Branch Diary

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For more information on any of these events please contact our socials team by emailing socials@shantscamra.org.uk.

If you'd like us to email you details of what we're up to then join our "beerfests" and "shantscamra" mailing lists and we'll keep you informed! For information about where we've been and what we've done in the past, look at our diary archive page.

New for 2024 is a group of real ale socials.
Two of them are in regular venues, The Hour Glass, New Milton, and the Park Inn, Shirley, the other tours around Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.
The planned itinerary for the year is on this poster:
Real Ale socials list
Full details for each event in our branch area will be below. (See West Dorset for Wet Wednesday. Don's Spot will only be shown when in our branch area, otherwise may be found on East Dorset website).

September 2025

Thu 4th
12:30pm
Thirsty Thursday
Hourglass, 8 Station Road, New Milton, BH25 6JU
An East Dorset get together in one of our pubs in New Milton. Meeting at the Hour Glass from 12.30. Everyone welcome.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.
Tue 9th
8:00pm
September Branch Meeting @ The Bookshop Alehouse
Bookshop Alehouse, 21 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2ES
Join us for our September Branch meeting, 8pm at The Bookshop Alehouse, 21 Portswood Road, Southampton SO17 2ES.

Find out what is happening in your branch area, sharing the latest brewery news, pub updates, beer festival information, latest campaigns and beer scores, all while enjoying a pint with like-minded members. We always welcome all CAMRA members, new or old, and look forward to seeing you.
 Contact Owen Jackson for more information. Phone: 07568 488876.
Thu 11th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.
For 2025 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.
Sat 13th
1:00pm
Regional Meeting
Anchor Inn, 1 High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7SA
Regional meeting of the South Central Region of CAMRA.
 Contact Caroline Walsh for more information.
Sat 27th
1:00pm
County/Regional Meeting
Dove Inn, Andover Road, Micheldever Station, Micheldever SO21 3AU
Meeting for all CAMRA branches from the county of Hampshire.
 Contact Caroline Walsh for more information.

October 2025

Thu 2nd
12:30pm
Thirsty Thursday
Hourglass, 8 Station Road, New Milton, BH25 6JU
An East Dorset get together in one of our pubs in New Milton. Meeting at the Hour Glass from 12.30. Everyone welcome.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.
Thu 9th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.
For 2025 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.
Tue 14th
8:00pm
October Branch Meeting @ The Guide Dog
Guide Dog, 38 Earl's Road, Southampton, SO14 6SF
Join us for our October Branch meeting, 8pm at The Guide Dog, 38 Earl's Road, Southampton

Find out what is happening in your branch area, sharing the latest brewery news, pub updates, beer festival information, latest campaigns and beer scores, all while enjoying a pint with like-minded members. We always welcome all CAMRA members, new or old, and look forward to seeing you.
 Contact Owen Jackson for more information. Phone: 07568 488876.

November 2025

Thu 6th
12:30pm
Thirsty Thursday
Hourglass, 8 Station Road, New Milton, BH25 6JU
An East Dorset get together in one of our pubs in New Milton. Meeting at the Hour Glass from 12.30. Everyone welcome.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.
Tue 11th
8:00pm
November Branch Meeting @ Raven & Bine
Raven & Bine, 16 Carlton Place, Southampton, SO15 2DY
Join us for our November Branch meeting, 8pm at Raven & Bine, 16 Carlton Place, Southampton

Find out what is happening in your branch area, sharing the latest brewery news, pub updates, beer festival information, latest campaigns and beer scores, all while enjoying a pint with like-minded members. We always welcome all CAMRA members, new or old, and look forward to seeing you.
 Contact Owen Jackson for more information. Phone: 07568 488876.
Thu 13th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.
For 2025 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.

December 2025

Thu 4th
12:30pm
Thirsty Thursday
Hourglass, 8 Station Road, New Milton, BH25 6JU
An East Dorset get together in one of our pubs in New Milton. Meeting at the Hour Glass from 12.30. Everyone welcome.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.
Tue 9th
8:00pm
December Branch Meeting @ Belgium and Blues
Belgium & Blues, 184 Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7DW
Join us for our November Branch meeting, 8pm at Belgium and Blues, 184 Above Bar Street, Southampton

Find out what is happening in your branch area, sharing the latest brewery news, pub updates, beer festival information, latest campaigns and beer scores, all while enjoying a pint with like-minded members. We always welcome all CAMRA members, new or old, and look forward to seeing you.

** I will be putting on a 4 line 'cask takeover' for this meeting, brewery tbc.
 Contact Owen Jackson for more information. Phone: 07568 488876.
Thu 11th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.
For 2025 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.

 
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