The Winter 2009 edition of the Sussex Drinker is now out, and you can download it here.

Sussex Drinker, Winter 2009

The 20th Sussex Beer and Cider Festival will be held at the Hove Centre (or Hove Town Hall in the old money) from March 11–13. Well over 220 beers available, plus a large selection of ciders, perries, country wines and bottled beers from both Britain and abroad.

Tickets available from the usual outlets. Brighton & Hove: Brighton Centre, Hove Centre, Evening Star, Sir Charles Napier. Shoreham: Buckingham Arms. Horsham: Beer Essentials. Lewes: Gardener’s Arms. Worthing: Selden Arms. Also by post from SCBCF Ticket Sales, 13 Rudyard Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6UB (tel 07807 105803). Please state the sessions you want tickets for, enclose a large SAE, and make cheques or postal orders out to “CAMRA Sussex Beer Festival”.

TICKETS FOR FRIDAY EVENING ARE ALREADY SOLD OUT.

Social, starting at the Royal Oak, Midhurst, at 8:45. Then on to the Blue Bell, Cocking, finishing at the Country Inn, Bepton.

Branch AGM, at the Maypole, Yapton, starting at 8:45.

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE — apologies for the alteration.

All branch members please attend if possible.

GBG Selection meeting at the Maypole, Yapton, at 8:45.

All members please attend if possible. Please bring your membership cards in order to vote!

Social, starting at a location to be determined, at 8:45. More details soon, hopefully.

Social, venues to be announced in January.

Social, starting at the Horseguards, Tillington, at 8:45. Then on to the Halfway Bridge, Halfway Bridge, finishing at the Hollist Arms, Lodsworth.

Social, starting at the Keeper’s Arms, Trotton, at 8:45. Then on to the Elsted Inn, Elsted Marsh, possibly finishing at the Three Horseshoes, Elsted.

Formal meeting at the Maypole, Yapton, at 8:45.

Edit: this meeting was cancelled due to snow