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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Although its a long way from our own branch supporters of music in real ale pubs will be saddened to hear that Youngs pub The Halfmoon, Putney, one of London's last independent live music venues, may have to call time on almost 50 years of hosting live music.

Due to market forces, the current economic climate and other circumstances, The Halfmoon will not be able to carry on as a music venue after 31st January 2010. To find out more and discover ways to support the pub and fight the closure visit the pubs website;

http://www.halfmoon.co.uk/index.html

The Halfmoon has been hosting live music regularly since 1963. Since that time it has seen performances by, amongst others; The Rolling Stones, U2, The Small Faces, Ralph McTell, Badly Drawn Boy, Kate Bush and countless more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southport & District CAMRA would like to congratulate Paul Bardsley of Southport Brewery for achiving first place and gaining the gold award in the Best Bitter category at the Great British Beer Festival in Earls Court, London, for Golden Sands.

Congratulations also go to another North West brewery, Bank Top of Bolton who won the silver award in the Mild category for Dark Mild.