Welcome to the Central Manchester branch of CAMRA. Read below why you Must score your beers when in any pub!
Central Manchester CAMRA
Welcome to the Central Manchester Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale...
Our Pub of The Year 2026 is the wonderful Cafe Beermoth! with the presentation Friday 12th June at 1900
The Cider Pub of The Year 2026 is Marble Arch, presentation Saturday 6th June at 1530. And our Best Newcomer Award goes to Steelfish Brewing Company Taproom with the presentation om Thursday 25th June at 1900
If you like history then the CAMRA Magazine "Whats Brewing" has an archive of past productions (from 1973 to 2021) What's Brewing archive
Campaigns
Marble Arch Following a public consultation by the developers, McGoff, that they seem to have ignored, a planning application has been put in. Little surprise that they still intend to build a 17 storey apartment block within 3 meters of the Marble Arch (MA).
This revised plan removes a substantial area of high quality landscaped public land. The developers also argue that buildings have always abutted the MA omitting, of course, that those buildings were of a 2 storey nature! Planning Policy is that any new building should have 20% affordable housing. But of course if the developers provide that they will return a -5% loss. So what say we! They knew what they were getting into from the start! Manchester City Council has a target of a 5 year supply of housing yet already has a 7.5 year supply! More unwanted/needed high rise apartments!
There is also concern that the necessary foundation works required with pile driving etc., will damage the structure of the MA. The developers have failed to provide any impact assessment of this work on the 138 year old listed building!
The developers stated that the public and the MA had from 14th May notification to them, till the 27th May! Somewhat short on the 21 day statutory period for comments. This is obviously a form of bullying by the developers! The Council have now said, following objections by the MA, the MA have till the 10th June to submit comments but there is concern that this will not include an extension for members of the general public.
We urge you to support the MA in its quest to have this scheme abandoned or drastically changed! After all if the developer stands to lose “5% loss on investment” then why bother at all! The main application is here:
https://arcusbe.manchester.gov.uk/pr/s/detail/a1DSl000007GOGYMA4
The application to vary the existing permissions is here: https://arcusbe.manchester.gov.uk/pr/s/detail/a1DSl000007GPyDMAW
There is a guide to commenting on applications here:
We will advise of any further campaigning needs
Pubs Guide
Finding Real Ale and Real Cider and Perry in Central Manchester
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Map of Manchester Brewery Taps (provided by former Branch member Steve Dunkley) https://greatermanchester.camra.org.uk/brewery-taps/
Central Manchester CAMRA Pub of the year 2026 : Cafe Beermoth Presentation on Friday 12th June at 1900
Cider and Perry
Real Cider and Perry #NotFromConcentrate
Central Manchester CAMRA helped form the Cider Club in 2019.
The Manchester Cider Club continues to meet monthly on the 2nd Thursday of the month at our new home at Balance Brewing & Blending Taproom Get your tickets for future events from Cat in the Glass. Tickets and regular information about the Cider club can be found from: https://thecatintheglass.co.uk/product/february-9th-mcr-cider-club/
Cider Pub of the Year 2026 is: Marble Arch
Best newcomer 2026 award Steelfish Brewing Company Taproom with the presentation om Thursday 25th June at 1900.
Branch boundaries of CAMRA Branches
Boundaries of all CAMRA Branches in the UK.
This is a work in progress and will slowly be built up
Want to know what is going on in other Barnches within Greater Manchester? Greater Manchester Area of CAMRA
Greater Manchester CAMRA used to be a Region of National CAMRA it is now part of the North West Region of CAMRA and has such become an Area within that new Region.
Find out what is going on in the new Region? - North West Region of CAMRA
Latest local Branch changes
High Peak Branch name change
For those that are not aware, following the transfer of part of their branch area to Macclesfield and East Cheshire branch, the branch has adopted a new name – High Peak, Tameside and Goyt Valley Branch.
Their website remains https://highpeak.camra.org.uk/
Salford and District Branch
is now a sub-branch of what used to beSouth East Lancs Branch which is now Leigh Atherton and Tyldesley Branch!
Changing your branch communications
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