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This is the website of Southport & District CAMRA. We cover the areas in Lancashire and Merseyside from Mere Brow to the north of Southport, Ormskirk, Westhead and Aughton to the east and Freshfield, Hightown and Formby to the south. We are blessed with many fine pubs in our area serving an excellent variety of cask conditioned ales.

The branch has started to award certificates to pubs in the area that are supporting the national campaign to promote local breweries. As the area to the west of us is sea we have expanded the area to the east so that any brewery within thirty five miles by road is in scope to the scheme.

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A historic local pub in Hesketh Bank is under threat from developers who if successful will destroy one of the last remaining green spaces in the village and remove a vital local amenity. A local action group is campaigning to get the pub reopened and local members of CAMRA, amongst others, are advising and supporting the campaign. Visit the website for more information.

Save the Bec' website

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Although its a long way from our own branch supporters of music in real ale pubs will have been saddened to hear on this website that Youngs pub The Halfmoon, Putney, one of London's last independent live music venues, may have had to call time on almost 50 years of hosting live music. Youngs have listened to the protests and reached an agreement with the pub which will now not close or be converted to a gastro pub. Click the link for the full story.

http://www.halfmoon.co.uk/information/closure.html.