Diary

When does the local branch meet?

We usually meet monthly for an open branch meeting where we discuss current matters and decide such things as which pubs to nominate for the Good Beer Guide, which to award a Pub of the Season and/or Pub of the Year certificate to, all done democratically and as fairly as we can.
Other topics include beer festivals, pub preservation and local pub news, which is the main source of content for the news pages of our quarterly branch magazine, Real Ale Talk.

All 7pm unless otherwise stated:-

Branch Social, Cleckheaton Thursday 24 April 2025 19:00 Station Tavern
Branch social starting at the Station, then Obediah Brooke, Chain Bar, Spen Tap and Rose & Crown, Cleckheaton (venues may change according to demand on the night) All welcome, members and friends.
May Branch Meeting Tuesday 6 May 2025 19:00 Cleckheaton Sports Club
Our May monthly branch meeting. (venue confirmed)
This includes nominations for the Pub of the Summer Season
Branch Social, Mirfield Thursday 22 May 2025 19:00 Flowerpot
Social starting at the Flowerpot 7pm, 7:50pm Navigation, 8:45 Knowl Club. Times may vary according to demand.
These are all entries in the 2025 Good Beer Guide and the Flowerpot is our new Pub of the Year.
June Branch Meeting Tuesday 3 June 2025 19:00 Hanging Heaton Cricket Club
Includes voting for Pub of the Season for Summer and nominations for Club of the Season.
All clubs are eligible for nomination apart from those in the current Good Beer Guide.
Please give us your nominations either at the meeting or by email.
Venue to be confirmed.
Birkenshaw social Thursday 26 June 2025 19:00 George
Starting 7pm at the George (up to 4 ales), roughly 8pm Halfway House (up to 6 ales), 9pm Golden Fleece (up to 4 ales).
The 283A bus leaves Dewsbury at 18:30, through Birstall at 18:57 to arrive in Birkenshaw around 19:05 at a bus stop opposite the George. The 254 bus leaves Cleckheaton at 18:35 (and 19:42), arriving by the Halfway House around 12 minutes later. It takes around 8 minutes’ walk between the two pubs, then another 2 minutes to the Golden Fleece.
From there, a 5 minute walk towards Leeds takes you to Birkenshaw Lane, where to the right and across the road you find the bus stop for the return 283A to Birstall-Batley-Dewsbury, leaving roughly xx45 up to 22:45. The return bus to Cleckheaton is the 254 at 22:25 and 23:25.