Yes, it’s that time of year when we search for the branch “Of the Year” winners. There are three categories to be voted for, the Club of the Year, the Cider Pub of the Year and of course the Pub of the Year. At the January branch meeting, a short-list was agreed for each category –

Club of the Year

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• Sonning Golf Club
• Wargrave & District Snooker Club

Cider Pub of the Year

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• The Alehouse, Reading
• The Bell, Waltham St Lawrence
• The Castle Tap, Reading
• The Nags Head, Reading

Pub of the Year

Online form

• The Alehouse, Reading
• The Bell, Waltham St Lawrence
• The Fox and Hounds, Caversham
• The Nags Head, Reading
• The Retreat, Reading
• The Three Guineas, Reading

Voting forms and guidance are available below, and should be emailed to Richard Croxford. Voting involves rating the pubs / clubs in a number of categories, such as Promotion and Knowledge of Product and Sympathy with CAMRA's Aims. A clear description of what is meant by the categories is given on the voting form guidance. You can give your rating for contenders in any or all of the “Of the Year” categories, but for the scores to count, you most vote for all the pubs / clubs on the short-list for that category. In addition, you must be a paid-up CAMRA member.

Voting forms must be completed and logged by Sunday 1st March. The winners will be announced after the branch meeting on Tuesday 3rd March.

Guidance and Voting Forms

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