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  • Summer POTY presentation Monday 2 June 2025

    The General Havelock in Loudwater was voted our Summer Pub of the Year for 2025. The family-run pub has been recognised for its excellent real ale quality and decades of service to the community.

    Famously, it’s a pub whose location has long been a matter of dispute. Some maintain it is located in Loudwater (including CAMRA’s own Good Beer Guide). However, others locate it more precisely in Wycombe Marsh, an address found on the pub’s own website.

    Whatever its precise whereabouts, the pub is widely acknowledged for its consistently excellent cask ales, from the Fuller’s portfolio. The General Havelock has been a regular fixture in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide for decades. The award of Summer Pub of the Year additionally recognises the pub’s peaceful, enclosed garden, furnished with enough tables to enable an exodus into the sun to enjoy the pub’s fine ales.

    Marc Porter is the current licensee, the pub having been in the capable hands of the same family for nearly forty years.

    Branch Chair Mike Clarke commented: "The General Havelock delivers exactly what CAMRA champions – consistently great real ale in a pub that's the heart of its community. And, weather permitting, drinkers can sit and sip a pint in the pleasant garden, confirming we have a deserved winner for our Summer Pub of the Year." .

  • Cask Calling Saturday 17 May 2025

    Our branch magazine has been relaunched as Cask Calling. Swan Supping ran for 140 editions over 27 years with Dave Roe as editor for all this time.

    When Dave decided to stand down it was agreed a relaunch was required. This is the first issue.

    We welcome any comments or suggestions as the new magazine beds in.

    Cask Calling 001

  • Recognise the production and serving of cask ale as Intangible Cultural Heritage Thursday 1 May 2025

    CAMRA have been working with the Craft Beer Channel to get cask beer the protection and recognition it deserves from the UK government and UNESCO.

    The petition has already received more than 10,000 signatures, with the UK Government responding both quickly and positively to the campaign. They will be opening a call for submissions later this year, which we will respond to, making the case for including cask beer in the nation's Living Heritage Inventory.

    To find out more about the Living Heritage Inventory, visit the UNESCO webpage.

    UNESCO Living Heritage Inventory

    CAMRA are pushing for 100,000 signatures to get the petition debated in Parliament. If you haven't already signed it, go to petition on the UK Parliament website.

    Parliamentary Petition

Events


  • Branch Meeting Monday 23 June 2025 19:00
  • Black Country Coach Trip Saturday 28 June 2025

    The cost is £42, which is just one pound more than the trip last June!

    The coach will pick up in Aylesbury outside the Broad Leys at 9.40am and then at the following: Princes Risborough (opposite the Bell 9.55am), High Wycombe (Desborough Avenue 10.10am) and Stokenchurch (10.20am). Please note that the timings after Aylesbury are approximate and depend on traffic. Other pick-ups en route can be catered for.

    In a change to previous years' schedule, we will not be calling at the Coach and Horses in Wetheroak on the way to the Black Country this year. Further details will follow when the itinerary is confirmed. Rest assured, we will visit lots of old favourites, such as the Bull & Bladder and the Beacon Hotel.

    After a full day’s enjoyment, we will drop off in reverse order, with the bus due to arrive back in Aylesbury before midnight!

    Contact David Roe ku.gro.armac.wva@rerusaert() to book your place! Payment can be made by bank transfer in advance. Space is limited, so make sure you don’t miss out.

  • Maidenhead Beer Festival Friday 4 – Saturday 5 July 2025

    For more details and ticket information visit the festival website.

    Maidenhead Beer Festival