High Peak, Tameside and North East Cheshire CAMRA

Branch meeting

Saturday 16^th April 2022 1:30pm The Commercial, Glossop

Minutes

1. Present: Peter Mitchell (acting chair), Geoff Caine, Allan Stone, Graham Privett, Nick Earle, Rod Oliver, Frank Wood, Lisa Wood, Daniel Szechi, Steven Wright, Tom Lord, Kath Murray, Richard Chanin, Frank Clayton, Graeme Hall, Geoff Lees, Neil Hay, Phil Moss
2. Apologies: Ben Zwierink, Geoff Williamson, Kevin Wilson, Andrew Screen, John Schooling, Steve Parsons, Jez Eades, Stuart Jamieson

3. Minutes of the previous meeting were agreed.

4. Officers' reports
   1. Chair
      1. Frank Wood and Frank Clayton volunteered to assist Ben Zwierink and Rod Oliver with the regional PotY judging.
      2. Dewsbury Beer Festival scheduled for May is now cancelled.
   2. Treasurer - No change to the balance.
   3. membership secretary - 1173 (no change); M:F 82:18; 32 U30s (2.7%).
   4. beer scoring coordinator - 4075 scores in the last year; 106 pubs currently meet the GBG qualifying criteria.
   5. social secretary
      1. Social on 23/4/22 after the Gillery presentation
      2. 14/5/22 double header
      3. 11/6/22 Ashton social
      4. Krakow trip likely to be rescheduled for October
      5. Glossop social after this meeting – Prince of Wales, Bar 2, Smithy Fold, Oakwood, Star
      6. Plan for social based on the 60 bus, once the Swan, Kettleshulme, sorts its cellar out
   6. Secretary

1. 1. 1. Mild Magic now on
      2. Beer Festival volunteers needed – Stockport, Macclesfield, Bent N Bongs, GBBF
      3. Need a volunteer for the CAMRA stand at the High Peak (Chapel) Beer Festival evening session.
      4. AGM now fixed for 8pm Monday July 11^th at the Harewood Arms

5. Meetings schedule

6. Report from CAMRA national AGM and Members’ Weekend

AGM: Uncontested NE election. Accounts show small surplus.

Annual Conference: Motion to campaign for reintroduction of prominent display of prices was carried. Motion from NE to stop new life memberships was defeated. Motion to insert 0.25 steps in NBSS was defeated. Motion on the hire of CAMRA equipment was remitted to NE for further consideration.

7. Branch Pub of the Summer

Pubs nominated: Samuel Oldknow, Beer Shed, Rock Mill Brewery Tap “The Pits”, Cheshire Ring.

Nominators’ statements and beer scoring data were read. Email votes were combined with the votes in the room (elimination ballot), and the winner was Beer Shed.

Beer Shed will be approached about a presentation on 23^rd July. ACTION

8. Opening Times. Next edition will be available in the first week of May, along with publicity material for Stockport Beer Festival. New plastic holders will be available.

9. Website. A new branch website is available at https://highpeak.camra.org.uk

10. Pub news
    1. The White Hart, Whaley Bridge, has reopened
    2. Shrub Club has no real ale
    3. Marple Tavern has no real ale - needs to be checked
    4. Archie’s (New Mills) has closed
    5. The Sportsman, Strines, will reopen at the end of July
    6. Beer has improved at the Ash Tree in Ashton
    7. Modern Jazz now on every Sunday and Tuesday at the Railway, Stockport
    8. The Commercial, Glossop, is now Cask Marque accredited

11. Other Business
    1. Lisa Wood is proposing another event to follow on from the successful IWD event for women members
    2. We use the CAMRA definition of a pub, which encompasses many different styles of pub, in making Pub of the Year and Season awards

12. Date of next meeting – Tuesday May 10^th 8pm at the Station Buffet Bar, Stalybridge. To include branch Cider Pub of the Year presentation

Peter Mitchell, Secretary