March 2026
| Event | Wooden Cask Crawl |
| Date/Time | Saturday 7th March – 2 PM |
| Venue | York |
| Details | Start at Golden Slipper, 20 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LG |
| Contact | Marcus Hodgson – yorkspbw@yahoo.com |
| 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 |
| Date/Time | 28th March 2026 |
| Venue | Macclesfield |
| Details | Midday at the Waters Green Tavern, close to the station and then to the Castle. Redwillow brewery has promised to provide a beer from the wood at its excellent tap in the town centre. The Park Tavern, Bollington Brewery Tap and Jolly Sailor are also probably candidates for a visit. |
| Contact | RogerJacobson06@aol.com |
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 |
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 (Provisional) | Antwerp or Amsterdam or England. |
| Details | Bill often went to Amsterdam. It has been suggested to make it a combined SPBW/CAMAL/CAMRA (Bill was a member of all 3 Societies). If Amsterdam take in a brewery trip to Uiltje brewery, Haarlem. |
| Contact | Please contact before mid February your interest on going to Antwerp or Amsterdam. Only if sufficient persons are interested will arrangements proceed. Peter Chutter – Chutterpbws@gmail.com |
