Chelmsford & Mid-Essex CAMRA Social Events

Chelmsford and Mid-Essex CAMRA

Branch Social Events & Meetings

For socials other than Real Ale Runabouts: Contact Brian Debenham on 01245 600294(h) or email camra@chelmsfordcamra.org.uk. Last minute arrivals will normally be accepted at any event, but if you are keen to come along on trips involving bus hire (excepting Runabouts where a 40+ seater coach is always available) please try to advise Brian at least a couple of weeks in advance so that a suitable size bus can be hired and which will guarantee your place.

Unless otherwise indicated all social event buses drop off around this circuit on return to Chelmsford.

NEW - March 2010: Dropoff route extended.
1) Instead of going straight up Broomfield Rd (with the optional Patching Hall Lane diversion which is now unnecessary) from the Railway Station we'll continue along Rainsford Road then go right into Chignall Road, then right into Melbourne Ave, right into North Ave then left into Kings Rd and back to Broomfield Rd. Obviously if no-one on a particular bus needs this loop we'll just go up Broomfield Rd as before. If we happen to come in along Rainsford Rd we'll go to the station first then back to Chignall Rd.

2) Instead of turning right into Loftin Way and going along Gloucester Ave and up Longstomps to the top of Wood St we'll continue up Beehive Lane to just before the Eagle at Galleywood and then return back down Galleywood Rd to Wood St. Again if no-one on a particular bus wants this we'll go along Gloucester Ave as before.

Friday 27th January London Pub Crawl
Including the new brewpub, The Bull at Highgate. Meet at Chelmsford Statioin at 6.25pm to arrange Groupsave tickets for the 1840 departure.

Tuesday 31st January Survey of Pubs for Good Beer Guide 2013
The route will be revealed on the night. If you have any suggestions for pubs to survey in this survey period please contact Brian Debenham. Bus dep. opp. Railway Stn 8pm, free to mems, £5 non-members.

Wednesday 1st-Saturday 4th February Chelmsford Winter Beer & Cider Festival 2012

Tuesday 7th February Real Ale Runabout to Rettendon, Leigh-on-Sea (old Leigh), Westcliff-on-Sea & Southend-on-Sea
Including visits to the newly refurbished Cricketers at Westcliff, now with 9 handpumps, and the recently opened Olde Trout Tavern in Southend run by the ex-Landlord of the Cork & Cheese. Bus departs opp. Railway Stn at 7.30pm, fare £7 mems/OAPS, £8 non-mems.

Saturday 11th February Visit to Binghams Brewery, Twyford
A visit to this new brewery producing some very nice beers followed by some pubs in the area and on the way back, arriving back in Chelmsford before 11pm. The tour, starting at 12 noon, will cost £10 which includes 4 pints of beer, so have a good breakfast beforehand! Bus departs opp. Railway Stn at 10am, fare £22 mems/OAPS, £24 non-mems. PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE FOR THIS BY SUNDAY 29TH JANUARY.

Wednesday 15th February Branch Meeting, The Rising Sun, Ongar Rd, Brentwood
Bus fare £5 members, £6 non-members. Depart from opp. Railway Stn at around 8pm. TO REDUCE BUS SUBSIDIES WE WILL TRAVEL TO THIS MEETING BY TAXIBUS - PLEASE ARRIVE OPPOSITE THE STATION BY 7.50PM SO THAT WE CAN PHONE FOR ENOUGH SEATS TO COVER US. THERE WILL THEREFORE BE NO DROPOFF CIRCUIT.