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In April, Charles Faram kindly hosted an interactive session with Guild members about their hop development programme. The recording is now available to watch on demand in the Membership Area of the website, which you will need to log in to be able to see. A reminder that if you have not yet created your new login account for the website, please email secretary@beerguild.co.uk, or see the link in the monthly member newsletters.

CAMRA's new edition of the Good Beer Guide Belgium is published on 14 May 2026, and a launch event will take place on Thursday 21 May, 6.30pm–8.30pm, at the Ambassador's Residence, Belgian Embassy, Belgravia, London. Written by beer and travel guide writer Tim Skelton, the fully revised and updated ninth edition showcases over 1,500 beers and the 400 brewers and lambic blenders who make them, plus 650 of the very best places to enjoy them across Belgium. If you wish to attend

Greene King, the country’s leading pub company and brewer, has announced that its ever-popular Tub2Pub community recycling initiative has collected a record number of tubs in 2026 – for the sixth consecutive year. This year’s campaign saw almost 295,000 plastic sweet and biscuit tubs dropped off at Greene King pubs, diverting them from landfill and raising funds for its charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. This represents an increase of over 20% on the number of tubs co

The Drinks Trust, the UK’s drinks industry charity, has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the vital services available through its 24/7 confidential Support Line, with a particular focus on the key challenges affecting those working across the sector. Launching at the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, the campaign highlights four critical issues currently facing the drinks industry workforce: financial hardship, mental health challenges, pressures on families