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Help needed with WhatPub please.

Folks, we need some medium to high resolution photos of quite a few pubs in the Newark area to upload to WhatPub.com If anyone has any recent pictures we could use we’d be most appreciative. Please ensure you own the photographs for copyright reasons. Please email in jpg format to our Webmaster. Balderton: Chesters Grove Rose & Crown Barnby: Willow Tree Bathley: Crown Beckingham: Pack Horse Besthorpe: Lord Nelson Carlton on Trent: Great northern Caunton: Caunton Beck Plough Coddington: Inn […]

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Newark CAMRA needs you!

The 2014 Newark Beer Festival is almost here – requiring help from Wed 21st to Sun 25th May – and I am hoping to enlist the service of volunteers (new and old) to work the annual event. If you wish to participate then please complete the staffing form and return to me via email or in person. Once I have finalised the staffing rota I will be in touch. There will be a staffing meeting prior to the festival. If […]


New beer initiative planned for Newark.

An idea was suggested by a local publican recently that a ‘Newark Beer Collective’ be set up with a view to putting Newark well and truly on the UK’s Real Ale map, tentatively named ‘RACOON’ – The Real Ale COllective Of Newark. The basic premise is for a ‘think tank’ to be formed comprising of local publicans, brewers, consumers etc., to meet on an informal basis every few weeks to discuss,  exchange and develop ideas of how we can increase […]

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Upcoming quiz night against North Notts branch.

The quiz is taking place next Wednesday, 19th Feb, at the Mallard pub in Worksop, this is located at the Railway station in Worksop on Carlton Road. For those travelling by car  there is plenty of car parking. For those taking the minibus, it will be leaving The Fox and Crown on Wednesday  at 19.00 to arrive in Worksop approx 19.45 For those members not travelling by minibus, could you please let David Moore have your numbers by Friday 14th […]


Newark’s 3rd BeerMuda Triangle beer festival starts tomorrow! 1

Don’t forget Newark’s alternative beer festival, the BeerMuda Triangle starts tomorrow and runs through ’til Sunday. Full details can be read in our previous post. We hope you can support these five cracking local pubs sometime over the weekend and hope to see you there.


BeerMuda Triangle fest – full list:

Here’s the full lineup for the upcoming 3rd BeerMuda Triangle Beer festival, running from 23rd – 26th January 2014 4 days, 5 Pubs, 60 beers Castle, Castlegate: Maypole – BXA 4.0% Blue Bee – Lustin’ for Stout 4.8% Oldershaw – Great Expectations 4.2% Oldershaw – Castle Blonde (new house beer) Bath Ales – Barnsy 4.5% J W Lees – Drayman’s Cheer 4.1% Joseph Holt – Two Hoots 4.2% Robinsons – The Trooper 4.8% Sharp’s – Doombar Castle Barge, Town Wharf: […]


Get lost in the 3rd Beermuda Triangle Beer Festival.

The 3rd Beermuda Triangle Beer Festival 23rd – 26th January 2014 4 days, 5 Pubs, 60 beers Newark’s alternative winter beer festival. Participating pubs this year: Castle, Castlegate Castle Barge, Town Wharf Fox & Crown, Appletongate Just Beer, Swan & Salmon Yard Prince Rupert, Stodman Street Contact respective pubs for beer lists, but we will post here as soon as we find out…


Newark CAMRA Christmas CAMRAmble.

This message from Tracey, your social sectretary… Hi Folks, This is a last-minute arrangement but nevertheless should run smoothly. Saturday 28th December 2013 A gentle 6-7 mile route from Upton through Rolleston, Fiskerton, Moreton and Southwell.  Obviously we’ll visit the usual pubs and sample their festive ales amongst others.  Sadly I shall have to limit my intake as I shall be leaving you all drinking merrily in Southwell in order to return for my afternoon shift that starts at 16:00 […]


Ride or Ramble in the Vale of Belvoir.

This message from Tracey, your Socials organiser: On Saturday 26th October, there will be a CAMRAmble with a twist – you can choose to walk between pubs, ride on the coach or do a bit of both, choose on the day. ITINERARY: 9am – departure Newark (place) to be confirmed. 9.45 am – Walkers depart Market Overton and Riders go to Wetherspoons@ Melton Mowbray. The riders and walkers will meet up at  village pubs along the route where they can […]