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50th Anniversary Good Service Awards.

For CAMRA's 50th anniversary in 2022 awards were presented to those deemed to have been influencial in the Campaign over the years. For the 50 years of CAMRA in Scotland celebrations there will be a further tranche of such awards. Nominations are invited to ku.gro.armac.bins@yraterces Please include the nominees name, email address (if known) and a short reason for the nomination. This time round it may be a bit less stringent in deciding who will receive an award. You might like to consider nominating those who • Were nominated in 2022 but did not receive an award. • Have been involved with the Campaign in some capacity for 10 years or more. • Have performed duties of an outstanding nature. To try to spread celebrations over the whole of 2024, the closing date for nominations will be Sunday 28th July. Recipients will be announced in advance of the SNIB meeting scheduled for 17th August and there will be a presentation ceremony at the Ayrshire Real Ale Festival in Troon on Saturday 5th October, subject to agreement by the organisers of that festival

Extract from the first platinum awards report.

“I found that Perth had the highest consistent quality of cask beer, closely followed by Dumfries. Dumfries also enjoyed the cheapest average price for a pint at £3.60 (I excluded Wetherspoons outlets from my price calculations). I enjoyed all of the pubs visited, but would like to identify the following for being the most welcoming: Bridge Inn, Peebles; Jolly Judge, Edinburgh; Tappit Hen, Dunblane; Cherrybank Inn, Perth; and Corriegarth, Inverness. The majority of beers tasted were Scottish with only nine coming from south of the border, which I took as a good indication of the popularity of Scottish cask beers. The most beers tasted from a single brewery were from Fyne Ales (8), closely followed by Stewart Brewing (7).”

Branded clothing and information about the pub trail challenge can be found on CAMRA Scotland 50th Anniversary.