Welcome site of CAMRA, BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE BRANCH. With a totally new look and layout we have tried to make the site easier to use and to navigate. We're sure you will find items of interest to you in the following pages, items relating to Events, Pubs, Breweries, History etc. and in our branch area the current committee and branch introduction. To help keep the site up to date our webmaster is always very keen to receive articles on trips/pubs/breweries etc. anything to do with beer and brewing, please send them in. (He's waiting). You could always join us in the branch or if your already a member take on an active roll and help us to keep a great tradition alive for our future generations. Our Branch supports the responsible consumption of alcohol which shouldn't mean you can't have lots of fun, branch trips and gatherings we put on are always enjoyable, so why not come along and see for your selves? Now dear reader, carry on and enjoy the sites offerings. "CHEERS" May Arthur Branch Chairperson/Contact.

Looking for a specific Pub or Brewery in our area? Look no further, checkout our Pubs & Breweries page for a complete listing of all the pubs in Burton & South Derbyshire Branch.

At our branch AGM this year, held on Tuesday 10th April, May Arthur stood down as our branch chair. May stated - "It's time for me to take a back seat, and let the younger members take this branch forward". May has put in a record 12 years of service as Chair of our branch, but decided to call time on her leadership. The branch voted in our new chair Mr Dave Mason. Messages from both May and Dave will be published as soon as they have prepared there statments. I hope all our branch members will welcome and support Dave in this demanding role.

This is an urgent posting from CAMRA HQ responding to Public house SOS calls - Please visit www.saveourpubs.org.uk the NEW Campaign page on CAMRA's main site to see what you can do to help save our Pubs (your local) from closure.

Foundation - The Branch was formed in 1975 as a spin-off from Derby Branch. A ‘meeting to test support' was arranged in the January of that year (precise date not known), by Max Stewart, then Chairman of Derby Branch, at the Old Punch Bowl (now the Appleby), Green Street , Burton. Clearly there was indeed sufficient support, so the Inaugural General Meeting was subsequently held at the Leopard Inn, Lichfield Street , on Wednesday 5th March 1975, when Stan Ashton was elected Chairman.

Branch Area - The Branch area agreed at its formation covered East Staffordshire up to the A515 to the west, and to the south it included Barton-under-Needwood, but not Yoxall and Alrewas (both coming under Lichfield Branch). The Branch part of South Derbyshire included Newton Solney, Hartshorne, Smisby, and the all towns/villages to the south of these, but not Repton and Ticknall (both retained by Derby Branch).

Unfortunately, due to a dwindling membership, Lichfield Branch was merged with Tamworth Branch in late 2002, but some of its outlying areas were transferred to those neighboring branches better located geographically to serve their pubs and CAMRA members. As a consequence, the Branch area in East Staffordshire was extended to include villages such as Alrewas, Kings Bromley and Yoxall to the south, and Abbots Bromley, Colton and Lea Heath to the west.

With its area straddling the Derbyshire/Staffordshire border, the Branch finds itself associated with both CAMRA East Midlands Region (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland) and CAMRA West Midlands Region (Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire) and contributes to the activities of each. read on...

With the almost daily changing scene of the brewing industry and with pub closures occurring more frequently, due to the elevated prices brewers and landlords/ladys are having to pay, we would welcome any news of pubs re-opening in the Burton & South Derbyshire area and any thoughts or news of how they have changed, if at all, such that recently refurbished or reopened pubs may be featured here on our site. We would also welcome any pub landlord/lady who may wish to promote any special events that they are hosting. Please e-mail us your news...