branch awards

The Pied Bull, Chester

The Bridge End, Ruabon

Pub of the Year
This is our top award and goes to the pub that we believe has been consistently the best over the previous year. The criteria for winning is not just for beer quality but for other factors too - value for money, diversity of customers, sympathy with CAMRA aims and community spirit for example. 

Our branch is quite unsual in having two Pub of the Year awards. Straddling the border means we are allowed to have both an English and a Welsh winner. These then go forward into the voting for the Merseyside, Cheshire & North Wales Regional Pub of the Year. The winners from each region then progress into the national voting to decide the overall CAMRA Pub of the Year.

We accept nominations for the award in the run up to the AGM each April. Branch members can then vote for their favourite either by email or in person at the AGM. 

Pub of the Year 2011 - England
Pied Bull, Chester

Pub of the Year 2011 - Wales
The Bridge End, Ruabon

Pub of the Season
This prize is awarded on a quarterly basis, again decided by a vote within the branch. Unlike the annual award there is no set criteria for a pub to meet in order to win.  It is awarded at the discretion of the branch and several recipients have since gone on further to win our Pub of the Year award

The Stamford Bridge	Bawn Lodge, Hoole
The Ffrwd, Cefn-y-Bedd	Olde Cottage, Chester

Winter 2011
Ffrwd, nr. Cefn-y-Bedd
Pied Bull (2010)
 
Autumn 2011
Bawn Lodge, Hoole Road, Chester
Royal Oak, Wrexham (2010)
 
Summer 2011
Olde Cottage, Brook Street, Chester
 
Spring 2011
Stamford Bridge, nr. Tarvin
 
Winter 2010 
Pied Bull, Chester
 
Autumn 2010
Royal Oak, Wrexham

Club of the Year
This is run along the same lines as the Pub of the Year but is for private clubs. We are only aware of a very small number of clubs in our branch area that offer real ales so do let us know if your favourite club serves up a cracking pint of the good stuff. 

Club of Year 2011 
Not awarded.