Photo Gallery
- Presentation of Long Service Award
Dave Hayes, Branch Chair presented our Long Service Award to Tracey Fountain and Gary Lee for 20 years as publicans at the Chequers, North Crawley in July 2024.
Dave obviously enjoyed himself and - eventually - even Gary smiled.
- Branch Pub of the Year, 2024 - presentation & social
The Branch chose the Victoria Inn , Bradwell Village as our Pub of the Year for 2024 and publicans, Linda & Brian Hamilton were presented with their award at a CAMRA social on Wednesday 17 April.
Everyone is happy as Branch Chair, Dave Hayes presents the award certificate to Linda and Brian, with their daughter, Mel just behind them.
Linda really hates having her picture being taken:
Brian tells Linda to smile:
Our genial hosts produced a delicious cake to celebrate their Pub of the Year award:
- Community Champion of the Year, 2024
Dave Hayes, Branch Chair presented Anna Clarke with her certificate as our first ever Community Champion on 7 May.
Like many publicans during the Covid crisis and lockdown, Anna of the Halleys Comet in Bradville gave her local community plenty of support and help. But she didn't stop after the crisis passed. She has continued to do plenty to help the people of Bradville and New Bradwell, with special support for the elderly and children.
What has she done?
* very cheap Christmas lunches for senior citizens
* a free kids’ breakfast club every day during school holidays
* opening the pub an hour early on Christmas morning specially for people who were spending the day alone, providing free tea, coffee, mince pies and biscuits
* turning the pub into a cinema for children every Saturday morning, to watch movies while they eat breakfast – again, all for free
* Doggie Brunch every Sunday morning
* regular fun days to raise money for local charities and good causes
* frequent support for charity collections and events.
Our very worthy Community Champion.
- Presentation to Concrete Cow's Dan Bonner
In July the Branch made a presentation to Dan Bonner, the brewer who opened Milton Keynes first micro-brewery in 2007, as he had just closed the brewery and retired fron running the business.
To see the article in Beer Moos when the brewery first opened, see here:
- Presentation for 2023 Branch Pub of the Year
Branch Chair, Robin Williams presents our 2023 Pub of the Year Award to Pete Edwards, publican of the Mitre, Buckingham.
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- Presentation of Long Service Award
CAMRA Branch Chair, Robin Williams presented their long service award for 40 years as publicans at the Nags Head in Winslow to Kath and David Ell on 20 May 2023.
- Long Service award presented to Helen & Kevin Brewer at the Station Tavern in Woburn Sands
CAMRA presented Helen & Kevin for 36 years as publicans serving the Woburn Sands community.
- Long Service presentation to Mic Jackson
CAMRA Long Service award made to Mic Jackson for more than 20 years running the Nags Head, Great Linford, by Branch Chair, Robin Williams on 17 October 2022.
- CAMRA award for long service to Sandra Getman at the Royal Oak, Tingewick
CAMRA Branch Chair, Robin Williams presented Sandra Getman with her award for more than 20 years serving her community as publican at the Royal Oak.
- Blackened Sun Brewery's 5th Birthday
Gary and Sharon enjoy their cakes celebrating the Brewery's 5th Birthday. Their first commercially-brewed beers were sold at MK CAMRA's Concrete Pint Beer Festival in October 2017. They offered two beers at our Beer Festival and their Hedone Saison won the Champion Beer of the Festival award.
- Presentation of long service award to Giles Fern and Keith Shepherd
Presentation for 23 years service at White Hart, Sherington to Keith Shepherd (left) and Giles Fern (right).
