Branch Diary Archive 2004

Sorry, lots missing!
AUGUST 2004
Tues 3rd - Sat 7th Great British Beer Festival 2004, Olympia, London. (Link opens in new window)
Fri 13th Pub of the Year Presentation – South Western Arms, St Denys – from 8pm.
Sat 14th Regional Meeting – The Boot, Weymouth, 12 noon.
Tues 17th Branch Meeting – Richmond Inn, Portswood, Southampton – 8pm.
Please Note: A week later than usual.
Fri 20th Monthly Minibus Outing – Departing Southampton Central Station (Toys R Us side) – 7:30pm. Destination: John O'Gaunt, Horsebridge; Wheatsheaf, Braishfield; Newport Inn, Braishfield.
Sun 29th Branch Summer Barbeque – South Western Arms, St Denys – from midday onwards. Names to Alex to help with planning numbers please.
Mon 30th Annual Informal Cricket Knock-about and picnic – Southampton Sports Centre – 12 noon. Meet on the cricket pitch nearest the Dunkirk Road car park. All standards welcome. Everyone gets to bat and bowl. If it rains we'll retire somewhere dry for the picnic.
 
SEPTEMBER 2004
Tues 14th Branch Meeting – Duke of Wellington, Bugle Street, Southampton – 8pm
Fri 17th - Sun 26th IFBB Cask Beer Week. (Independent Family Brewers of Britain)
Fri 17th Monthly Beer Bus – Departing Southampton Central Station (Toys R Us side) – 7:30pm. Destinations The Hobbler, Battramsley; The Oak, Bank; and The Royal Oak, Fritham.
Thurs 23rd Cask Beer Week Social – Waterloo Arms, Freemantle – 8pm
Fri 24th - Sun 26th Royal Oak, Fritham, Annual Beer Festival – Please contact Dave Blake on 07832 231273 for a minibus trip from Southampton if you're interested in going.
 
OCTOBER 2004
Thurs 7th - Sun 10th Trip to Belgium – For more details and to book a place, please contact Chris Brown on 023 8055 4881.
Tues 12th Branch Meeting – Waterloo Arms, Freemantle, Southampton – 8pm
Fri 15th Monthly Beer Bus – Departing Southampton Central Station (Toys R Us side) – 7:30pm. Destinations: Hinton Arms, Hinton Ampner; Milbury's Beauworth; Woodman, Lower Upham.
Sat 16th Southampton Beer Festival Beer of the Festival Award Presentation to Oakleaf Brewery, Gosport for Hole Hearted – Oakleaf Brewery, Mumby Road, Gosport. – 3:00pm.
Fri 22nd - Sat 23rd Eastleigh Beer Festival at the Nightingale Centre, Eastleigh. Tickets are now on sale, details on our main EBF page. We always welcome more help to run the beer festivals, if you are interested join our Beer Festival Staff.
 
NOVEMBER 2004
Tues 9th Branch Meeting – Richmond Inn, Portswood, Southampton – 8pm.
Fri 12th Note: Date Changed!
Monthly Beer Bus – Departing Southampton Central Station (Toys R Us side) – 7:30pm. Destinations TBC.
Sat 13th Regional Meeting – Shanklin Conservative Club, Isle of Wight – noon.
Fri 19th Branch social at the South Western Arms Beer Festival. Meet at the South Western Arms, St Denys, Southampton at around 8pm.
Sat 27th Shirley Walkabout – Meet at Park Inn, Carlisle Road, Shirley – 8pm. (Not the Park Hotel, Shirley Road!!)
 
DECEMBER 2004
Tues 14th Branch Meeting – Waterloo Arms, Freemantle, Southampton – 8pm
Fri 17th Monthly Beer Bus – Departing Southampton Central Station (Toys R Us side) – 7:30pm. Destinations Flower Pots, Cheriton; Milbury's, Beauworth; Black Boy, Winchester.
Thurs 30th Thank God It's All Over Social – Waterloo Arms, Freemantle – 8pm