North Bedfordshire

Branch Diary

All CAMRA branch business meetings, social events, outings, brewery visits and other trips are posted here. Visitors are usually welcome to our social events, but only current CAMRA members can attend branch or beer festival business meetings.

Our social events organiser is Gary Mudd on 01234 741871 or email Gary at ku.gro.armac.sdebhtron@slaicos .

If you have any good ideas for social events, please email or phone Gary.

Local Beer Festivals

Regional and National CAMRA Events

  • Branch Pub of the Year presentation Monday 23 March 2026 19:00 Hidden Barrel

    Presentation of our North Beds Branch Pub of the Year 2026 Award to this impressive micropub in Bedford town centre, relaunched as a cask beer outlet only 7 months ago . The pub offers two well-kept cask beers, usually from local independent brewers, and an unusual range of draught and bottled beers from Lithuania. If you are a local CAMRA member or a supporter of the pub, do join us for the presentation., The more cheers the better!

    The Hidden Barrel is now our North Beds branch candidate for the Bedfordshire Pub of the Year county title. For more information on the award, view the Branch Awards feature on our PubTalk page (click menu link top left). For further details of the winning pub, click event header then the underlined pub name above.

  • Informal branch social Thursday 26 March 2026 19:00 Castle

    Another of our informal North Beds CAMRA branch socials, this time at the Castle, Newnham Street, Bedford. Whether you’re a long-time CAMRA member or just beer curious, do drop in and say hello at any time between 7 and 9pm. Everyone welcome!

    The Castle is a regular local entry in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide, offering a choice of well-kept cask beers. For further details, click the meeting header then the underlined pub name above.

  • Club of the Year presentation Thursday 2 April 2026 19:30 Stewartby Club

    Presentation of our North Beds Club of the Year 2026 Award to the Stewartby Club. A former brickworks club, the Stewartby Club provides a valuable community hub in a village without a pub. It. is at the heart of village social life and activity, with pool, snooker and darts. Live music nights, bingo, quizzes and many other social events are held regularly.

    If you are a Stewartby Club member or a local CAMRA member, do join us for the presentation., The more there to cheer the better!

    For more information on the award, view the Branch Awards feature on our PubTalk page (click menu link top left). For further details of the club, click event header then the underlined club name above.

  • Branch Annual General Meeting Thursday 23 April 2026 19:00 North End Social Club

    Branch AGM to review the past year's campaigning activities, approve the branch accounts and elect a new committee for the year ahead. Many thanks to the Bedford North End Social Club for agreeing to host the meeting, for which we hope to have the use of a ground floor room with bar. All CAMRA members welcome.

    Download the agenda from this page about two weeks before the meeting. For further details of the North End Social Club, click meeting header then the underlined venue name above. Limited car parking is available at the Club, if full park in nearby streets. There is no time restriction or parking charge after 6pm.