News
- Wetherspoon Real Ale Wednesday
Thursday 26 September 2024
The Wetherspoon chain has recently introduced a real ale discounted price on Wednesdays on guest ales. Note CAMRA vouchers are no accepted on this day on guests.
Guest ale prices in some of the Branch pubs on Wednesday are as follows:-
Greenwood Hotel £1.79
J.J. Moons Ruislip Manor £2.25
Moon on the Hill £1.99
Red Lion & Pineapple £2.49
Sir Michael Balcon £2.49
- The Questors Theatre, Grapevine Club
Thursday 19 September 2024
Hot off the back of one Beer Festival, here is another. The Questors Theatre Grapevine Club will be holding a mini beer festival over the second weekend of Ealing BEAT (Borough of Ealing Art Trail).
What do they mean by mini? There will be a rotating number of up to eight beers on four of the five hand pumps and two cider on the remaining hand pump.
The Grapevine will announce the beer list once the casks are securely received into the cellar. The club have said there are a wide range of styles being ordered, from Porters to Pale, through IPA and Best Bitter!
CAMRA members are welcome to attend as affiliate members of The Grapevine Club.
- Whitbread closes Beefeaters
Saturday 6 July 2024
The Beefeater pub/restaurants the Grapes and the generically named ones in Uxbridge and Hayes suddenly closed on Thursday.
Whitbread had previously announced plans to sell 126 of its less profitable branded "restaurants", with 21 sales already having gone through. This would see the loss of 1,500 jobs.
The company is quoted as saying the closures :- "...will increase our profits and returns ... we also need to think about our shareholders. "
- Tichenham reopens
Tuesday 4 June 2024
Following a short close the Ickenham pub has reopened. It is no longer run by Wetherspoon but by a group who run a collection of "Irish Pubs" in North West London. Greene King Abbot is currently sold along with four other real ales. Sports TV has been installed and there are stools at the bar. - Kings Arms in Hanwell reopens
Saturday 2 March 2024
The pub on the broadway has reopened and is selling real ale, currently London Pride and a guest Wadworth Horizon. The food is now Indian and Nepalese. Visit https://thekingsarmshanwell.co.uk/ for more information.
- Two more Acton pubs close
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Both the Aeronaut and the Belvedere on Acton High Street closed in the last few weeks. They were leased by Laines and Stonegate respectively. By coincidence(?) the freehold of both properties are for sale. Details can be found on the Pubs for sale page of the London Region website. The premises license of the Belvedere is being transferred to Titan Realty Limited. This is believed to be a property company who buy and sell real estate.
- WASPS to run 3rd Beer Festival
Monday 19 February 2024
This March, Wasps FC in Acton are going to be hosting their annual Beer Festival across the weekend of the 15th-17th March.
CAMRA members are very welcome! They have created special offers whereby any CAMRA member that purchases a standard ticket £3 will get a free pint on arrival and any member that buys a VIP ticket £15 will receive 4 Pints, 1 Burger, a commemorative cup and a programme!
Please find the link to the ticketing platform:
https://ticketpass.org/event/EZTGCW/wasps-beer-festival-2024
- Angel put on the market
Tuesday 30 January 2024
The Hayes End pub has been put on the market via AG&G.The sales document can be downloaded here.
- Talbot pub in Acton closed and for sale Monday 29 January 2024
- Cider Pub of the year 2023
Monday 23 October 2023
The certificate was presented by our Branch cider officer Stephen Gilmour to co-owner of the Owl a& The Pussycat Paul Nock on the 23 October. A clearly delighted Paul said how much he appreciated the award. The micropub serves upto 10 real cider and perries. - Wetherspoon opens new pub at Terminal 4
Monday 2 October 2023
The Star Light replaced Carluccio’s on 2 October in the airside departure lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. The pub company has operated many pubs at Heathrow over the years but currently the only other is the Crown Rivers at Terminal 5.On 6 December 1945 Donald Bennett landed the first civil aircraft (a 13 seat Avro 691 Lancastrian), named Star Light (similar to the airplane pictured).
“We are looking forward to opening The Star Light. “We have operated units at Heathrow Airport since 1991 and are proud of our association with one of the world’s largest airports.” said John Hutson, Wetherspoon chief executive.
