Heavy Woollen

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:-

  • July Branch Meeting and presentation Thursday 3 July 2025 19:00 1931 Birstall

    Meeting in one of our newest venues.
    We will use the function/concert room.
    Beers available are expected to be Taylor's Landlord, Abbeydale Moonshine and two rotating guests such as Ossett White Rat and Theakston's Bitter.
    Business will include selection of our Club of the Season for Summer.
    Also, we will be presenting our Summer Pub of the Season award to them.

  • Special Presentation, 5 years in the Good Beer Guide Wednesday 16 July 2025 20:00 New Inn

    Presentation of a special award to celebrate 5 consecutive years in the Good Beer Guide, a great achievement given the amount of competition for places.

  • Social, Thornhill and around Thursday 17 July 2025 19:00 Flatt Top

    Branch social, all members and friends welcome, starting at the Flatt Top, Thornhill Edge.

  • August Branch Meeting Wednesday 6 August 2025 19:00 Knowl Club

    Monthly meeting, all welcome.
    Among items for discussion will be nominations for Autumn Pub of the Season.
    Venue confirmed.

  • Social, Hartshead Moor Thursday 21 August 2025 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.