Protect your Pub!

List Your Local Logo FinalIf you enjoy your local pub you can now help to protect it from developers by listing it as an ‘Asset of Community Value’. This means that Bromsgrove and Redditch District Councils will recognise that the pub is noted as being important to the local community; and shows that local people have rallied together to safeguard the future of the pub. It means that property developers who are keen for a hassle-free purchase are less likely to show interest; and it also allows more  time for local communities to explore options to save the pub.

Through the Localism Act, the government has introduced new powers for communities in England to nominate valued facilities such as pubs. It only takes 21 signatures from people living in the local area to be considered as a community. If the council agrees to list the pub, it adds a further level of protection as the listed status of a pub will be taken into consideration in a planning application if the pub is threatened with conversion for another use.

Volunteer members of Redditch & Bromsgrove CAMRA are already working together with local people to list The Cross in Finstall and The Hop Pole in Bromsgrove.

The Dodford Inn near Bromsgrove has been listed with the assistance of their parish council.

If you do decide to list your local, or would like to support Redditch and Bromsgrove CAMRA in listing pubs, please do get in touch! There is more guidance on the nomination process on the national CAMRA website; to find out more, please click on the pub sign at the top of the page for a link. For pubs in the Bromsgrove district of the branch, there is now an official nomination process on the Bromsgrove District Council website 

So please help us to list your local to help protect pubs against planning applications.

Get involved! Find out how…

There are many different ways you can get involved with our branch, from sparing five minutes to keep us updated about a beer you’ve enjoyed recently, joining us for a pub crawl or social event, or volunteering to help with a campaign, beer festival, or committee role. Whether you can spare only a moment a month or an hour a week; it all helps to make a difference to drive our Campaign forward. We like to think that most members would like to do something to help so that they can get the best out of their CAMRA membership.

What could you do?

Not much time? Stay up to date.

If you can’t join us for an event, then why not stay up to date by subscribing to our branch e-mail? To join send an email to secretary@rb.camra.org.uk stating your name and membership number and we will sign you up.

Become a beer scorer!

If you’ve enjoyed a pint recently, you can rate the quality of real ale that you’ve drunk in a pub. By just giving a pint of beer a score out of 5, you can have a direct influence on which of our branch area pubs go into the next CAMRA Good Beer Guide. All you need to do is go to WhatPub, login with your CAMRA  membership number and password. Find out more at camra.org.uk/nbss

Help deliver our magazine

The Worcestershire branches of CAMRA produce a free quarterly magazine called Pint Taken which is distributed to pubs by volunteer members. If you visit certain pubs on a regular basis then it’s an ideal opportunity to help spread the news. Please get in touch for more information.

Pop along to a branch meeting

CAMRA runs many campaigns throughout the year; from lobbying MPs and the government for fairer practices for pubs; to undertaking pub surveys to keep our database up to date. To keep members informed, we hold monthly branch meetings to share the latest pub news, give members the opportunity to get involved in campaigns and trips, and also share their views. These meetings are friendly and informal and are held in various pubs across our branch area. Meeting details are in Pint Taken and our branch email. To join send an email to secretary@rb.camra.org.uk stating your name and membership number.

How about a Beer Festival?

We really do appreciate people volunteering to help at a beer festival; even if it’s just for a couple of hours. You can do anything from serving behind the bar to getting involved in the planning and maybe even managing a section! There are also other tasks such as greeting customers at the entrance, recruiting members and setting up the beer. No experience is necessary as our friendly volunteer members will be on hand to show you the ropes on the day! Please get in touch for more information.

A little more time? Join our volunteer committee!

Our branch has lots of fun jobs that need doing and these offer a great way of using your skills or gaining new ones. Some take a reasonable time commitment, others not so much. As well as a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, we also have roles such as Membership Secretary, Pubs Officer, Magazine Editor, Communications Officer, Social Secretary and cider coordinators and also a Young Member’s Rep.  We appoint our branch officers each May at our Annual General Meeting, but everyone is welcome to our committee meetings to see what’s it all about. We’re also looking for a few volunteers to help us out.

So why not get involved?

As you can see, there is something to suit everyone, so why not get involved? Use the Contact Us above or pop along to a branch event. It would be great to see you.