Andy has been actively involved in CAMRA since the early 2000s after being recruited to sit on a National Younger Members Task Group.
Since then he has held roles on the branch committee including Secretary, Membership Secretary, Magazine Editor, Chair and now Social Secretary.
Andy has also been involved with the Steel City Beer & Cider Festival almost every year since becoming active in the branch.
Blue Bee‘s brew number 1,000 is an East India Porter, initially brewed with Columbus, Ekuanot and Chinook hops then dry hopped. Also recently brewed is the fifth iteration of their Five Malt Mild and a Citra Pale.
Drone Valley Brewery are hosting a music festival at their tap on Sunday 6 September from midday until 7pm. Tickets cost £12.50 and are available to buy online in advance. Meanwhile a new beer has been brewed – Summer Fayre, a refreshing pale ale at a sessionable 3.7% ABV brewed with Columbus, Harlequin and Jester hops.
Eyam Brewery have launched a new website and you can order their cans, bottles and merch on line for courier delivery. Meanwhile at their tap room they have new toilets!
Thornbridge‘s Year of Beer scheduled of monthly small batch releases continues, July’s cask offering was “Twin Peaks”, a 5% ABV Anglo American pale ale. August’s cask is “Ravenna”, a Mosaic hopped pale ale then to look forward to in September is “Worker Bee”, a blonde bitter.
Mallinsons Brewery of Huddersfield had a topical beer at a festival recently called “Count Beerface”
July saw Acorn Brewery of Barnsley celebrate their 23rd birthday. Coming soon is a new 3.4% ABV pale ale in their decades series named after a song from the 2000s, which song will depend on suggestions received in a competition they have been running!
Seasonal beers from Bradfield Brewery available in July included Farmers Elderflower Ale and Farmers Cherry Beer with others to look forward to including Farmers Dust Settler (3.4% ABV pale ale brewed with Styrian Dragon hops), Farmers XX Best Bitter and Farmers Imperial Milk Stout (7.4% ABV with specialty malts and lactose).
The former Beer Central shop at the Moor Market is making a comeback as “Barrel & Anvil” – and the founder of Beer Central, who sold up to become a business advisor, is the guy that offered the advice to the guy opening the new shop! That guy is Vince, who had been working at Beer Central prior to its closure as well as a stint at the Beer House in Hillsborough. His craft beer journey started when he worked in Morrisons way back when the supermarket stocking Brewdog and Meantime was an exciting, eye opening development!
The Tram Stop micropub at Hillsborough Park is now open and looking smart, although cask ale doesn’t feature. There are however some local beers on keg and in bottle.
The upstairs seating area at Hope Valley Tap & Bottle in Hope has now opened, adding a drink in option to the retail shop on the ground floor. A selection of local craft beers are available on keg as well as a wide range of bottles and cans.
The Old Queens Head by Sheffield bus Interchange continues to run a cask club promotion on Mondays.
The food shack outside the Raven Inn at Walkley is back in business for the summer with Freak Street Cafe taking a guest residency there serving their Himalayan inspired street food.
Following the closure of the “Av It Bar” in the premises on Wellington Street in Sheffield City Centre that was originally the Devonshire Cat, work is taking place to convert it into a new venue opening soon – Alura bar & bistro.
The Harlequin held a Shandy Fest on 18 July including all sorts of exotic and imaginative beer & pop combinations!
Chapeltown Tap are holding a “Pup in the Pub” event on 23 August combining a dog show with their usual bar offering.
The Castle Inn at Bradway has been closed for a refurbishment and reopened on the evening of 17 July.
The Red Deer on Pitt Street in Sheffield City Centre, a Georgian building dating back to 1825 owned by Heineken’s Star Pubs, has closed for refurbishment with work beginning on 20 July, It is due to reopen in late August with a new operator leasing the pub – Karl Seery and food once again available. The refurbishment work is to refresh the interior, upgrade the beer garden and renovate the building’s exterior.
The Royal at Woodhouse has reopened following refurbishment with 3 real ales available – Bradfield Farmers Blonde, Ossett White Rat and Timothy Taylors Landlord.
The Two & Six Micropub in Sheffield City Centre are celebrating their birthday on 5 August with a tap takeover from Wensleydale brewery and complimentary cheese pairing.
There are two free bus services that circle Sheffield City Centre during the daytime and of course there a number of pubs along the route! Buses run until 7pm Monday to Saturday and until 4pm on Sundays.
Bus SC1 starts from Sheffield Interchange and goes to Fitzalan Square, Cathedral, City Hall, Pounds Park and Moorfoot. This bus runs about every 10 minutes.Bus SC2 heads out Sheffield Interchange the other way to Moorfoot, Arundel Gate and Millsands. This bus runs every 20 minutes.
The Sheffield Connect buses are operated by South Pennine Community Transport with funding from Sheffield City Council. They are usually electric buses painted in a dedicated green livery although sometimes a minibus is used instead. Other buses and trams also operate in the City Centre but aren’t free!
We’ve handpicked a selection of pubs of interest that are close to the routes to inspire an afternoon trip around town, a more comprehensive pub guide is available on the camra.org.uk website.
Originally the hunting lodge for Sheffield Castle, this Tudor building (with modern extension) has a fascinating history. The U shapes lounge surrounds a central bar and adjoins a superb beamed dining room, upstairs function room for hire. Owned by Thwaites and the cask beer range is typically four of their regular ales.
Opened in 2009 this was originally the first class refreshment room for Sheffield Midland Station, built in 1904. After years of neglect the main bar area has been subject of an award-winning restoration retaining many original features. Further seating has been provided in the entrance corridor and to the right of the bar. Usually three beers are from the on-site Tapped Brewery, opened in 2013 in the impressive former dining room and which can be viewed behind the glass screen.
Traditional pub now made into a single room. Exterior retains features of the now defunct Duncan Gilmour Brewery. There is also a beer garden at the rear. Real Ales selection always includes some from Blue Bee along with changing guest ales.
The food offering caters for all – whether it be chip butties or typical pub meals off the main menu or the bistro standard specials on the blackboard, all are freshly made by the Rutty’s kitchen team.
A juke box also features but beware – the staff humour extends to a forbidden music board, ignore at your peril!
Two roomed corner pub with a music orientation, with regular DJ nights (Wed-Sat) and live music. The larger room has basic seating and a dance floor/stage and DJ box whilst the smaller room is comfortable, quieter and more traditional. There is also a beer garden at the rear with some covered and heated smoking areas. The pub offers four mostly local cask beers. Very much a nightlife venue, remaining open until 3am most nights. Note it doesn’t open in the daytime midweek, only on Saturdays and Sundays.
A traditional style multi roomed pub with large beer offering, reopened in 2015 following a sympathetic refurbishment. The changing beer range is sourced mainly from local and regional micro breweries, with six cask beers and up to 11 craft keg beers. There is also a quality spirits offering. Hot food is not served, but cold tapas style small plates are available whenever the bar is open. The large beer garden has a heated, covered area.
Popularly known as Fanny’s after a former landlady, though much altered over the years, retains the feel of a traditional local. Three separate seating areas, one with pool, around a central bar and an upstairs function room. Popular with Sheffield United fans on matchdays and the items on display around the pub reflect this!
A large, tastefully decorated pub opposite the infamous ‘Cheese Grater’ car park, which can be admired from the popular beer terrace. Good value all day homemade food and at least four real ales mostly from local breweries.
A micropub offering up to four cask ales, real cider and craft keg alongside a lager and selected wines and spirits. Also included is an adjoining room used as an art gallery, which is available to hire as an exhibition and event space.
A one room pub devoted to rock and alternative music with a DJ or live music on most nights. Popular with all ages. Closing times may be later than those published if busy.
The Harlequin takes its name from another former Ward’s pub just round the corner, now demolished. The large open-plan interior features a central bar with seating on two levels. Kirkstall Bitter is the regular cask beer, plus up to five changing cask beers from far and wide with the emphasis on microbreweries. Also three real ciders on handpump as well as ciders in bag in box. A range of boutique bottled beers are also available. Occasional events include live music, quiz nights, tasting nights, games nights and tap takeovers. Good, simple food menu. Reached from the SC2 bus stop via a footbridge over the river Don.
A triangular shaped pub on a sharp corner with raised seating areas and lots of wooden and brass features (More character than Gerard Depardieu). The friendly staff serve up a choice of cask beers to an exclusively vinyl soundtrack.
Dating from 1796, a cosy multi-room Irish run dog friendly pub in the city centre. A menu of Irish bar food is available to soak up the range of mainly local cask ales, interesting craft beers and ‘the best Guinness outside Dublin’.Welcoming to anyone that brings a nice attitude, they host regular events including a quiz night, games night and folk music sessions.
Centred around a tiled corridor drinking area, the three rooms comprise a snug, lounge and pool room. Sign outside reads “Flynn’s” as a reference to the Flynn family who have owned the pub for over 40 years. A two star pub interior of outstanding national historic interest. Offers two cask beers, and bar food Monday to Saturday lunch times. Has live traditional Irish music in the back room six days a week, mainly folk sessions. Cash only, no Credit/Debit cards accepted.
Hop Hideout is an award winning speciality beer shop and tasting room, founded in 2013 as a ‘labour of beery love’ by Jules Gray. One of the first ‘drink in’ beer shops in the UK, they have a range of chilled beers available to browse, enjoy there and then or takeaway – including seven fresh rotating draught taps. In addition from time to time they have a beer in their own wooden pin, meaning gravity poured cask ale is offered (but check socials to see when this is on). Owner Jules has a penchant for wild ales, funky beers, natural wines and farmhouse cider and loves nothing more than helping you find something you love to drink. The current City Centre location in Leah’s Yard is the third, having originally opened on Abbeydale Road and since relocated.
Following a £1m interior renovation, the Fargate opened on 22nd October 2025. The pub is part of the regeneration of the street which saw three years of construction come to a close earlier in the year. Located in the City Centre Conservation Area, the venue brings together the storied elegance of the former bank with a carefully designed pub interior.
Dark polished wood, elegant leather seating, herringbone floors, brass accents, chandeliers, and curated artwork create the impression of a bar that could have stood here for more than a century. The striking horseshoe bar serves 10 cask beers and 16 keg lines. The ground floor also features screened booths, a snug, banquette seating, and full-height glazing to the front, offering a light and inviting space.
The original spiral staircase leads to the first floor. Here, a pizza kitchen with an Italian corner oven, is visible through glazed screens. The design combines reclaimed timber walls, decorated ceilings, and original architectural details to create a brighter, more contemporary setting.
Branded, ‘Thornbridge & Co,’ the two-storey pub is a joint venture from Peak District-based Thornbridge Brewery and York-based importer and distributor, Pivovar.
A pub in the heart of the city. Part of the areas social scene since 1828. Consists of one main room with partitioned seating, a beer garden and an upstairs meeting room.
There are seating areas either side of the entrance corridor leading into the main bar area. Five handpumps, a 22 line keg wall and a display fridge showcase the Vocation beer range. A menu of burgers, wings and loaded fries is available Tuesday to Saturday.
11th July saw the Grade II listed, Royal Oak, host the launch of the Second Edition of the ‘Chesterfield Great Historic Pub Tour’ booklet.
Put together by graphic designer, Chris Fox and (mostly) written by local historian Shaun Stevenson, this publication includes copious detail, and images, of several centrally-located pubs and other historically important buildings.
The Royal Oak, for example, dates back to the 15th century. It was purchased, and renovated, by Sheffield-based William Stones in 1897 and includes many features from that time.
The 40 page, full colour, A5 booklet is on sale at local outlets. For retail enquiries and copies by post, contact greathistoricpubtours@gmail.com .
The Sheffield & District CAMRA branch area contains significantly more than just the city of Sheffield, with the District part being in Derbyshire. This includes Killamarsh and Ridgeway along with a huge chunk of the Peak District National Park such as the Hope Valley.
During the summer we’re making an effort to hold members’ socials and meetings in the area and our June social saw one of our pubs by bus trips take place. It was originally billed as pubs along the 257 bus route (which runs from Sheffield to Eyam and Bakewell via Ladybower, Bamford, Grindleford and Calver) but having seen a beer festival advertised at the Red Lion in Litton along with a steam rally our plans were adapted!
The date was put in the diary early in the new year and we were lucky to get a hot sunny day, however it did end up being the same weekend festivals at the Sheaf View, Wisewood Inn and Heeley City Farm plus Kelham Pride so it was just 4 of us on this one!
We started out on the midday 257 bus to the Anglers Rest in Bamford, a pub owned by the community but leased out to Atlantik Inns to operate. It also features a tea room and the village post office. There was a choice of 5 cask ales from Abbeydale, Eyam and Intrepid breweries on the bar. As it was lunchtime and we had an hour there some of us ordered food. As well as the main meals menu they also do lunchtime sandwiches and a bar bites menu that is available quicker!
The 257 bus then took us on to Eyam and the Miners Arns, this is a Greene King pub with lounge, restaurant and beer garden. 3 cask ales were available including a guest beer from Eyam brewery. It was also noted the village shop sells bottles and cans from Eyam brewery! The brewery is no longer in this village, however, with production now up the road in Great Hucklow whilst the new tap room is in Tideswell.
Half an hour later bus 65 picked us up for the ride to Litton, via a slightly different route to normal as the road through Tideswell was closed for first day of the annual Tidza Wakes Week celebrations. We also bypassed Great Hucklow, possibly because the steam rally touring the area was coming down the country lane the other way!
Litton has its own celebrations alongside this with the main event being “Litton Night” on the Tuesday and the Red Lion’s beer festival is part of this. We were greeted by an outside bar featuring a dozen cask ales stillaged up and served on gravity pour. This supplemented a decent range inside on the normal pub bar. Many beers were enjoyed sat outside in the sunshine over the couple of hours we were there and at about tea time the pub started to prepare for a livelier evening with music and a BBQ. Some of us grabbed a burger before we left!
Bus 173 took us for the short ride down the hill to Wardlow Mires, although there was a slight delay due to the driver getting out to help a motorcyclist that had come off her bike on the junction after overtaking the bus – luckily nothing was hurt other than her pride! Our next stop was the Three Stags Head, where we found the steam rally parked up and the groups riding on their trailers enjoying a beer outside! The Three Stags Heads is a proper museum piece of a pub full of character that hasn’t changed in years and has a selection of cask ales on the bar from Abbeydale, Eyam and Intrepid including the “Black Lurcher” strong stout brewed specially for them by Abbeydale and named after the breed of dog that has been resident there for many years!
We had the time it took the 173 to get to Bakewell and back to enjoy our beer before rejoining it for a ride through to Bradwell. An uphill walk into a hillside residential area was then neccessar to reach Ye Olde Bowling Green, a classic multiroom pub that also offers accommodation and food. There were just two cask ales available – Timothy Taylor Landlord and Bradfield Farmers Blonde – and these were enjoyed in the beer garden which offered a spectacular view over the valley.
Bus 272 then took us back to Sheffield City Centre offering another scenic bus ride, including the climb up into the hills from Hathersage, at the end of an interesting day drinking beer in the sunshine and travelling through some beautiful countryside.
Our next social in the Peak District part of our branch will be on Saturday 22 August, using the 65 bus which runs from Sheffield to Tideswell and Buxton. Our branch area stretches as far as Millers Dale, just short of Buxton, on this route and there are many pubs along the route plus Eyam Brewery’s tap room. Meet on the bus leaving Sheffield Interchange at 11:35, a Derbyshire Wayfarer all day bus pass costs £9, you can buy this from the driver or on the Travelmaster app.
Previously known as the Heritage Award, part of CAMRA’s annual Pub Saving Award, it is now a standalone competition, aiming to promote and preserve historic pub buildings, while recognising and rewarding those who run them.
The award will go to a pub or pub operator showcasing activity which has reinvigorated it, while benefiting the business and having a positive impact on its local community.
The winner will be announced during Heritage Open Days, a week of free events across the country, celebrating heritage and history between 11-20 September. Similar events will also be taking place across Scotland and Wales.
Previous winners of the former Heritage Award include the Drewe Arms in Drewsteignton, Devon, a 17th century inn which has remained unchanged for 100 years, and the Vine in Pittshill, Stoke-on-Trent, a Grade II listed back-street Victorian local.
Blue Bee Brewery are now onto version 90 of the American Five Hop series, as of mid June. Following that brew was something a bit special to celebrate their 1000th brew which was yet to be announced at the time of going to press but may be on the bars by the time you read this!
Thornbridge have been celebrating the 21st birthday of their flagship Jaipur IPA and making an appearance at their tap room in Bakewell was a one off wooden cask containing a batch of Jaipur that had been brewed on the Burton Union.
Eyam Brewery like many others have produced special beers badged up with a football world cup theme. Eyam’s beer is a 4.2% ABV pale ale and available with two different pump clips – “Surely It’s Coming Home” and “Jules Rimet Still Gleaming, 60 years of Hurt”. Meanwhile at the tap room in Tideswell investment is going into the venue now they’ve got planning permission and a full time licence. New furniture and doors are in with new toilets are on the way as initial signs of development!
Bradfield Brewery have released a bottled version of their Holy Cow IPA called Zebu. This is 8% ABV and has been aged in a rum barrel.
Tramlines music festival takes place in Hillsborough Park over the weekend of 24-26 July with a busy programme of music and comedy over several stages along with other attractions. However if you haven’t bought a ticket for this then you’ll be more interested in the Fringe @ Tramlines.
The centerpiece of the fringe is an outdoor stage on Devonshire Green in Sheffield City Centre hosting live music with free entry, however a huge number of pubs, bars, clubs and other venues also join in hosting live music and DJs, many of which offer free entry – just buy drinks!
You can see what events are scheduled on the Tramlines Fringe page of clashfinder.com, real ale venues confirmed as taking part at the time of going to press include the Frog & Parrot, Shakespeares, Alder bar, Harlequin, Head of Steam and Gardeners Rest.
Many of the breweries in our branch area have their own bar, in some cases on site, or a pub they regularly supply, that is a great place to go and try their beers. Here is our guide to them to help you enjoy a session on the locally brewed ales!
ABBEYDALE BREWERY
The original Abbeydale Brewery pub is the Rising Sun at Nether Green which has been extended over the years offering a bar showcasing a huge number of Abbeydale beers on cask and keg along with guest ales, it also has a dining room serving good quality fresh food and an outdoor drinking area. 471 Fulwood Road, Nether Green, S10 3QA. Buses 83 or 120.
This has now been joined by their Beerworks micropub on Abbeydale Road, just around the corner from the brewery, as the official Abbeydale tap room. This features a selection of Abbeydale beers on cask and keg plus a fridge full of cans available to drink in or take away. 298 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FL. Buses 75/76, 86 or 97/98.
BLUE BEE BREWERY
The brewery is based in a small industrial unit in Neepsend and doesn’t have an official tap, however it does have some common management with the Kelham Island Tavern where you’ll always find some of their cask beers on the bar among a wide range of ales. The pub has two rooms, beer garden and a no swearing policy. 62 Russell Street, Kelham Island, S3 8RW. Buses 57/57a, 81/82 or 86.
BRADFIELD BREWERY
Their original tap pub is the Nags Head near Loxley in a rural spot just down the hill from the brewery, which was originally set up on a dairy farm as a diversification project for the family business. The Nags Head is a two room pub offering a reasonably priced range of Bradfield beers and good, simple home cooked pub grub. Stacey Bank, Loxley, S6 6SJ. Bus 61/62.
Bradfield have since taken on two more tap pubs, the King & Miller in Deepcar and the Wharncliffe Arms on Wharncliffe Side
DEAD PARROT BREWERY
The brewery and its tap – Perch – is located on the same complex around a yard that doubles up as their beer garden and events space. The name of the brewery is a little bit of an in joke with the kit and pipework coming from two breweries that are no longer with us – Henry’s Brewhouse and the Frog & Parrot, the latter pub now managed by the brewery owners brother.
Perch is in premises that was once home to the council parking enforcement officers but has now been converted into a modern bar which offers Dead Parrot beers on cask, mainstream keg beer brands and a fridge full of Belgian and other beers in bottle and can. 44 Garden Street, Sheffield S1 4BJ.
EYAM BREWERY
Eyam brewery started out life in the famous plague village before moving to bigger premises in the neighbouring village of Great Hucklow. Many of the beer names reference Eyam village’s history! The newly opened tap room is of the modern style in an adapted industrial unit in the Peak District village of Tideswell, a few miles away from the brewery. Here you can find a range of their beers on both cask and keg along with a shop selling bottles, cans and merchandise such as t-shirts and hoodies. The bar is open at the weekend Friday to Sunday and on some Saturdays a food trader pops up outside. Eyam Brewery tap, 7a Meverill Road, Tideswell, SK17 8PY. Buses 65 or 173.
FUGGLE BUNNY BREWHOUSE
Fuggle Bunny brew a range of mainly easy drinking session beers that tell a story with the pump clips designed like book marks. The brewery is in an industrial unit just off the main road between Halfway tram terminus and Killamarsh and contains a bar that opens every Friday plus special events held on the last Saturday of the month. Unit 1, Meadowbrook Park Ind. Est, Station Road, Halfway, S20 3PJ. Buses 26/26a or 120k.
LITTLE MESTERS
Little Mesters relocated started out in a small shop unit at Meadowhead but have since relocated to proper industrial premises with bigger kit in Attercliffe. Their tap bar, Mesters Tap, remains in Woodseats. 706 Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, S8 0SD. Buses 24/25, 43/44, 75/76/M76 or X17.
LOXLEY BREWERY
Loxley Brewery is based at the Wisewood Inn and as you’d expect a range of their beers are on the bar. Food is also served and there is a beer garden. 539 Loxley Road, Loxley, S6 6RR. Buses 52a or 61/62.
NEEPSEND BREWERY
The Wellington pub next to Shalesmoor tram stop is Neepsend’s tap offering a range of their beers on both cask and keg as well as guest ales and cheap sandwiches! Classic multi roomed venue also featuring an outdoor drinking area. You can buy mini kegs of Neepsend beer to take home. 1 Henry Street, Sheffield S3 7EQ. Blue or Yellow tram; buses 57/57a, 81/82 or 86.
ST MARS OF THE DESERT
SMOD open the tap room at their brewery in Attercliffe every weekend except in winter. 90 Stevenson Road, Attercliffe S9 3XG. Buses 9/9a, 52/52a, 207 or X3.
TAPPED BREW CO
The brewery is located in the Sheffield Tap bar on the railway station, you can see the brewery as you sit drinking in the back room! Platform 1b Sheffield Station, Sheaf Street, Sheffield S1 2BP. Blue or Purple tram, various buses and trains.
TOOLMAKERS
Toolmakers is a small batch brewery supplying cask ales to the Forest pub next door on Rutland Road, near Neepsend. The brewery also has a separate tap room that hosts events including live music and comedy. Rutland Street, Neepsend, S3 9PA
TRIPLE POINT
Modern complex hosting brewery, bar, burger kitchen and beer garden with a range of their cask and keg beers on the bar. Cans and merch available to take home. 178 Shoreham Street, Sheffield S1 4SQ. Buses 1, 24/25, 47/48 or 51.
The Devonshire Arms in Dore has opened a cafe in the conservatory area offering a brunch menu from 8am to 3pm Tuesday to Saturday.
The previous management of the Blue Bell in Harthill has left due to ill health and the pub is now being run by Ella Ebbs and her father Andy Ebbs, both of whom are local and known to many of the regulars. Food is no longer available following the change of management but they are hoping to get the kitchen back open soon.
The Anglers Rest in Bamford is hosting a beer festival at the pub on the weekend of Bamford Carnival.
The Washington pub in Sheffield City Centre has a happy hour promotion Sunday to Friday until 9pm and all night on Mondays with Abbeydale Moonshine available for £4 a pint among other offers.
Planning permission has been granted to convert the Masons Arms in Crookes to a children’s nursery, so another lost pub in the area!
The Tunnel Tap micropub in Totley features a regular calendar of monthly events including board games club (first Saturday), film club (first Sunday), Tunnel Tracks Open Mic (second Sunday), quiz night (third Sunday) and karaoke (last Sunday of the month).
The Tickled Trout in Barlow has been awarded Silver at the Visit England awards for excellence 2026 in the pub of the year category.
The Foresters on Division Street in Sheffield City Centre are running drinks offers Monday to Wednesday including cask ales at £3.50 a pint. Tuesday is quiz night (8pm start), last Wednesday of the month is open mic comedy jungle (7:30pm start) and on Sundays it is board games from noon and music bingo from 6pm.
The George in Castleton has recently shared a photograph of produce growing in the pub’s garden, once ready it will be used as ingredients in dishes on the specials board!
The Fox & Hounds in Marsh Lane is under new management.
The Horse & Jockey in Tideswell has a new chef and menu featuring pub classics, pizza and the odd special. The Steak & Ale pie tried by your editor is certainly reccommended!
The Royal Oak in Chesterfield will be hosting the launch of the second edition of the “Historic Tales & Traditional Ales” booklet on Saturday 11 July, 1pm.
The Anchor Inn at Tideswell is holding a 10th anniversary celebration on Saturday 15 August from 2pm until late featuring beer, food and live music with fund raising for Ashgate Hospice taking place.
The No Bounds Festival takes place from 9 to 11 October bringing together internationally acclaimed artists, grassroots venues, community organisations and pioneering cultural practitioners across ten independent venues and exhibition spaces in Sheffield and Rotherham. Two of the venues – Alder and Fagan’s – have cask ale.
The Sheffield Half Pint Marathon this year takes place 1 to 30 September, raising money for the Sheffield Mind charity. This annual event sees two breweries producing a special beer which is stocked across a number of venues with participating buying a half pint of the special beer at every venue to fill their collector card up. The breweries and venues were yet to be announced at the time of going to press.
The former Tap & Barrel pub on Castlegate, which has been closed for some time except for occasional special event openings such as the flower market, has been sold to Sheffield Live, the community radio and TV station. They plan to renovate it to accommodate radio, TV and podcasting studios, cafe & bar and performance space. More on this next month!
the Sportsman in Norton Lees reopened Tuesday 16 June at 5pm.
