Angry pubs slam CAMRA World Cup beer festival

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26/05/2010

18:34:54

Angry licensees have criticised a local Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) branch for screening England's first World Cup game at a massive indoor beer festival.
The licensees in Harpenden, near CAMRA's national HQ in St Albans, Hertfordshire, say the Harpenden Beer & Cider Festival will take business away from pubs. They questioned why CAMRA is getting involved in showing football.
The Festival takes place at the Harpenden Public Halls from Thursday 10 June until Saturday 12 June, when England play the USA in South Africa. Last year's event drew a crowd of 2,800.
"We had a pubwatch meeting yesterday and all the members agreed that it was going to have a negative effect on pubs," said Grant Hollier of the town's Plough & Harrow pub.
"We are saying that we support CAMRA because they support beer, but they are taking trade away from us."
Another licensee, who declined to be named, said: "CAMRA are calling it the biggest pub in Harpenden.
"They have put a big screen up and are competing

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David Pott

03/06/2010

23:53:42

Angry pubs slam CAMRA World Cup beer festival

I rather suspect that they all voiced the same sentiment but unsubtly.
Camra should keep clear of competing with pubs.
Pubs are businesses, many thousands of which are now struggling to get through this recession. To have competition from a few armatures staging a beer festival unable to attract a big enough draw on that basis alone and now decide they are going to show the world cup is likely to really pi55 a lot of local landlords off.

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Paul Salvadori

04/06/2010

00:29:17

Angry pubs slam CAMRA World Cup beer festival

Clearly CAMRA control the forums. Sinister. As the thread shows.

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Robert Feal-martinez

04/06/2010

07:03:25

Angry pubs slam CAMRA World Cup beer festival

Just Remember this is the same Camra who,

1. Welcomed the new licensing regime, which has proved a costly disaster for pubs.
2. Welcomed the smoking ban which has closed 5000 pubs.
3. Continues to press for full pint of liquid.
4. In the 2004 TISC wanted the tie to remain.
5. Wanted Real Ales put through flash coolers to attract the young lager drinker.
6. Removes award winning pubs from their guide in favour of Wetherspoons.

I could go on but suffice to say this is Camra who could care less about pubs, just their perverse idea of what is decent Real Ale. German hop beer anyone.