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Newsletter of the Darlington Campaign for
Real Ale Feb-April 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S&N Going Dutch THE
NEWS that Scottish and Newcastle is to be acquired and carved up between
Carlsberg of Denmark and Heineken of the Netherlands has been condemned by
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. Carlsberg
will get S&N’s extensive overseas interests including full control
of the lucrative east European
business, BBH, which it joint-owned with S&N. Mike
Benner of CAMRA said: “The relentless obsession with pushing global
lager brands is a failing strategy in the UK.. It is fuelling
consolidation and the inevitable result is brewery closures, brand losses
and less choice for consumers.” “What
impact will this have on traditional real ales such as John Smiths and
smaller regional brands such as Magnet ?. We will be seeking assurances
from the new owners that they will invest in their real ales and breweries
to meet the demands of today’s beer drinkers.” The
takeover is being considered by the European Commission and CAMRA has
called for an in-depth review of competition and choice in the EU beer
market. *CONSOLIDATION amongst the world’s biggest brewers continues apace: SAB-Miller has taken over Holland’s Grolsch and a merger between Inbev and Anheuser Busch is hotly rumoured.
Moving
Magnet ALTHOUGH
A major presence in pubs in Darlington and Teesside,
John Smith’s Magnet is a surprisingly small brand within Scottish &
Newcastle’s portfolio, being a rare sight more than 10 miles north or
south of the Tees. But even under S&N in recent years Magnet has been little-promoted and was the first of their beers to be contracted out from its home brewery in Tadcaster to another producer. It was initially farmed out to the independent Thomas Hardy Burtonwood brewery in Cheshire, where John Smith’s Bitter is now somewhat-contentiously produced (regular drinkers complained that the first brews of Cask Bitter were ‘tangy’ and had ‘less head’, and S&N resumed brewing at Tadcaster for a time). Last year the brewing of Magnet moved again, to right here in the area of its greatest popularity: to Cameron’s in Hartlepool, where it is produced alongside that brewery’s rival malty ale, Strongarm. Notwithstanding the similarity in style and proximity of production tastings show that the beers remain distinct in character, brewed to different recipes. Whether Magnet tastes the same as it did when brewed at Tadcaster or Burtonwood is another question. We’ve heard various views. We’d love to hear yours. *THE CONFUSION over the place of origin of John Smith’s beers and the effect on their flavour shows the importance of customers being given proper information. Companies accentuate the problem through misleading brand imagery (such as of ‘Yorkshire-ness’), which CAMRA says is downright dishonest. Surely the time has come for the place of origin to be made clear at the point of sale.
Darlington
Drinker ...
Twenty-Five Years Ago “A
130-YEAR old connection has come to light between the Good Beer Guide
and one of its local entries - even though the guide is only in its tenth
year. In 1849 Joseph Malaby Dent was born in Archer Street, 10th child of a painter and decorator. He went on to become an eminent London publisher. The firm of JM Dent exists still today and is the distributor for CAMRA’s guide. The Dent home went on to become a public house - by the name of the Britannia. An irony in that Dent was reputedly a staunch teetotaller all his life !.” Darlington Drinker 10, February 1983
Costs
Go Up ... PETER Fairhall of the Wensleydale Brewery, near Leyburn, says breweries will
have to raise the price of a pint by 10p to 15p in 2008 to cover the
increased costs of raw ingredients alone. Peter
said: “When combined with all this talk of cutting down on binge
drinking and the subsequent rise in duty on beer, it is just another nail
in the coffin of small breweries. How higher can the price of a pint get
before people stay away from pubs altogether ?.” Simon Theakston, of T&R Theakston, was more optimistic: “By keeping focused on beer quality and customer service, and with some better luck with the weather, the British pub will continue to flourish.”
…
So Do Prices THE PRICE of a pub pint increased by double the rate of inflation in 2007, according to a new Darlington CAMRA survey. But that’s nothing compared with what 2008 has in store for pub-goers, warn industry insiders. Higher fuel and transport costs, anticipated tax rises and, above all, the escalating cost of raw materials (see left) are certain to push draught beer prices way ahead of the Government’s target inflation rate and most people’s wages. A spokesman for the British Beer and Pub Association has forecast the appearance of the £4 pint during 2008, although that shouldn’t be around here. A £3 pint is, however, likely to rear its head locally. The
Darlington branch of CAMRA has been monitoring the price of real ale since
the 1980s. Pub drinkers have become accustomed to over-the-odds increases
for years - unlike supermarket shoppers who can now buy cross-subsidised
lager cheaper than water. And
2007 was true to the norm.
Other
findings: *The
survey took in 33 pubs and sampled 106 prices of 60 different brands
of cask beer. *The
most commonly-found brews were Black Sheep Best Bitter and John
Smith's Magnet in eight survey pubs each; they averaged £2.33 and £2.24
a pint respectively. *Country
pubs generally charge a good
bit more than Darlington town pubs: £2.40 against £2.15 for
standard strengths. *‘Guest’
beers cost only slightly more than regularly-stocked ‘house’
beers: £2.26 a pint against £2.23 for standard strengths. *The
cheapest pint was Samuel Smith’s OBB at the Glittering Star,
Darlington at £1.32, up just two pence in the year. The next cheapest,
Greene King IPA at Wetherspoons’ William Stead and Tanners Hall, was £1.49. *Dearest
was the strong (5.7%) Auld Kendal Winter Warmer in Number Twenty-2 at
£2.80. *The
Budget duty rise was responsible for a penny of the increase, plus
VAT, if you take then-Chancellor Brown at his word. *Some
local pubs started 2008 with a bang - hiking prices by 10p pence a
pint in the first week of the year.
Brit
and Red Take Community Titles THE RED Lion at Cotherstone, in Teesdale, and the Britannia in Darlington have been named as the best community pubs in our area. They have been awarded the titles of Country Community Pub of the Year and Town Community Pub of the Year respectively by the Darlington branch of the Campaign for Real Ale. The awards are made as part of Community Pubs Week, a campaign to highlight the vital role traditional pubs play in the lives of local communities. DD167 invited readers to submit nominations from the 200 pubs in and around Darlington and Teesdale. CAMRA members then selected the winners from shortlists. Both final choices were unanimous. The Britannia appeals to a remarkably wide cross-section of customers and draws loyal regulars from throughout Darlington. Landlady Sue Carr was overjoyed to win the accolade for the second year running. Amongst many putting it forward was Jason Crowther. He said: “Great beer, great atmosphere (even better with smoking ban !) and allow use of back room for community events. I run a team for Darlington Spraire Lads and Sue makes us welcome each month !” The
Red Lion’s prowess as ‘a
cracking village boozer’ were espoused in an enthusiastic
nomination by a group of regular (pictured). They were full of
praise for guv’nor Richard Robinson, one of the youngest licensees in
the area at 27. They say “he has
breathed fresh life into the pub in the 5½ years he’s been here”.
He greeted the award as “fantastic news”. The
lads say their pub truly is
the hub: “We’ve three domino teams, a pool team and a
darts team. It is always a hive of activity. Richard doubles up the use of
his restaurant during the week and allows clubs, committees and charities
to hold meetings. They add that Richard is always quick to volunteer into Cotherstone
village
activity, whether it be setting up outside bars or selling school raffle
tickets. “You
won’t find a TV, jukebox or bandit, just the crackle of an open fire and
the pulse of conversation and laughter. *AWARD
presentations are being made during Community Pubs Week just as this
DD is being published: at the Red Lion on Saturday 16th February (9pm) and
at the Britannia Tuesday 19th February (8.30pm). All very welcome. *PUB CHAIN Mitchells & Butlers were specially commended in the awards for reopening the White Horse at Harrowgate Hill, Darlington.
It’s
the Fest, Folks DARLINGTON’S 22nd Spring Thing folk festival is about to be sprung at the town’s Arts Centre. And for the 21st time members of the Darlington Campaign for Real Ale will be running a festival within the festival: a beer festival, of course. Over 50 ales have been ordered from independent breweries (compared with nine at the first event in 1987) and they will include a number of special brews. No fewer than 35 beers will be served by handpump as the festival continues to switch away from gravity-serve. The branch has invested in in-cask cooling to ensure the beers are kept and sold at the right temperatures whatever the vagaries of the weather (and the Arts Centre’s central heating). A wide range of British beer styles will be represented, from traditional milds, bitters, stouts and strong beers to modern gold, wheat and fruit ales. Together with farmhouse ciders and perry, and a dozen or more classic imported bottled beers. This year’s commemorative glasses will be tankards, and for the first time they will be marked to allow the serving of one-third pint measures so that customers will be able to taste a wider range of beers in a session if they wish. As ever, there will be no admission charge to the beery side of the Spring Thing and the event will be open to everyone, not just visitors to the folk festival. The Spring Thing this year isn’t bothering to wait for the calendar to turn to the Spring equinox - it will take place during the official tail end of winter so don’t miss it: folk events get underway on 12 March and taps start pouring at 7pm on Thursday 13th. Spring
Thing Festival 2008 Darlington Arts Centre, March 2008 The
22nd annual festival of folk song, music and dance, accompanied
Thursday 13th - Saturday 15th March by a festival of great real ales Look forward to Spring
with CAMRA’s beer festival within the festival - over 50 real ales
from some of Britain’s best independent breweries, plus farmhouse
ciders and imported classic beers. Entry to beer hall FREE at
all times Beer
Festival Opening Times: Thursday
7-11.30pm Friday
12-4 and 6-11.30pm Saturday
11.30am-11.30pm The
full Spring Thing Folk Festival runs from Wed 12-Sun 16 March and is
organised by the Arts Centre and Darlington Folk Club. Programme of
events available from the Arts Centre on (01325) 486555 Beer Festival
organised by Darlington CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale Sizzling
White THE NEAR-IMPOSSIBLE happened at Harrowgate Hill just before Christmas when the seemingly-doomed White Horse poured pints for punters once again. After facing the prospect of unwelcome (and unwarranted) demolition for residential development since March 2005 - and closing ‘for the last time’ in September 2006 - the landmark pub was brought back to life by a white knight in the form of new owners Mitchells & Butlers. The
pub company, under their Sizzling Pub
Co guise, have undertaken a complete refurbishment to create what
they describe as “a local drinking pub serving food”. ‘Sizzling
skillets’ are served alongside a trio of guest real ales. Taylor’s
Landlord, Boddington's Cask, and Old Speckled Hen were the first to be
pulled to a packed house by new manager Stan McKeith, and all at decent
prices. Timeline of a Resurrection... 1850s - White Horse appears on 1st
O.S. map; wayside inn probably stood here for centuries. 1951 - Rebuilt by Cameron’s in
Tudor style. 2003, October - Jay Patel buys pub
and adjacent hotel at auction for under £900,000. 2005, Mar - Premier Homes submit
planning application to demolish buildings and erect 64 flats. Objections
from residents and CAMRA. April - Application
withdrawn. June - Premier submit revised application for 55
apartments. Sep - Darlington council grants permission
despite vigorous campaigns and objections. 2006, Jan - Unprecedented Whessoe parish
referendum: 97% say ‘no’ to pub demolition. Vice-chairman of parish
council barred by White Horse manager, Sue Bennett. March - Ms Bennett says pub “will remain open
for two years”. May - Site marketed as ‘outstanding development
opportunity … offers over £1.75m’. Sep 17 - Pub closes: Harrowgate Hill (pop. 5,000)
is ‘dry’ for the first time in centuries. 2007, Mar - Mr Patel in discussions with
third party about reopening the bar and restaurant. June - Mitchells & Butlers announce they want
to reopen the White Horse. Mr Patel says he wants “to give it back to
the people of Darlington”. July - Refurbishment begins. December
11 - The White Horse reopens. Best
Bar None HERITAGE campaigners have been reminding Admiral Taverns of the historic merits of the Edwardian-era public bar at the Greyhound in Darlington as the company draws up plans for a major refurbishment of the pub. The imposing redbrick building in Parkgate dates from 1903 and has been identified* by the Campaign for Real Ale’s pub heritage group as having ‘an interior of special historic interest’, largely because of the unaltered character of the bar. But the Greyhound is not ‘listed’ so its features have no legal protection and the owners are free to alter it as they wish. The pub fell vacant in December when the previous tenants, Jerry and Eileen Pateman left and prospective new licensees have been told by Admiral that interior and exterior refurbishments will be carried out early in 2008. A spokesman has confirmed that they will be “major”. CAMRA is concerned that changes to the public bar (the lounge has little original character) if carried out insensitively could sweep away features which have survived intact for over a century. Almost uniquely in Darlington this simple, unadorned room, with its fixed wall-seating, red tiled floor, panelled counter and mirrored triple-arched bar back (pictured) remains largely in its original state. A national CAMRA representative took the issue up with Admiral’s Paul Holmes in January. Mr Holmes said that the aim is to keep the Greyhound as a ‘traditional-feel’ pub with a range of real ales. He said “its character will be retained” but had no details of the changes proposed. *OF
MORE than 3,500 pubs in the North East the Greyhound is one of only 49
to have a well preserved historic interior, according to CAMRA’s
Regional Inventory for the North East. The compiler of the inventory, John
Holland, has warned that it will be a major challenge to keep even these
few safe from ill-advised changes: “Safeguarding what is left has become
a serious conservation challenge”. That
First Spring THE
TWENTY-FIRST running of a
Spring beer festival in Darlington has had John Clark scouring the
archives for the programme of nine real ales from the first event. He’s
also been looking at what’s happened to the featured brewers since then. The Arts Centre had already been running its autumn ‘Tradfest’ for seven years when CAMRA was offered the chance to run a mini ale festival for visitors to the Spring Thing folk festival in 1987.Although Darlington CAMRA members were keen to put on a similar sized event we were confined to the Garden Bar instead of the much larger Theatre used for the autumn event. A wise move as it turned out: the nine casks propped on the tiny stage still had many pints left in them by the Sunday. Through the efforts of local CAMRA members the Spring Thing beer festival has really taken off in the intervening years, a fate not shared by the brewers featured at that groundbreaking event. The
inaugural beers were Broughton Merlin’s Ale, Burtonwood JBA Premium,
Cotleigh Old Buzzard, Jennings Bitter, Mitchells ESB and Centenary Ale,
Strathalbyn Beardmore, Wells Bombardier and Wiltshire Weedkiller.
THE
MIGHTY
Benedictus from Durham Brewery of Bowburn was pipped into second place in
the judging for the best barley wine in Britain at the 2008 national
Winter Ales festival. The
heavenly 8.4%-strength ale is described by brewer Steven Gibbs as “a
classic barley wine in which mouthfeel, aroma, bitterness and body fuse to
create a strong but aromatic and lively experience”. It was beaten by perennial champion, Old Tom (8% abv) from Robinson's of
Stockport. Barley wines are beers which attain something of the strength and fullness of wine. CAMRA's Dictionary of Beer defines them as "strong, rich and sweetish, usually [about 6% abv], dark, with high condition and a high hop rate”.
Beer
World: Warsaw Budget
travel king ADRIAN BELL continues his mission to show Darlington drinkers
that good beer can be enjoyed overseas, in our DD series on short-break
destinations. AS ALL the Polish seem to be coming over here why don’t you go and see what it’s like over there? Warsaw’s much better than you might think. The impressively rebuilt Old Town houses mainly upmarket restaurants and few good pubs. There are two brewpubs in the city centre though, situated along the main street ul Krolewska/Nowy Swiat. The first, Browarmia (www.browarmia.pl) has the best beer in my opinion. They brew an unfiltered pils, a stout, a weiss (German style wheat beer) and an interesting beer flavoured with ginger. The interior is modern and not to my taste but the beer compensates. They also have a restaurant which I didn’t get a chance to try. The next one, Bierhalle (www.bierhalle.pl) is more Germanic in feel, with waitress only service. To me their beer didn’t taste particularly home-brewed. Their regulars include a pils, an alt and a weiss; also specials. I can vouch for the quality of their meals - they have an extensive menu of German and Polish fare, and not too expensive (from £6). On my last night in Warsaw I discovered where the Poles really drink. Past the Bierhalle there is an alley on the left under an arch, and once through it there are lots of little bars with no outside lights to advertise them. It looks like you’re not supposed to be there, but once inside them they are just like other bars. One had quite a range of different draught and bottled beers. Note that standard Polish beer (pils) is around 6% - so watch out! Try and seek out the excellent porter at 8% though. DETAILS,
DETAILS: Food…Eat at a ‘bar mleczny’ (milk bar) for about £1.50. Some translations: barszcz, beetroot soup; zurek, rye soup; pierogi, big ravioli; herbata, tea. There’s one in the Old Town with an English menu. Sights…include the Royal Palace, Old Town, Palace of Art & Culture, War Museum. Further out (get a bus) there is Lazienski Park. See www.warsawtour.pl and www.explorewarsaw.com. Accommodation…at Hotel Praski (www.praski.pl) from £30/nt single/double. For others see www.booking.com. Flights…Durham Tees Valley to Warsaw (www.wizzair.com) starts at £35 return. Bus 175 from takes you to the centre: get tickets from ‘RUCH’ kiosk in the airport (they cost more on the bus); a 72 hour ticket is best value. Guiding
Light BELOW is a complete list of updates to Darlington CAMRA’s acclaimed, and free, local beer and pub guide, Real Ale in and around Darlington & Teesdale, published last June. Please tell us if you know of other changes to the availability of cask beer in the area, both good or bad. If you’re lucky you may still find a copy next to this DD at one of our regular stockist pubs. If not - sorry, we’ve now run out of the 5,000 we started with !. We hope to bring out a new edition later this year. Additional
Real Ale Outlets: Darlington (town) ARTS
CENTRE, Vane Terrace, DL3 7AX. Tel. (01325) 483271. Guest
beer. WHITE
HORSE, North Road, Harrowgate Hill, DL1 3AD. Tel. (01325) 463262. Open all day every day. Boddington’s Cask; Morland Old Speckled
Hen; Timothy Taylor's Landlord. County Durham Hurworth
Place COMET, 16 Tees View, DL2 2DH. Tel. (01325) 722228. Open
11.30-3 & 5-11 Mon-Thu; 11.30-11 Fri & Sat; 12-10.30 Sun. Black
Sheep Bitter, John Smith's Cask Bitter. North Yorkshire Whashton HACK & SPADE, DL11 7JL. Tel. (01748) 823721. Open
12-3 (not Mon & Wed; 12-3.30 Sun) & 6-11 (not Sun). Guest
beer. Updates: North Yorkshire Welbury MONK’S TABLE (ex Duke of Wellington) has reopened. Open
lunchtimes & 5-11.30 Tue-Sat; 12-5 Sun. Pedigree plus guest. Deletions (No Real Ale at Present): Darlington (town) GREYHOUND,
Parkgate - temporarily closed, awaiting new tenants. SLATER’S
ARMS, Bondgate - no real ale. County Durham Heighington CUMBY
ARMS - no real ale. DOG INN - temporarily closed. North Yorkshire Dalton TRAVELLERS REST - no real ale. Melsonby BLACK BULL - temporarily closed. Revisions to DD167
updates: The Red Lion, Priestgate, Darlington resumed the sale of real ale before Christmas. The Bay Horse, Great Smeaton reopened before Christmas. Ale
Mail NOT
ONE for extended holidays I take the odd day off to visit beer
festivals. I first headed south to Peterborough. The festival is the largest
outside the Great British Beer Festival, with some 500 ales on offer. It
is held in three large marquees close to the River Nene, so needs to be
blessed with good weather. Fortunately I chose one of those, so flippers
or wellies were not ‘de rigeur’. The near, rather than the far, east could describe my visit for a
plodge at Redcar. It is over 20 years since our Cleveland CAMRA neighbours
have held a seaside festival, and it proved very popular. A slow opening
night was the lull before the storm, for Friday proved popular all day.
Saturday morning saw the barrels either dry or running dry; by 8pm all
were ‘sorry not available’. One November Saturday I ventured over to the ‘wild west’ of Cumbria
for the Whitehaven festival. We were offered a warm and friendly welcome
and a selection of some 37 ales both local and from further afield. By
Saturday afternoon a couple of barrels had run dry. Finally, a round trip of 582 miles north to the granite city where the
Aberdeen festival was coming of age. As it didn’t open until 3pm I was
able to visit a couple of Good Beer Guide pubs, next door to one another,
where I was made to feel welcome. The festival has moved to a new venue,
Pittodrie stadium proving very suitable in being spacious, on one level,
plenty of conveniences - especially when there were over 70 ales, from St
Austell to Orkney. Whitehaven is on the west coast of England and Aberdeen on the east
coast of Scotland so this could be classed as an international coast to
coast adventure undertaken in seven days !. PHIL CHINERY, Darlington CAMRA members get free or reduced entry to around 120 CAMRA-run beer festivals up and down the country, including the biggest of the lot, the Great British Beer Festival at London’s Earls Court in August. The exclusive monthly ‘brewspaper’ What’s Brewing provides advance details of all. There are also concessions at festivals across the Continent organised by groups affiliated to the European Beer Consumers’ Union (EBCU). Beer
Fest Dates March
13-15: DARLINGTON SPRING THING, Arts Centre, Vane Terrace.
April
2-5: NEWCASTLE BEER FESTIVAL, run by Tyneside & Northumberland
CAMRA, Newcastle University Students Union. May
2-5: CROWN INN, Manfield. May bank holiday festival in pub and garden,
featuring the beers of Cornwall. Live music Fri-Sun eves & Sun lunch.
Details: 01325 374243. May 24-26: LANGDON BECK HOTEL, 4th annual Spring bank holiday festival. Twenty-plus ales high in the beautiful north Pennines. Open all day. Details: 01833 622267. August 5-9: GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL, Earl’s Court, London. September 18-20: DARLINGTON RHYTHM ‘N’ BREWS 2008, Arts Centre, Vane Terrace; organised by Darlington CAMRA and the Arts Centre R‘n’B Club. October
17-19: RICHMOND BEER FESTIVAL, Market Hall, Richmond; organised by North West
Yorkshire CAMRA. Free
Prize Quiz DARLINGTON
DRINKER 168 sees the start of a quick and easy quiz
sponsored by Black Sheep Brewery of Masham, who are stumping up the
prizes. Below are five questions: the sender of the first all-correct
answer drawn out of the editor’s cap on 1st April will win a quality
Black Sheep T-shirt. 1,
How many breweries are there in Masham? 2,
What is the relationship between them? 3,
How many gallons of beer a year do Black Sheep brew? 4,
What year was Black Sheep established? 5,
What beer takes its name from the Old Norse for ‘a sheep on its
back’? Send your entry to Black Sheep Quiz, 6 Clareville Road, Darlington DL3 8NG or via email. BREWS, NEWS AND VIEWS THE COUNTY, on the Green in Aycliffe, has been acquired after only a brief time on the market by the biggest ‘name’ in the village, businessman John Wade. Mr Wade owns a growing group of aggregates, haulage and waste management companies based at Aycliffe quarry. The County became renowned for fine dining during ten years under owner-chef - and ardent real ale supporter - Andrew Brown. The asking price was £695,000. The pub-restaurant is in the day-to-day hands of a couple who also run the Hare & Hounds near Coxhoe. We hear they too are committed to real ale. Andrew had said he was selling in order to purchase another business, “possibly in Darlington”. THE BAY HORSE, Great
Smeaton reopened its doors on 14 December with a new licensee in place,
Jeff Ferrier. Jeff is a well-known member of the village community, being
chairman of the village hall committee. He was a Tornado pilot based at
Leeming so says he feels he “has the nous” to run a pub.
Darlington
CAMRA Diary Dates Tue
19 Feb : Town Community Pub of the Year presentation: Britannia, Archer Street: 8.30pm, all welcome. Tue 4 Mar : Darlington
CAMRA Branch
Meeting: Quakerhouse
(upstairs),
Mechanics Yard,
Darlington. 8pm start. Thu 13-15 Mar : Darlington CAMRA Spring Thing 2008 Beer Festival: Arts Centre, Vane Terrace. Darlington’s annual folk weekend complete with the festival within a festival. Over 50 cask ales, farmhouse ciders, classic foreign bottles and commemorative glasses. Free entry to beer hall at all times. CAMRA helpers needed, including for set-up/dismantle Mon 10th /Sun 16th: Click here for further details. Fri 28 Mar : Rural Coach Crawl.
Further information from Pete Fenwick (01325) 374817; (07792)
093245. Tues 15 Apr : Darlington CAMRA Branch AGM, William Stead (upstairs), Crown Street, Darlington. 8pm start. All members please try to attend. Important: voting will be taking place - bring membership card. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Darlington
Drinker is
published every two or three months by the Darlington branch of CAMRA, the
Campaign for Real Ale. Circulation 3,500. News, articles and letters
welcome. All items © Darlington CAMRA but may be reproduced if source
acknowledged. Editor: Brendan Boyle, 6 Clareville Road, Darlington DL3
8NG; (01325) 362092; email brendan@bjboyle.freeserve.co.uk. Additional
contributors this issue: Adrian Bell, John Clark, Alan Holmes and Malcolm
Dunstone. To
advertise, contact Fred Lawton: email Lawtonfred@aol.com; (07710) 493514.
Rates a snip at quarter-page £30, half page £50, full page £80; sixth
consecutive insertion free. Branch website: www.darlocamra.org.uk.
CAMRA HQ is at 230 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Herts AL1 4LW; (01727)
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