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:-

January Branch Meeting Thursday 15 January 2026 19:00 Old Hall
Final nominations for the next Good Beer Guide will be made.
Also, we will be voting for the next Club of the Season, nominations listed on agenda;
Please get in touch if you would like to vote by proxy or if you have opinions on the nominations.
After the meeting, we will visit Westgate 23, which has a small but fine selection of well-kept ales.
Social, Hartshead Moor Thursday 22 January 2026 19:00 Stafford Arms
Starting by 7pm at the Stafford Arms which has 6 handpulls with well-kept ales, then almost next door, to Hartshead Moor Club, then to the New Pack Horse for 8:30pm, a pub which has built a reputation for providing a range of good quality real ales of varied styles. We suggest using Google Maps to plan your journey if coming by bus, services being poor in the evening, the 200 perhaps being the most useful though not frequent.
February Branch Meeting Thursday 5 February 2026 19:00 Cellar Bar
Meeting includes selection of pubs and clubs to go into the next Good Beer Guide. Branch members may vote in person or by proxy - forms may be downloaded from the Members' Area of this website in due course.
We will also be accepting nominations for our latest pub of the season and nominating venues for Club of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year!
Branch Social, Cleckheaton Thursday 19 February 2026 19:00 Marsh
Branch social starting at the Marsh, then Rose & Crown, Spen Tap, Obediah Brooke and anywhere else we fancy in Cleckheaton (venues may change according to demand on the night)
All welcome, members and friends.