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PUBS GROUP
The British pub is the envy of much of the world. From rural
local to city music pub and suburban roadhouse, the pub has been
a part of our lives for centuries. We want it to stay that way.
Our aims are simple:
The Pubs Group will:
Campaign against closure of pubs that could be viable.
Campaign against insensitive alterations.
The Bristol Pubs Group is made up entirely of volunteers from
the area (broadly anywhere with a BS post code). Although the
group is led by Bristol CAMRA, it includes several non-members.
The group includes representatives from the licensed trade, a
local councillor, architects and members of community groups.
All of us have one thing in common: a love of the British Pub.
We value the place of the pub in the community. We are aware
that pubs are closing at an unprecedented rate and that action
is needed to stem the tide of destruction of a much-loved part
of our way of life.
There are many reasons for the increased number of pubs calling
“time” for the last time.
Many pubs have had difficulty adapting to the Smoking Ban.
Many closures result from pubs being badly run or from greedy
owners cashing in on the value of their property as housing or
flats.
Supermarkets heavily subsidize alcohol, offering prices as
little as a third of what pubs can afford.
Bristol Pubs Group campaigns where we believe that a pub is or
could be viable. We support the place of the pub in the
community and the value of the pub as part of our architectural
and social heritage.
How do we campaign ?
We maintain and develop relationships with local authorities,
councillors and MPs.
We alert the media and encourage high profile coverage of the
issues.
We liaise with local community groups to campaign for the
retention of their local.
We liaise with groups such as English Heritage on issues
including the listing of buildings.
We encourage people to support their local through promotional material and the award-winning CAMRA newsletter Pints West.
We meet on the last Thursday of every other month (January,
March, May, ...) and hold socials every three months (January,
April, ...). The Bristol CAMRA
Branch Diary has full details of our meetings and socials.
The next socials and meetings are:
Meeting: 19:00 15th May 2013 (changed from the 23rd) at the Golden Guinea, Guinea Street
Social: 15:00 13th July 2013 Pub Crawl starting at the Grain Barge, Harbourside
Meeting: 19:00 25th July 2013 at the Bag 'O' Nails 141 St Georges Road
If you are interesting in joining, please click here
to email us, or write to us at: PO Box 2960 Bristol &
District CAMRA BS6 9FW.
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