Branch Diary

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For more information on any of these events please contact our socials team by emailing socials@shantscamra.org.uk.

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New for 2024 is a group of real ale socials.
Two of them are in regular venues, The Hour Glass, New Milton, and the Park Inn, Shirley, the other tours around Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.
The Hour Glass is always the first Thursday of the month and Park Inn the second Thursday. The planned itinerary for Southampton this year is on this poster:
Real Ale socials list
Full details for each event in our branch area will be below. (See West Dorset for Wet Wednesday. Don's Spot will only be shown when in our branch area, otherwise may be found on East Dorset website).

June 2026

Sat 27th
12:30pm
Regional Meeting
Maiden's Head, 34 High Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1QE
Regional meeting of the South Central Region of CAMRA. Hosted by Slough Windsor & Maidenhead branch.
 Contact Caroline Walsh for more information.
Sat 27th
2:00pm
Steam Town Awards
Steam Town Brew Co., 1 Bishopstoke Road, Eastleigh, SO50 6AD
Certificate presentation by members of the North Sussex branch to Steam Town Brew Co with Ralph Dutton ESB being awarded Light Beer of the Festival at the North Sussex CAMRA Equinox Beer Festival.
The Steam Town BLO (Brewery Liaison Officer, Peter Olding) will also present a certificate on behalf of the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire branch for Silver in the Standard Bitter category for Stoke Pale at the Gosport Beer Festival.
 Contact Peter Olding for more information.

July 2026

Thu 9th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.

For 2026 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.
Tue 14th
8:00pm
July Branch Meeting
Bookshop Alehouse, 21 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2ES
July Branch Meeting
Join us for our Branch Meeting at the Bookshop Ale House, Portswood.
Find out what is happening in our branch area and National CAMRA. Hear the latest pub news, brewery information, social events and news reports; all while enjoying a drink and discussion with like-minded members.

All welcome, CAMRA members and non-CAMRA members.
 Contact Kevin Wooton for more information. Phone: 07708 698318.

August 2026

Thu 13th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.

For 2026 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.

September 2026

Thu 10th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.

For 2026 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.

October 2026

Thu 8th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.

For 2026 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.

November 2026

Thu 12th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.

For 2026 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.

December 2026

Thu 10th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday - Chrismas Social
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.

For 2026 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.

 
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