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The downside of the Wetherspoon festivals is you see all these interesting beers listed but none of the ones you want are actually on sale when you go in to try them. Giving them advance notice that a group is coming and asking for them to make a bit of an effort is a great idea.

I can't confirm 100% yet, but deffo count me in as interested:

1. Stephanos
2. TheBeerNut

just waiting on the manager Barry to get back from hols plus CAMRA chair Phil is also away this week. There's a committee meeting tomorrow night but I can't get up to Belfast.

Apparently social orginally propsed not realising teh beer fest had started, but I had idea to run joint social before I even knew CAMRA had planned a visit anyway.

Also potential for people to call in at hilden for brewery visit on way through, though we'd need to book soonish.

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&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:3vanklgn wrote: The downside of the Wetherspoon festivals is you see all these interesting beers listed but none of the ones you want are actually on sale when you go in to try them. Giving them advance notice that a group is coming and asking for them to make a bit of an effort is a great idea.[/quote:3vanklgn]

True and I'd say a few don't make it over to Ireland either. In saying that there's always been stuff I've never had before on so it's not too bad.

&amp;quot;wayneibs&amp;quot;:j07d8q5r wrote: Thats really interesting - just curious is there a special rate for Beoir members to join Camra?[/quote:j07d8q5r]

CamraNI have always given me discounts when I've shown them my Beoir membership card. And we got them half price entry into the ICBCF.

I already confirmed with Phil that anyone with a valid Beoir card gets CAMRA rates at any CAMRA event.

this event won't have any charge however as its a pub festival; just pay your own beer, food and transport. CAMRA members of course have 50p off a pint vouchers, which might be a handy affiliation discount for Beoir members, perhaps something worth talking to CAMRA central for at some point. I've got contacts from my committee/ student days