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On Saturday 5^th. of March the branch will be taking a trip to the annual Wigan Beer Festival at Robins Park Sports Hall

The festival opens from 11:30am to 10pm.

Entry is free to card carrying members, £2 otherwise.

Trains to Wigan are plentiful and cost less than a fiver, also combined tram and train tickets for the day will save a few pennies.

Trains leave from either Piccadilly or Victoria, the 10:24 and 11:22 from Picc. calls in at Oxford road and Deansgate, there are then 4 trains in the next hour from Vic. Then the 11:16 again from Picc. which is direct to Wigan North West station which as you may know is close to the Wallgate station anyway.

There will be a free shuttle bus to the venue from Hallgate which is near the bus station and the pickup point is the lay-by opposite the post office , it is free but a donation bucket will be on board to help subsidise the cost to the bus company.

The venue is actually in the opposite direction from station to the pickup point and you may prefer to take a stroll along the canal passing the famous ‘pier’, the venue itself is only about a 15-20 minutes walk from either station.

Please be aware the Robins park complex is close to the DW stadium where Wigan Athletic will playing at home to Peterborough so this may affect transport.

The fancy dress or ‘theme’ for the day for those who indulge in such frivolity is ‘at the beach’, at GBBF a reveller was escorted from the premises for sporting a mankini, you have been warned.

For the beer list and other details of the festival visit: https://wiganbeerfestival.wordpress.com/

Chorlton Challenge 2015
Friday 20th & Saturday 21st November 2015

The Chorlton Challenge is the annual survey of Chorlton's 26 pubs and bars which serve cask ale. With the opening of The Elk, Chorlton now has more pubs serving real ale than ever before making this the biggest Challenge ever.

Spread over two days, the challenge is to visit all 26 pubs but if you can't make the full weekend just drop in when you feel you can to support your local pubs. If you know the area then it may be a chance to visit pubs you don't regularly go to.

Times shown bold are planned meeting points, all other times approximate.
If lost call 07979 350863 or 07879 880972

Click here for map of pub locations

Trafford & Hulme CAMRA is pleased to reveal the design of our new t-shirts.

In response to requests for something more eyecatching than a simple "corporate" shirt, we've gone for a full colour direct print t-shirt depicting a traditional pub.

Shirts will be black. The image to the right shows how the print will look on a Large shirt. Click the image for a larger view.

Size guide:

Shirts are produced by direct to garment printing and can therefore be produced in small quantities as orders come in. Shirts are be priced at £15 each.

If you would like to place an order, please complete the form below. Payment will be collected on collection.

The second Manchester Beer & Cider Festival will open to the public on Wednesday 21st Janaury. Organised by CAMRA Greater Manchester Branches, in one year it established itself as the premier beer event in the North with over 10,000 customers and an unrivalled selection of beers & ciders.

The festival is entirely staffed by festival volunteers who are needed from Friday 16th to Monday 26th. Whether you can help out for the entire 11 days or just a few hours, all help is appreciated and there are a range of "perks" available. To find out more and to put your name down, visit www.manchesterbeerfestival.org.uk/staffing