Beery News from What’s Brewing

• PUBlic Affairs round up – Budget special 
  by Tori Wood
  The Chancellor delivered her Budget statement detailing the nation’s finances to the House of Commons on 26 November.  So, what did Rachel Reeves del…
• A Pint of Love: community pub film series concludes
  by Harri Knight-Davis
  CAMRA has released the third and final film in its community-owned pub documentary series, this time focusing on the Yr Heliwr in Nefyn, North Wales.  Yr Heliwr had been closed for a decade […]
• Community pub film series doubles up
  by WB Reporter
  CAMRA has released the second film in its community-owned pub documentary series, this time focusing on the Travellers Rest in Skeeby, North Yorkshire.   The Travellers Rest was bought by Skeeby Community Pub Society in 2022, […]
• Pubs’ business rates blow
  by Roger Protz
  A post-Budget business rates bombshell could see scores of pubs closing as they face massive hikes in the amount they pay. The increases fly in the face of the promise made by chancellor […]
• First festival turns clock back
  by WB Reporter
  Cambridge CAMRA branch is reviving its link with the city’s Corn Exchange when its winter beer celebration returns to the venue which held the Campaign’s first beer festival. CAMRA was founded in 1971 […]
• Swan Crowdfunder hits right note
  by Timothy Hampson
  A new charity aims to raise a £360,000 deposit via a Crowdfunder campaign to buy the White Swan pub and live music venue in Charlton Village, South East London. The White Swan Music […]
• Under-threat club reopens as community hub
  by Timothy Hampson
  One of Catford’s most cherished landmarks has reopened its doors – not just as a pub, but as a place for people to come together. Located on the site of the former Catford […]