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Real Ale Cub of the Year
Real Ale Club of the Year – winners announced
Club Mirrorand CAMRA joined forces four years ago in the quest to find the club most committed to top quality real ale in welcoming surroundings with a great atmosphere. And this year’s winner is a worthy champion.
Albatross RAFA Club is the proud winner of this year’s CAMRA Real Ale Club of the Year Award in association with Club Mirror.
The club was judged overall winner out of just four Super Round winners, the other three being Cheltenham Motor Club, Kinver Constitutional Club and Orpington Liberal Club.
Club MirrorPublisher Sean Ferris said: “It was a very difficult task to select an outright winner from so many exceptional clubs. Albatross RAFA Club is an extremely worthy winner. The standard of ales is exceptionally high, all supported by passionate bar teams and appreciative members. The quality of the beer was equalled only by the quality of the welcome – a very friendly and inclusive club.”
Clubs can enter the Awards through Club Mirror
Albatross RAFA Club, Bexhill on Sea.
or can be nominated by readers or by CAMRA branches across the country and judged by panels of volunteer CAMRA members during the year. The resulting 16 Regional Winners then attend Club Mirror’s Club Awards where the four Super Round winners are announced live on stage. These four clubs are then visited again by CAMRA and Club Mirrorfor final judging.
The Albatross hosts popular beer festivals in April and September in its large function room and has a full diary of regular social events including jazz, folk and quiz nights, keep fit, welcome walks, coffee mornings, table tennis and bingo.
It stocks beers from local brewers such as Rother Valley, Weltons and Dark Star. The club, which has an interesting collection of RAF memorabilia, has been a Regional Club of the Year in both 2013 and 2014.
John Holland, Chairman of CAMRA’s Clubs Advisory Group said: “The Competition each year goes from strength to strength as more and more clubs show great commitment to quality real ale.”
Super Round winners are presented with their trophies at Club Mirror’s annual Awards.
SUPER ROUND WINNERS • Albatross RAFA Club • Cheltenham Motor Club • Kinver Constitutional Club • Orpington Liberal Club
REGIONAL WINNERS • Albatross RAFA Club • Appleton Thorn Village Hall • Birchanger Sports & Social Club • Blackpool Cricket Club • Cheltenham Motor Club • Darlington Snooker Club • Flixton Conservative Club • Kinver Constitutional Club • Marden Village Club • Marlow RBL Club • Orpington Liberal Club • Poole Ex Servicemens (RBL) Club • Ravenswood Club (RBL) • Rushden Historic Transport Society • The Real Ale Farm • Wortley Mens Club
Cheltenham Motor Club’s Steward Neil Way.
Orpington Liberal Club. Kinver Constitutional Club.
STOP PRESS To enter the next Real Ale Club of the Year Award in association with Club Mirror, complete the online nomination form found at www.camra.org.uk/cotynomination by Friday 6 May, 2016.
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