit the Wigan Brew House which is open only on Friday. Travel to Wigan by bus or train depending on which is easiest. We will meet in Wigan Central at around 12.30 before visiting some, or all, of the pubs listed below. If catching the train from Bolton Station trains leave at 11.32 or 11.49 arriving 11.50 and 12.07 respectively (off peak return fare £7.20). If you have a bus pass with the trains added the fare is free.  Catch the 575 bus from Bolton at 11.10 (11.30) calling at the Crown, Horwich at 11.39 (12.00) arriving in Wigan at 12.13 (12.33) Later bus in brackets

Wigan Central, Arch No. 1 and 2, Queen Street, WN3 4DY. 6 changing ales

Swan & Railway, 80 Wallgate, WN1 1BA, 7 handpumps with 4 changing beers, Food available

Real Crafty, 9 Upper Dicconson Street, WN1 2AD, 4 changing beers

Wigan Brew House, The Old Brewery, Brewery Yard, WN1 1JQ, open 2.00pm-7.00pm

Tap & Barrel, 16 Jaxon’s Court, WN1 1LR, 2 changing beers

There are plenty of other pubs in Wigan, so this list is just suggestions.

If your favourite is not on the list let us know on the day and we can visit. If you need any further details, please contact social@bolton.camra.org.uk or call Gill on 07967585670. If you arrive after the start of the social, please contact Gill to find out where the group are at that time.

Gill Smart, Social Secretary

Branch Meeting

Just a reminder that the August branch meeting will take place on TUESDAY 5 August at the Beer School, 88 Market Street, Westhoughton. Please note the change of day. The meeting will start at 7.30 p.m. Branch meetings are open to everyone so if you know someone who is not currently a member of CAMRA but would enjoy an evening with beer minded people, why not bring them along?

WhatPub

All the functionality of WhatPub and CAMRA’s other standalone websites have been moved over to the main CAMRA website, so you can access everything in one convenient place. Redirections will be set up to send everyone to the right pages.

You can also go directly to camra.org.uk/pubs to search for pubs, social clubs and other licensed venues.

All your beer scoring data is stored against your CAMRA login details, so you can take your beer scores with you to the CAMRA website. Head to camra.org.uk and click ‘sign in’ in the top right corner of the page.

You can still help power CAMRA’s campaigning by submitting updates about pubs. Just go to the pub listing on the CAMRA website and scroll down to the ‘suggest an edit’ section.

Holiday Season

Lots of people will be heading off on summer holidays over the next few weeks, if not already, and will be taking the opportunity to sample beers in lots of different places, whether in the UK or abroad. If you have an interesting story to tell about your beery adventures why not share it with your fellow CAMRA members by dropping a line to press@boltoncamra.org.uk. Some of the articles already submitted can be read here.

Wherever you happen to be spending the summer, I hope you’re able to enjoy your favourite tipple in convivial surroundings with good company. 

Cheers!

John Mitchell – Chair

A trip to Torrside is always a good day out. Catch the train from Bolton to New Mills Newtown. The walk to the Brewery is about three minutes. Meet at Bolton station to catch the 9.54 train arriving at Manchester Piccadilly at 10.15. There is a wait at Piccadilly 35 minutes before we catch the 10.51 to New Mills Newtown arriving at 11.28.  The return trains 16.11 arriving at Bolton 17.21, changing at Manchester Piccadilly.  Later trains leave New Mills Newtown approximately every 30 minutes.  

There are 2 train stations in New Mills, please make sure you purchase the tickets to New Mills Newtown, not Central.

These trains need booking in advance to get the cheapest tickets. I suggest you look at the National Rail website to work out which is the best ticket option for you. Those with Bus and Train passes can travel most of the journey for free if they have the £10 train addition to the GM bus pass. You need to get a ticket from Stockport to New Mills Newtown and return if you are using the GM bus pass for the first part of the journey, Bolton to Stockport.

Without any bus & train passes, Advance singles start at £8.80 return, where as an Off-Peak Day Return costs £19.20

If you need any further details or need to contact on the day, please contact social@bolton.camra.org.uk or call Gill on 07967585670

Bolton Beer and Cider Week is almost upon us so here is a brief guide to the events where we will be celebrating the best of beer, cider and perry in the Bolton area. Some details have still to be finalised so keep your eye on our BBCW Facebook page  and our website for updates.

Things will get under way at the Branch Meeting on Thursday 3 July at Bolton’s oldest pub, the Olde Man and Scythe, 6-8 Churchgate, Bolton BL1 1HL. The meeting will start at 7.30 and all are welcome.

On Friday 4 July there will be a tour of Blackedge Brewery, Horwich. The tour will start at 4 p.m. and will cost £20 per person including pie and ale. Details can be found on the Blackedge Facebook page.

The following day, Saturday 5 July, the King’s Head, Deane will be hosting a bowls tournament. The tournament will start at 1 p.m. and £3.00 will get you entry into the competion and pie and peas. All comers welcome regardless of ability.

Also starting on 5 July, B33R @ 33 in Horwich, our current Pub and Cider Pub of the Year, will have a tap takeover by Fell Brewery Cumbria with three cask pumps and five keg taps featuring their  beers. On Sunday 13 July between 3 and 5 p.m. you will have the opportunity to meet the brewers from Fell Brewery in person.

On 6 July at 2 p.m. we will be presenting Bradshaw Cricket Club with their award as runner-up in our Club of the Year competition. Let’s hope the sun shines so we can watch some cricket while enjoying a few beers or possibly check out some of the other excellent pubs in the local area.

On Saturday 12 July the ever popular Rivvy Beer Walk will take place starting once again from the glorious setting of the Rivington Brewery Tap, Horrobin Lane, Rivington. The Tap opens at 12 noon and their own cask and keg beers will be on sale as well as some guests. Food will also be available. The walk will set off at around 2 p.m. taking in the Rivington before heading to the Crown in Horwich and possibly one or two other bars in the vicinity. All are welcome and, again, let’s hope the rain holds off to make it a pleasant stroll.

Starting at 6 o’clock that evening Bunbury’s on Chorley Old Road will be holding a Charity Night of Music and Comedy. Bunbury’s always has an excellent range of cask and keg beers on draught plus a wide selection of bottles and cans. 

I hope you can make it to one ore more of these events and help us show our local brewers and licensees how much we appreciate their efforts to keep us supplied with good quality ale, cider and perry all the year round.

Cheers!

John Mitchell – Chair