CAMRA

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CAMRA is the biggest consumer group in Europe with 100,000+ members who love Real Ale and pubs.

To join or for more information visit www.camra.org.uk

Bristol & District

A very active local branch with around 1800 members. There are regular socials, events and, of course, the immensely popular Bristol Beer Festival in March each year.

Their website publishes copies of the award-winning quarterly newsletter Pints West, also available printed in all or pubs and many others.

Visit www.camrabristol.org.uk

BADRAG

“Bristol and District Rare Ales Group” launched at the 2007 Bristol Beer Festival. This group seeks to campaign for bar and cellar space to be given to the more rare styles of real ale.

For more info visit www.badrag.co.uk

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Preserving the British pub and defending licensees from eviction by pub owners

Seeking a fairer tax system for smaller brewers

Seeking fuller information about the beer we drink, such as ingredients labelling

Fighting take-overs and mergers

Encouraging higher standards of pub design

Encouraging brewers to produce a wide range of beer styles such as porter, mild and stout, in addition to their bitters

CAMRA also seeks to promote real cider and perry through a sub-organisation called APPLE. Like ale, these are traditional British drinks and like ale, the traditional product is very different from the 'dead' version.

Remember, CAMRA saved real ale, it is no exaggeration to say, and as a result saved many independent breweries. No new ale breweries were set up in the UK for the fifty years before we were founded. There are now around 300 new brewers producing real ale, part of a massive real ale revival.”

Text courtesy of CAMRA Bristol website

“CAMRA is financed through membership subscriptions, sales of products such as books and sweatshirts, and from the proceeds of beer festivals. We are a not for profit company limited by members guarantee and our accounts are lodged annually with Companies House.

While CAMRA is a single industry group, it has a very wide area of campaigning interests. At present campaigns we are actively pursuing include the following:

Improved competition and choice in the brewing industry