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Celebrating the Real Ale Scene in Sussex
Sussex Drinker
Spring 2021 Free
Please support Sussex pubs
and breweries during the
Tier 4 lockdown
Order a takeaway or delivery from a local
pub, and order a beer delivery from a local
brewery
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Sussex Drinker Spring 2021 Edition 104
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https://sussex.camra.org.uk/sd104
News of new developments and updates on Bexhill on Sea, Denbigh
the Sussex pub scene will be gratefully
Bognor Regis, Dog & Duck
received by the Editor for consideration in
Scratchings. The standard disclaimer on p16 Bognor Regis, William Hardwicke
applies to all items.
Brighton, Bevy
Since Boxing Day 2020 Sussex has been in
Brighton, Hand in Hand
a Tier 4 lockdown, with pubs only permitted
to do takeaway of food and non-alcoholic Brighton, Independent
drinks and/or deliveries of food and/or
alcoholic drinks including beer in sealed Brighton, UnBarred Brewery & Taproom
containers. Burgess Hill, Quench Bar & Kitchen
Many pubs which had been offering Chichester, Bell Inn
takeaways or deliveries prior to the current
Tier 4 restrictions, have continued to do so, Chichester, Hornet Alehouse
but many have concluded that the Tier 4 Chichester, Nag’s Head
restrictions are too strict.
East Ashling, Horse & Groom
One specific update is that the Anchored in
Sussex shop, which was in the 15:17 store in East Grinstead, Engine Room
the former Beales in Worthing, closed in East Hoathly, King’s Head
January 2021, but the same range of
bottled and canned beers, cider, wine and Funtington, Fox & Hounds
gin, all from local (Sussex) producers, are Hastings, Eel & Bear
are available from the Anchored in
Worthing micropub on an off-sales basis. Hastings, Imperial
The following pubs (and off licenses) are Hastings, Jolly Fisherman
believed to be currently offering food and/ Hastings, Stag Inn
or beer for delivery and/or food for
takeaway. Please see the pub’s website/ Haywards Heath, Lockhart Tavern
Facebook for more details. Please note that High Hurstwood, Hurstwood
the situation for most pubs is likely to be
dynamic, and pubs may change the service Hill Brow, Jolly Drover
they are offering at short notice, and
Hurst Green, Royal George
therefore please check on the pub’s website
and/or Facebook page for the latest Jevington, Eight Bells
information.
Lurgashall, Noah’s Ark Inn
This list of pubs (and off licenses) offering
Midhurst, Crafty Pint
takeaway/deliveries, including links to
website and/or Facebook page, can also be Midhurst, Greyhound
found at pubsinlockdown.
Midhurst, Royal Oak
Ashburnham, Ash Tree Inn
Milland, Rising Sun
Battle, Battle Brewery Shop
Pagham, Inglenook
Beckley, Rose & Crown
Rotherfield, Catts Inn
2 Sussex Drinker: Spring 2021
Sussex Pub Scratchings — continued Rottingdean, Queen Victoria Rye, Cinque Ports Rye, Waterworks Selsey, Crown Selsey, Seal Shoreham-by-Sea, Duke of Wellington Shoreham-by-Sea, Old Star Ale & Cider House Slindon, Spur Stedham, Hamilton Arms Telham, Black Horse Thakeham, White Lion Inn Three Oaks, Three Oaks West Ashling, Richmond Arms Westbourne, Stag’s Head Winchelsea, Ship Inn Woodmancote, Woodmancote Worthing, Alexandra Worthing, Anchored in Worthing Worthing, BeerNoEvil Worthing, Bottle & Jug Dept Worthing, Fox & Finch Alehouse Worthing, Green Man Ale & Cider House Worthing, Parsonage Bar & Restaurant Worthing, Selden Arms The list on the page pubsinlockdown will be updated regularly as we are notified of any changes, hopefully additional pubs. 3 Sussex Drinker: Spring 2021
premises will also include a
taproom and permanent
Mexican street food kitchen.
It is hoped that the move
will be complete sometime
in the spring. In the
meantime, several new
beers have been introduced,
Information here is generally including Pixel Party, an
supplied by the Brewery 8.5% DIPA produced in
Liaison Officers (BLOs) collaboration with the PLAY
named at the end of each Brew Company from
report. The Brewery Liaison Middlesbrough. At present,
Coordinator for the Surrey, no cask-conditioned beers
Sussex and Kent Area is are produced.
Peter Page-Mitchell. Details of the beers and
A complete list of the their current availability for
breweries operating in home ordering can be found
Sussex, and their contact at
details, can be found at still. https://abyssbrewing.co.uk
breweries on the Sussex The brewery’s traditional BLO John Quick
branches website. recipes are being tweaked ARUNDEL
to bring them up to date – in Ford, Nr Arundel
1648 partic-ular the West Coast
East Hoathly BLO Tony Ashcroft
IPA and Sussex Best Bit-ter
The brewery is continuing have both been improved. A BATTLE
with bottle beers sales, new milk stout has been Battle
mostly to real ale fans. We produced in cans only as a Bottle Shop, Battle High
double drop the beer after replacement for the Street, is open Tues - Sat
conditioning and produce a previous oatmeal stout. 11am-5pm. See website to
clear ale without adding Other new canned offerings order beer for home
gas. It has a head no fizz and include a Sussex Haze 4.5% delivery.
tastes like a real ale should. IPA and a powerful 8% DIPA. BLO Mac McCutcheon
The Kings Head will be open Off-sales and deliveries are BEDLAM
5.30 - 7.30 Wednesday to still available from the Ditching
Saturday in this current brewery during this BLO Peter Mitchell
lockdown for take away lockdown.
food and drink call and BEAK BREWERY
BLO Jason Phillips Lewes
collect 01825 840238. A
mixed case of bottles 12 for 81 ARTISAN BLO TBC
the price of 10 = £25.00. Lavant, Chichester BEER ME
BLO Barry Blewitt BLO tbc Eastbourne
360 DEGREES BREWING ABYSS BLO Scott O’Rourke
Sheffield Park Framfield BESTENS
The brewery have The big news is that the Lower Beeding
suspended brewing for cask brewery is relocating to part BLO tbc
output due to national of the malthouse for the old
South Downs Brewery in BREW STUDIO
lockdown but are brewing
Lewes. The new, larger Sompting
for their canned product
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BLO Lee Argent the webshop with the code chats etc.
BREWHOUSE & CAMRA10. BLO Ian Hodge
Brighton Bier are providing CELLAR HEAD
KITCHEN
FREE local delivery in Flimwell
Horsham
Brighton & Hove during BLO Philip Banister
The Brewery, being inside
January, with further free
the pub, is currently closed. CHAPEAU BREWING
delivery options outside the
BLO Terry Shouler Horsham
city.
BREWING BROTHERS BLO Peter Mitchell BLO Paul Sanders
Hastings CLOAK & DAGGER (NEW)
BROLLY
They are currently open 7 Ringmer
Wisborough Green
days a week for delivery BLO TBC
BLO Timothy Ayre
from the Imperial, most
people also get one of their BRZN DARK STAR
great pizzas! Hours from Brighton Partridge Green
4pm Mon - Thurs and from BLO TBC BLO Clive Watson
12 noon other days. They BURNING SKY DOWNLANDS
have a core range of 5 of Firle Small Dole
their own kegs beers at the With the third lock-down, BLO Peter Mitchell
moment all for delivery in they will not be brewing any ENGINEER
440 ml cans: Wrights Pale draft beers, specifically High Hurstwood
3.8%, Belushi American Pale cask, until pubs re-open. In John Packer - the brewer -
4.7%, Isley Extra Pale 4.2%, early January they had has moved to Bexhill. Sadly
Coens New England IPA some Plateau in cold store. he has closed and
5.6% and Marley’s Oatmeal As that has a long shelf life it deregistered the brewery.
Stout 4.2%. is being sold to off-licences BLO Richard Saunders
BLO Robin Hill set up for draft sales.
FILO
BRIGHTON BIER As during the first lock-
Hastings
Brighton down, they are reverting to
Brewing was put on hold
While their pubs are closed, primarily packaging in can,
during December, with a
Brighton Bier are still with some key-kegs for
cold store full of beer and no
providing home delivery those who can sell them.
bottling or canning facilities.
across Brighton & Hove, Early January saw the first
We all hope that the current
Sussex and nationwide packaging of fresh Arise,
lockdown will not be too
across the UK with optimised dry-
prolonged, to avoid having
see cases-beer-gifts. hopping. And also the
to tip beer away again!
Their ever-popular signature canning of Tomorrow, their
BLO Bill Turner
cask beer SOUTH COAST first new beer of 2021 and
IPA is available to order in full of US hop varieties. FIREBIRD
500ml bottles along with a They also have a plan for Horsham
new range of other beers. releases in 750ml Increased retail sales during
There’s 7 to choose from as champagne bottles lockdown have helped to
well as guest beers from throughout this year. As compensate for lost trade to
across the UK, with local ever, these will be bottle- pubs. The shop is open
brewers featuring conditioned. normal hours but the bar is
prominently. They are also planning some naturally closed. They now
CAMRA members receive a remote collaborations, offer nationwide delivery (at
multi-use 10% discount on whereby the beer is decided a cost) or locally within 15
and formulated via zoom miles for free. Click and
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collect is also available. Haywards Heath with plans are currently offering online
Details on the website. No to produce a charity beer at beer tastings in Jan, Feb &
plans for any new beers at regular intervals, subject to March which can be bought
present Covid 19 situation through the webshop at
BLO Dave Sharp BLO Paul Free www.handbrewco.shop.
FRANKLINS HAND BREW CO BLO Peter Mitchell
Ringmer Brighton HARVEY’S
BLO Kris Crymer The brewery have Lewes
FURNACE BROOK commissioned their new With the third national lock-
Trolliloes 2000 litre brewery in down, 2021 is expected to
BLO TBC Worthing in November be challenging. Brewing
2020 which has allowed continues, albeit at
GOLDMARK them to greatly grow significantly reduced
Poling, nr Arundel production and move into capacity. They feel blessed
BLO Jim Waterston canning for the first time with such tremendous
GOOD THINGS with an onsite canning line. support from their staff,
Eridge They have produced a suppliers and customers
BLO TBC variety of new beers alike. The rise in home sales
including a coconut porter in 2020 resulted in the
GOODWOOD
Milky Joe, a hazy pale, a installation of a new filling
North Heath
collaboration with Cloak plant to cope with demand
BLO Les Johnson
and Dagger Lobo and have for 5 litre kegs. Both Best
had a brand redesign, Bitter and Old Ale are now
GREYHOUND collaborating with a available in that format and
West Chiltington Brighton based illustrator they are working hard to
Greyhound are still offering called Hello Marine. They are keep up with online and off
bottled beer for sale on click still brewing at the Hand in licence sales. There are also
and collect basis and al-so Hand in Brighton where plans to install a small
deliveries. Nick is baking they will brew all of their canning line this year so
sourdough bread which can small batch and special they can package all beer
be enjoyed with the beer. beers and currently have in-house and reduce
See website for details or two special lagers in the contract packaging costs.
sign up for their newsletter. tanks due for release in With the new lock-down,
BLO Colin Pennifold February. Obviously the they have had to pause their
GRIBBLE pandemic hasn’t been an customer-facing activities
The Gribble Inn ideal situation for them but for the safety of their team
BLO Katie Harvey have been grateful for the and the public. These
support received from include the closure of the
GUN
consumers both locally and brewery shop and the
Gun Hill, Heathfield
nationally. They had hoped disabling of their online
Brewery remains very busy
to open the onsite taproom customer collec-tions until
with home deliveries etc.
in Worthing by now but are further notice. They will
See website for details.
currently just operating a review the reopening of
BLO Steve Obey
pop up takeaway beer shop those facilities as soon as is
HAIRY DOG every weekend. Once able feasible.
Wivelsfield to open fully they will be Their packaged products;
Hairy Dog have teamed up offering on site brewery bottles, cans, mini-kegs,
with the Lockhart Tavern, tours & beer tastings and polypins, wines, and
6 Sussex Drinker: Spring 2021Bru News
merchandise, are available KISSINGATE range of pick up beer still
online, with a range of local Lower Beeding some un-fined Cry Wolf
and national services for Gary and Bunny maintained 2.8% available (not much)
delivery. a very busy schedule some Chestnut Ale 4.4%
They will also continue to throughout lockdown by and newest brew Espresso
sell to Trade, as be-fore, and providing a choice of up to Stout 4.8% a really yum
they hope the Government ten cask and nine bottled stout steeped for 18 hours
will reverse their decision so beers for either takeaway or with loads of coffee bean’s
that pubs can sell beer in home delivery. Kissingate’s ,take away only cask and
takeaway sealed containers. takeaway counter enabled keg version from the door-
They can be contacted via customers a safe way to buy way. RIP Alfie the lovely little
email at shop@harveys.org. beer, cider and also take black brewery dog.
uk and will endeavour to home freshly made BLO Peter Luff
answer enquiries as soon as savouries and cakes from LARRIKIN
possible. They can be the brewery kitchen. High Hove
followed via their social demand for home deliveries BLO tbc
media channels, website in the Horsham and Crawley
and email for the latest areas presented new LISTER’S
updates. challenges to the business. Ford
Demonstrating confidence A double mash imperial BLO Glenn Johnson
in the future, January saw stout Raisin the Bar 12% was LITTLE MONSTER
them sending 540 pints of served alfresco on Saturday Tillington, Petworth
their 2020 Christmas Ale to 4th July in celebration of BLO tbc
be made into their pub openings. For now the LONG MAN
scrumptious Christmas Kissingate team are happy Litlington
puddings for the 2021 to serve drinks and food for Long Man continue to brew
festivities. takeaway and delivery to and sell from the brewery at
BLO Ian Hodge some local towns but have Litlington. They have their
HEATHEN made the decision not to four core ales in bottle and
Haywards Heath open the brewery taproom mini-cask as well as their
Progress on the new until further notice. bottled Helles Lager.
brewery is ongoing, subject BLO Roy Bray Opening 9.00 - 17.00
to the Covid 19 restrictions. LAINE Monday to Saturday and
BLO Paul Free The North Laine, Brighton 11.00 - 16.00 Sunday, but
HEPWORTH BLO TBC check before travel-ling on
North Heath LANGHAM 01323 871850.
BLO Les Johnson Lodsworth, Petworth BLO Richard Scullion
HIGH WEALD Still busy up in Lodsworth LOST & FOUND
East Grinstead doing the drive thru pick-up Brighton
BLO Jonathan Samways system keeping everybody BLO tbc
safe. New brews every week LOUD SHIRT BEER
HURST of the core range and test
Hurstpierpoint Brighton
brews on the micro kit a BLO Keith Newell
BLO Steve Floor sour could be next Friday
KILN and Saturday are the most MISSING LINK
Burgess Hill popular pick-up days, home West Hoathly
BLO Paul Free delivery are also availa-ble. BLO tbc
In the ///Hence.Mute.Lizards OLD TREE
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Brighton Haywards Heath Whisky Wood Porter, Hop
BLO tbc BLO Keith Newell Burst, Kentucky Rooster,
PIN UP UNBARRED VE75 and Dr. French’s
Southwick Hove Whisky Rye and Old
BLO Adrian Towler BLO tbc Remedy.
BLO Nigel Bullen
POLARITY VINE
Worthing Tarring WINGTIP
BLO tbc BLO tbc Ashurst
BLO tbc
RECTORY WATCHMAKER’S ARMS
Streat Hove
BLO Paul Free As the pub is closed for the
RIVERSIDE time being they have
Upper Beeding stopped brewing but expect
BLO Ian Bolt to start again in February, to
ensure they have plenty of
ROTHER VALLEY their own cask ales when
Northiam the pub reopens in the
Rother valley are open for spring (fingers crossed!)
deliveries only please BLO Peter Mitchell
contact the brewery by
phone or e-mail. WELTONS
BLO Dawn Lincoln Horsham
The brewery continues to
SOUTHBREW sell beer from the brewery in
Steyning Foundry Lane, Horsham on
BLO tbc Wednesdays, Thursdays
SUSSEX SMALL BATCH and Fridays from 1200 to
Poling 1800 and also by mail order
SSB new Banoffee Stout has by calling 01403 251873 and
sold well, through Eebria they will send a case or two
and local outlets. Sales of beers of your choice at
generally good considering brewery rates (£3 to £5 per
lockdown etc. Difficult to bottle depending on
predict what will happen in strength). The brewery offer
early 2021, but will probably free delivery in Horsham.
brew more of the existing Pride’n’Joy, Horsham Pale,
brews and more white English Pride, Conker IPA,
stouts. Possibility of a new Old Cocky (which is a
brew as well. fantastic hoppy 4.0%
BLO Colin Pennifold session beer), American
Graffiti, Horsham Old,
THREE ACRE
Coconut Porter and
Blackboys
Churchillian Stout are all
BLO Barry Blewitt
available in 4 pint or 5, 10 or
THREE LEGS 20 litre containers and
Brede bottles include all of these
BLO tbc beers plus other favourites,
TOP NOTCH such as Export Stout, Ray’s
8 Sussex Drinker: Spring 2021Book Review
Let me tell you a story
By Bob Barton
Like most CAMRA members, I don’t just go
to the pub for a decent pint. I also love the
conversation with friends and strangers,
being able to relax in a hub of the
community and, most of all, I enjoy
discovering stories. This led me to wonder--
if they could talk--what stories would pubs
tell about themselves and their locality? I’ve
attempted to answer that question in my
book Unusual Pubs, Amazing Stories. The
result is a pub guide with a difference,
excellent ales when I visited, has a story you
featuring 120 hostelries you can visit all over
couldn’t make up. How many other pubs
Britain, Covid-19 lockdowns permitting.
have had previous lives as a pump-house,
There are stories from folklore and history,
public toilet, antique shop and—most
tales of notoriety and celebrity—such as
poignant of all—municipal soup kitchen?
John Lennon’s student local and a pub once
owned by the Kray twins—and lots more. I have used the cosy Fountain Inn at Ashurst
to illustrate Hilaire Belloc’s 1912 book ‘The
Four Men – a Farrago’. Written by the man
who said “when you have lost your inns,
drown your empty selves for you will have
lost the last of England”, it’s a marathon pub
crawl on foot across Sussex. Combined with
a moral illustrating how an individual
changes through life. Like Belloc, I left the
Fountain (after pints of Bedlam Golden),
feeling happy, carefree and up for a hike to
the next pub.
Hastings is full of great hostelries. I chose to
write about the Stag Inn in the Old Town
(apart from the fact it’s so historic) because
Interior of Rye Waterworks Micropub, showing it is a focal point of the annual Jack-in-the
brick surrounds for soup vats, now being used
Green festival. Two mummified cats on
for seating!
display were originally entombed there, it is
East and West Sussex seem to have more said, by medieval ‘witch’ Hannah Clarke,
than their fair share of these ‘pubs with who was, like Jack, quite a character. While
stories’. In my view, the Sussex chatting with the flower-garlanded staff, I
concentration of unusual ones is beaten was able to sample a pint of Shepherd
only by Greater London. More than Neame’s Jack-in-the Green as well as the
anything, it’s my annual visit to the South brewery’s fruity, complex Bishops Finger.
Downs Beer & Cider Festival, talking to
Many licensees have been very helpful with
CAMRA members there, that has inspired
my research. At the Red Lion in Hooe, over
me to seek out these gems. Among those
a pint of Harvey’s Sussex Bitter, the landlord
featured in the book is the Rye Waterworks
allowed me to leaf through an album
micro-pub which, aside from having eight
overflowing with historic papers. He told
9 Sussex Drinker: Spring 2021Book Review me about the smuggler gang that holed up there in the 1750s and had a ‘wild west- style’ fight with Customs men. So intimidating were they that the officials were forced to retreat. At the Tiger Inn, East Dean, it was a fellow customer who enlightened me. He made me realise what a fool I had been walking on the nearby snow-covered cliffs. Never was a pint of Long Man Long Blonde more restorative as that day. Thankfully, my research for the book was completed before the first lockdown. But I can’t wait to return to Sussex to re-visit The Tiger Inn at East Dean, reached by Bob after these places and find more pubs to write a dodgy cliff walk through deep snow. about. Unusual Pubs Amazing Stories by Bob Barton is published in hardback by Halsgrove. More details: www.halsgrove.com 10 Sussex Drinker: Spring 2021
Obituaries
Chris Wright
We were all saddened to lose our good Pete Brown, he planned and fully
friend Chris Wright just before Christmas implemented the first beer cooling system
2020. First and foremost, Chris was a very at Yapton in 2017. One of his other
proud and loving family man. In particular achievements was to build a tiny,
his wife Jenny, 5 children, 14 grandchildren, operational, full mash brewery in an
and 10 great-grandchildren. A man who outbuilding in his garden. He helped in
lived life to the full, he was a faithful friend; several IT tasks for us.
he was also an explorer, scientist, and
Although in recent times we knew Chris had
sportsman, with a thirst for knowledge.
some discomfort, he was always the same
He was a very active member of our cheerful, happy, friendly, lovely man. Our
CAMRA branch, which included assisting at Social Secretary has suggested that our
numerous Yapton Beerexes, and being a first beer trip in 2021 should be named “The
Brewery Liaison Officer. His company was Chris Wright (In the Afternoon) Memorial
enjoyed on the many social trips and beer tRIP”, which I think Chris would appreciate.
festivals that we went to. He had many
Personally, every time I go down the
friends in the branch and fully shared our
Inglenook, I will raise a glass to him.
love of good quality real ales.
Lovely Jubbly! as Chris would say.
He was interested in the technical side of
brewing and was the first from our branch
to attend a CAMRA course on learning
about the cooling equipment. Along with
11 Sussex Drinker: Spring 2021Obituaries
Lester John Peart 11/09/1931 – 08/01/2021
the Sussex Beer & Cider festival in its
early years and heavily involved in
Yapton Beerex and before that at the
CAMRA beer tent at the “Southern
Counties Historic Vehicle Preservation
Rally” at Ardingly. He was also a very
knowledgeable pub historian
especially in and around Chichester.
Lester was a great raconteur who
could tell great tales of his
experiences in the RAF and on the
racing circuit and of the pubs he had
been in and the people he had met.
Some of his friends have ben
reminiscing about Lester’s tales and
recall the occasion of a visit to the
Smack Inn, Whitstable in May, 1993 (it
sold so much Shepherd Neame,
Master Brew that it had two
handpumps serving it, at any-one-
time). Lester spotted a local “good-
old-boy” and sought to engage him in
conversation. Much to his surprise and
to the amusement of the landlord
(and his friends) Lester couldn’t get a
word in as the local monopolised the
conversation. Not a common
occurrence!
His family and friends in BLOSSOM
(Bottom left Of Sussex, South Of
Midhurst) will miss him greatly but be
glad to have known one of life’s true
I got to know Lester after the local branch companions.
was formed in Chichester in 1974.
Cheers! Until we meet again Lester – oh!
Lester was a former RAF mechanical and by-the-way, it’s your round!
engineer who had worked on the Avro
Shackleton (a development of the Avro Philip Wildsmith
Lincoln, itself a development of the famous Hon President. Western Sussex CAMRA
WW2 bomber the Avro Lancaster) and
later became motor racing mechanic.
Lester was one of the founding fathers of
CAMRA in Sussex; the third Chairman of
Western Sussex branch (then known as
Chichester & Bognor branch); a stalwart of
12 Sussex Drinker: Spring 2021Obituaries
Bill Layton
When CAMRA set up the website
which has details of all pubs and
their beers, Bill undertook to visit
all the pubs in Hastings and St
Leonards to collect their details.
His bus pass had plenty of use and
he did an excellent job much of
which has remained little changed
today.
Having completed that task he
announced that he was ‘retiring’
from ‘active service’ and would
meet up with the other members
only when they visited his
favourite Tower and other nearby
pubs. We marked the occasion by
presenting him with a certificate to
‘Bill Bl**dy H*rv*y’s Layton’ at a
social in the Tower and buying him
drinks all evening.
Bill was BLO for a brewery no
longer in existence based in Battle
called Fallen Angel, mostly
producing bottled beer sold at
markets, etc., (nothing to do with
current Battle Brewery).
The Tower will not be the same,
Rest in Peace, Bill.
Bill Layton of St. Leonards died at the end
of October, Bill had been an active member
of CAMRA who until he could no longer
make it was always to be found offering
assistance at beer festivals. He was a bar
manager at the inaugural Eastbourne Beer
Festival in 2002, his comprehensive
knowledge of beers proving an asset. The
CAMRA policy to allow tasters at beer
festivals appalled Bill, he would say, ‘We are
here to sell the stuff, not give it away’. He
had strong views about which beers and
breweries he liked, which earned him the
nickname ‘Bloody Harvey’s’.
13 Sussex Drinker: Spring 2021Obituaries
Martyn Apps
idiosyncratic performances in
running the meat raffle at the
Albatross Club or seeing him
proudly welcoming people to the
Club, particularly at beer festival
time.
For CAMRA he was a fixture at
Eastbourne Beer festivals where
his knowledge of a wide range of
beers was much appreciated and
he was a regular at the setting up
and taking down times. His down
to earth approach was always
characterised by an attitude of
‘just getting the job done’.
We will all miss you Martyn, Rest
in Peace.
Martyn Apps of Bexhill died on the 21st
November.
Martyn was a good friend of CAMRA, of the
Albatross Club in Bexhill and to many
members of each, being a loyal and
hardworking member of both. Nobody
who witnessed them will ever forget his
14 Sussex Drinker: Spring 2021Contact Information
Sussex Branches of CAMRA
Surrey & Sussex Regional Director:
Paul Sanders, 07778 035971
RD.SurreySussex@camra.org.uk
Sussex Area Organiser:
Peter Page-Mitchell, 01424 547049,
(St. Leonards-on-Sea),
area.organiser@sussex.camra.org.uk
Website: sussex.camra.org.uk
*PotY: none, *CPotY: none Sussex Drinker: Spring 2021. No. 104
Arun & Adur Published by Sussex Branches of
Pete Barlow, 07902 166071, the Campaign for Real Ale
branch.contact@aaa.camra.org.uk,
www.aaa.camra.org.uk
Editor: Andy Shaw
Beer Festival: Worthing, 2021, TBC Email: drinker@sussex.camra.org.uk
PotY: Fox & Finch Alehouse, Worthing Next Publication Date: 1st May 2021
CPotY: none; COTY: none Copy: First call 1st April;
Brighton & South Downs copy deadline 26th April
John Kirkland, 01293 519844 Copy Submissions:
john.kirkland@btinternet.com The Editor invites submissions that celebrate
www.brighton.camra.org.uk the real ale scene in Sussex. Please keep to a
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North Sussex Standard Disclaimer:
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www.northsussex.camra.org.uk supported by the editor or CAMRA.
Beer Festival: Equinox, 2021, TBC All content © Sussex Branches of CAMRA
PotY: Anchor Tap, Horsham; For Consumer Advice:
CPotY: Brewery Shades, Crawley; CotY: none
If you have a complaint about goods or
North East Sussex services, please contact Citizens Advice for
John Packer, 07841 669096, information and advice:
john_packer@me.com Visit the Citizens Advice Website
www.northeastsussex.camra.org.uk www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/
PotY: Hare & Hounds, Framfield;
Or you can call the Citizens Advice consumer
CPotY: King’s Head, East Hoathly; CotY: none
helpline on 03454 04 05 06
South East Sussex Please note: National Trading Standards
Phil Cozens, 01323 460822 cannot help members of the public with
contact@southeastsussex.camra.org.uk
specific complaints or advice about goods,
www.southeastsussex.camra.org.uk
services or specific businesses.
Beer Festival: Eastbourne, 2021, TBC
PotY: Waterworks, Rye; CPotY: Jolly Fisherman, Campaign for Real Ale Ltd
Hastings; CotY: Albatross Club (RAFA), Bexhill on Sea 230 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LW
Western Sussex Tel: 01727 867201 Fax: 01727 867670
Max Malkin, 01243 828394 Website: www.camra.org.uk
max.malkin@mypostoffice.co.uk
www.westernsussexcamra.org.uk
Beer Festival: Yapton, 13-15 May 2022
PotY: Inglenook, Pagham; CPotY: none CotY: none
*PotY: Pub of the Year; CPotY: Cider Pub of the Year;
CotY: Club of the Year
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