Tweet from @NorthOxonCAMRA

Corrected pub #news: Fleur-de-Lys in Banbury sold to @StonegatePubs ... maybe it will go back being Slug & Lettuce?https://t.co/axv8Gg28li

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) September 13, 2016

September 13, 2016 at 06:46PM via IFTTT

Central Southern Region POTY Contest

Voting is now open for the Central Southern Region Pub Of the Year Contest.

The three finalists, one from each county in the region, are:

• (Berkshire) Queen's Head, Wokingham
• (Buckinghamshire) Cross Keys, Thame
• (Oxfordshire) Lamb & Flag, Oxford

CAMRA members from the area are invited to participate in the vote by visiting all three pubs (that bit's very important!) and filling in the voting form which can be downloaded here (Excel format).

Completed forms to be returned to the regional director by 31st July at the email address shown on the form.

Enjoy the judging!

Tweet from @NorthOxonCAMRA

More good #news: @TheNorthArms purchase completed by @FDUWroxton last month ... they hope to have it renovated and reopened by autumn...

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) June 29, 2016

June 29, 2016 at 05:11PM via IFTTT

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Good #news: local couple have bought the closed @cumberlandshead in Clifton and are renovating it to hopefully reopen in time for Christmas!

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) June 28, 2016

June 28, 2016 at 02:06PM via IFTTT

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ACV #news: @Cherwellcouncil approve our application to list Plough, Wardington as #ACV. Shame planning ctte accepted claim to be non-viable.

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) June 15, 2016

June 15, 2016 at 06:55PM via IFTTT

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Pub #news: the Red Lion in Cropredy is due to reopen today with Steve & Tara from the Bell in Gt Bourton at the helm.

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) June 10, 2016

June 10, 2016 at 02:09PM via IFTTT

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ACV #news: @WodcNews have approved our application to list @falklandarms as an #ACV. #ListYourLocal #ProtectPubs

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) June 6, 2016

June 06, 2016 at 06:02PM via IFTTT

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Planning #news: Plough, Wardington change of use to residential approved @Cherwellcouncil planning ctte, claimed not viable. #UseItOrLoseIt!

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) May 23, 2016

May 23, 2016 at 04:53PM via IFTTT

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#news @jdwtweet announce further 33 pubs for sale/to let; incl Fleur-de-Lis Banbury, yours to lease, £75,250 a year!https://t.co/LUithV4PUm

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) May 19, 2016

May 19, 2016 at 02:46PM via IFTTT

2016 Oxfordshire Pub of the Year Vote

Oxfordshire CAMRA members are invited to participate in the county Pub of the Year vote.

The finalists consist of winning pubs from each of Oxfordshire's 4 branches.

The voting form can be downloaded here.
Please return any completed forms to area organiser Lynne Baldwin by 18th May.

Note, please do not vote for a pub in your own branch area.

Tweet from @NorthOxonCAMRA

May have jumped gun on @TheNorthArms #news story. Article removed from Wroxton website as contracts not exchanged yet ... fingers crossed!

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) April 6, 2016

April 06, 2016 at 03:12PM via IFTTT

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Great #news: @FDUWhatsNew/@FDUWroxton are buying long closed @TheNorthArms to renovate and reopen as pub in autumn - https://t.co/MBZxTrEx9X

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) April 5, 2016

April 05, 2016 at 09:39AM via IFTTT

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Planning #news: Plough in Upper Wardington applied to change to a residential property (https://t.co/RwBO6BMNv6).
Object by tomorrow please!

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) April 3, 2016

April 03, 2016 at 03:29PM via IFTTT

At a meeting last Saturday morning, the valid votes in the branch Pub of the Year competition were counted and verified, and the results were as follows:

1. Horse & Groom in Caulcott
2. Peyton Arms in Stoke Lyne
3. White Lion in Fewcott
4. Black Prince in Woodstock
5. Bell Inn in Lower Heyford
6. Bitter & Twisted in Chipping Norton

Congratulations to all at the Horse & Groom (http://northoxon.camra.org.uk/pubdisplay.php?pub=OXN/4).

Horse & Groom in Caulcott © North Oxfordshire CAMRA CC-BY-SA

Please check the branch calendar for details for when the award will be presented.

Apologies that an administrative 'fowl-up' caused these results to not appear here last week.

Tweet from @NorthOxonCAMRA

Good #news: Former Quart Pot in Milton under Wychwood is due to reopen as the Hare later this week ...https://t.co/uDeROWxoOc

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) February 28, 2016

February 28, 2016 at 10:13AM via IFTTT

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Pub #News: Bishop Blaize in Burdrop added as #ACV by @Cherwellcouncil; thanks to application by Sibford Gower Parish Council. #ProtectPubs

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) February 25, 2016

February 25, 2016 at 04:13PM via IFTTT

Banbury Beer & Cider Festival 2016 Postponed

The CAMRA Banbury Beer Festival has been a fixture in May at the Volunteer Reserve Centre (TA Centre) on Oxford Road for the last 8 years. This year however, we're sorry to confirm that the festival won't be taking place in May.
Due to planned building work on the site, it hasn't been possible to secure the venue for the usual May weekend.

Fear not though, this is not a cancellation but merely a postponment; 2016 will still see a CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival in Banbury!
The plan is to hold a winter themed festival on 18th and 19th November, at the usual venue the Volunteer Reserve Centre.

Festival organiser Tim Wilkins says:
"The change of date will enable the festival to showcase a lot more winter type beers than usual, this time of year always provides the opportunity for breweries to produce seasonable brews to sustain us through the cold months and it will be a great chance for the beer lovers of North Oxfordshire to try a range of beer not usually available during the usual May Festival. The other good things about the BBCF will obviously continue, with live music, food and friendly enthusiastic staff on the menu again."

Apologies to those who were looking forward to the May event. We fully intend to return to the usual May dates for 2017, but in the meantime we hope to see you at the Banbury Winter Beer and Cider Festival in November!

Tweet from @NorthOxonCAMRA

Beer fest #news: sorry but looks like #BanburyBeerCiderFest won't happen in May due to building work at Army Volunteer Reserve [TA] Centre

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) February 7, 2016

February 07, 2016 at 10:02AM via IFTTT

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Pub #news: Another pub bites the dust ... Castle House in Banbury to become a Tapas Bar:https://t.co/4CEHW5onC5

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) February 7, 2016

February 07, 2016 at 09:53AM via IFTTT

These are the top six pubs (in alphabetical order) by beer scores submitted by the membership over 2015.
Branch members can vote for the Pub of the Year by having a drink in all six and getting their voting form signed, then putting the pubs in order of preference, and sending it back to be counted!
Watch this space for the result next month...

Bell (Lower Heyford), Bitter & Twisted (Chippy), Black Prince (Woodstock),
Horse&Groom (Caulcott), Peyton Arms (Stoke Lyne), White Lion (Fewcott)

Is your favourite pub not in the list?
Did you submit any beer scores last year?
If not, that may be why! More beer scores = better information about the branch pubs.
Visit the branch website scoring page, or WhatPub to submit your scores.

Tweet from @NorthOxonCAMRA

Some slightly delayed brewery #news: @neck_n_neck (Oxfordshire Ales) company wound up at behest of @HMRCgovuk.

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) January 30, 2016

January 30, 2016 at 09:10AM via IFTTT

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Another NorthOxon #ACV: West Oxon DC approved White Horse in Stonesfield this week; thanks to Stonesfield Parish Council's application #news

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) January 14, 2016

January 14, 2016 at 04:34PM via IFTTT

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Slightly delayed good #news: Barley Mow in Upper Heyford granted Asset of Community Value (ACV) status by Cherwell DC last month.

— NorthOxonCAMRA (@NorthOxonCAMRA) January 6, 2016

January 06, 2016 at 12:43PM via IFTTT