Diary

Here are the details of our branch meetings, socials and other activities for members coming up over the next month or two.

Beer Festival planning meeting

7:30pm Tue 15 Sep

We continue work planning our 50th Steel City Beer & Cider Festival. The meeting is held upstairs at the Gardeners Rest. Get there on bus 7/8 which stop outside the pub, alternatively it is a 5-10 minute walk from Infirmary Road tram stop.

Social – local area pub tour

2pm Sat 19 Sep

With Autumn arriving we are back in the City of Sheffield for our pub tour socials and this month we’ll be taking a wander around Crookes and Walkley, starting in the Old Grindstone. Bus 52/52a goes there.

Committee meeting & Beer Matters distribution

8:30pm Tue 22 Sep

The monthly business meeting for the committee. The venue is the Dog & Partridge on Trippet Lane in Sheffield City Centre. We also aim to have the new issue of Beer Matters from the printers ready for distribution volunteers to come and collect from the afternoon onwards. Note it is quiz night on Tuesdays.

RambAle – Worksop to Ranby

11:30am Sat 26 Sep

Our RambAles combine a gently paced walk with a pub or two. This one is a little outside our area but continues with an ongoing theme of the Chesterfield Canal! We set off walking from the Mallard Inn at Worksop railway station at 1pm for 5.5 mile walk to the Chequers Inn at Ranby, mostly along the canal towpath. We return to Worksop by bus to catch a train back to Sheffield. The recommended train from Sheffield is at 11:38, which offers about 4o mins to relax with a beer in the Mallard before the walk.

Special award – Mark Simmonite

8pm Fri 25 Sep

Join us at Perch bar for a drink as we present Mark with his certificate.

Branch meeting

8pm Tue 6 Oct

All our members are welcome to come along, share pub, club and brewery news, discuss campaigning updates, get involved and more importantly enjoy a beer with us! The venue this month is the Old Shoe in Orchard Square, Sheffield City Centre.

Pub of the Month

8pm Wed 14 Oct

Join us for a beer or two as we present the award at the Pangolin micropub, located on the inbound platform of Hillsborough Park tram stop.

Steel City Beer & Cider Festival

21 October 2026 to 24 October 2026

At Kelham Island Museum. Volunteer staff also needed on site to help set up from Sunday 18 October and take down on Sunday 25 October. The festival features a huge range of beers plus cider & perry, street food, entertainment and more.

Committee meeting & Beer Matters distribution

8:30pm Tue 27 Oct

The monthly business meeting for the committee. The venue is the Dog & Partridge on Trippet Lane in Sheffield City Centre. We also aim to have the new issue of Beer Matters from the printers ready for distribution volunteers to come and collect from the afternoon onwards. Note it is quiz night on Tuesdays.

Brewery tap social & mini RambAle

1pm Sat 31 Oct

On the last Saturday of the month Fuggle Bunny Brewhouse run tap events at the brewery with a street food trader and live music as well as the bar. We’ll be meeting there for social drinks from 3pm. For those that also fancy a walk this will be proceeded by a mini RambAle around Rother Valley – if you wish to join this meet at the Scarsdale Hundred (JD Wetherspoon) at Beighton for a 1pm start.

Branch meeting

8pm Tue 3 Nov

All our members are welcome to come along, share pub, club and brewery news, discuss campaigning updates, get involved and more importantly enjoy a beer with us! The venue this month is TBC (hopefully the Princess Royal in Crookes).

Special Award Presentation

8pm Thu 12 Nov

Join us at Beerworks, the Abbeydale Brewery tap, as we recognise Sue & Pat Morton, founders of Abbeydale Brewery, for their ongoing contribution to Sheffield’s beer scene. Buses 75/76 and 97/98 go there.

Festival volunteers coach trip

11am Sat 14 Nov

We’re doing the pubs of Belper plus a bonus stop at Drone Valley Brewery’s tap near Dronfield on the way. Bookings for this are taken at the festival staffing office.

Beer Festival washup meeting

7:30pm Tue 17 Nov

We look back and review what went well and what can be improved next year. The meeting is held upstairs at the Gardeners Rest. Get there on bus 7/8 which stop outside the pub, alternatively it is a 5-10 minute walk from Infirmary Road tram stop.

Committee meeting & Beer Matters distribution

8:30pm Tue 24 Nov

The monthly business meeting for the committee. The venue is the Dog & Partridge on Trippet Lane in Sheffield City Centre. We also aim to have the new issue of Beer Matters from the printers ready for distribution volunteers to come and collect from the afternoon onwards. Note it is quiz night on Tuesdays.

Branch meeting

8pm Tue 1 Dec

All our members are welcome to come along, share pub, club and brewery news, discuss campaigning updates, get involved and more importantly enjoy a beer with us! The venue this month is the Bankers Draft (JD Wetherspoon) in Sheffield City Centre next to Castle Square tram stop.

Social – not a Christmas dinner

3pm Fri 11 Dec

Our final get together before Christmas and we’re doing it a little different this year by going for a curry along with beers around Kelham Island. We will be meeting at the Harlequin.

Info and bookings For more info and bookings, please contact our social secretary. Neighbouring branches Dronfield area events and news can be found on their branch website whilst for Rotherham visit their Facebook page. Other nearby CAMRA branches include Barnsley, North Nottinghamshire, Chesterfield and High Peak. Public transport Timetables, maps and ticket information for all buses and trams can be obtained from Travel South Yorkshire or Derbyshire County Council. For train travel visit National Rail Enquiries. CAMRA Experience website Information on pubs including location can be found on CAMRA’s online guide. Survey volunteers needed – see here for more info