March 2026
| Event | Annual General Meeting |
| Date/Time | Saturday 21st March 2026 – Noon for 12.30 PM sharp |
| Venue | The White Horse, Parsons Green, SW6 4UL |
| Details | Following meeting and any luncheons around 3 PM a pub crawl will be arranged based around the Holborn area. |
| Contact | Peter Chutter email: chutterpbws@gmail.com |
| Event | Roger’s 2nd Retirement Ramble/Meander |
| Date/Time | 28th March 2026 |
| Venue | Macclesfield |
| Details | (all timings approximate) 12.00 1 Waters Green Tavern Waters Green Close to rail and bus stations. Up to 7 beers on handpump. Food served 12-2. “Cash preferred”. 1.20 2 Castle 25 Church Street 18 th Century listed multi-room pub. 3 beers from local breweries. Food all day 2.40 3 Redwillow 32A Park Green. Redwillow Brewery tap with 5 beers on handpump. Card only. 4.00 4 Fountai 32 Park Green (next door to Redwillow) Café/bar with 5 Bollington Brewery cask beers. 5.20 5 Jolly Sailor 63 Sunderland Street Cosy town centre pub. 4 beers including Draught Bass. 6.20 6 Snow Goose 52 Sunderland Street Café bar serving 3 beers from local Storm and Wincle breweries. Close to rail station. 7.00 7 Queens 5 Albert Place (opposite rail station) Joe Holts pub with 2 cask beers |
| Contact | rogerjacobson06@aol.com; 07854 387069 |
April 2026
| Event | NEC Meeting No.574 |
| Date/Time | Monday 13th April 2026 – 7 PM |
| Venue | Ye Olde Mitre, Ely Court, Hatton Garden, EC1 |
| Contact |
| Event | Richard Graham Memorial Dinner (Ex SPBW National Chair & Treasurer) |
| Date/Time | Tuesday 28th April – 6.30 PM for 8 PM |
| Venue | Sadaf Persian Restaurant, 3-5 Campden Hill Rd Kensington, W8 7DU |
| Details | Meet Pre dinner drinks from 6.30 PM at the: Elephant & Castle, 40 Holland St, W8 4LT Dinner at 8 PM at Sadaf. |
| Contact | Peter Chutter email: treasurer@spbw.beer |
May 2026
| Event | Woodfest VI |
| Date/Time | Thursday 14th May (3 PM-10.30 PM), Friday & Saturday 16th May (Noon-10.30 PM) 2026 |
| Venue | The Musical Museum, 399 High Street, Brentford, London TW8 0DU (5 minutes walk from Kew Bridge) The Museum is close to Kew Bridge on the north side of the Thames. It is easily accessible from the M4 and the North & South Circular roads. Train: From London’s Waterloo Station to Kew Bridge. Turn right when leaving the station and the Museum is a 5 minute walk. Underground/Bus: Take the District Line to Gunnersbury, then the 237 or 267 bus, alighting opposite us at the “Musical Museum” bus stop (we are a 10 minute ride away). Alternatively, catch the Piccadilly Line to South Ealing, then the 65 bus passes the Museum, or catch 65 northwards from Kingston. |
| Details | Volunteers to help with set up and serving etc. will be required |
| Contact | Peter Chutter/Angela Aspin angelajaspin@manx.net |
| Event | Patrick Deller (Ex Chair)/Dave Hewson Memorial Walk |
| Date/Time | 18th May 2026 – 7 PM |
| Venue | TBA |
| Details | TBA |
| Contact | TBA |
July 2026
| Event | 6th Bill English (DFEB) Memorial Event |
| Date | 3rd to 5th July 2026 |
| Venue | Amsterdam |
| Details | Bill often went to Amsterdam. It is a combined SPBW/CAMAL/CAMRA event (Bill was a member of all 3 Societies). Meet-Up Friday 3rd July 5 PM ‘In De Wildeman’, Kolksteeg 3, 1012 Saturday 4th July brewery trip to Uiltje brewery, Haarlem. Sunday 5th July Lunch time tradition – meet for lunch at a location still to be decided. Make your own travel and accommodation arrangement. |
| Contact | Those who have not contacted me as yet please do so ASAP. Peter Chutter – Chutterpbws@gmail.com |
