A chance to visit Piddle Brewery 3rd December! [TRIP NOW FULL]. Committee members have pulled out the stops to arrange another trip before the festive season to this new local brewery. Size of premises means numbers are limited to 18 persons. The bus will go from Portland via Weymouth and Dorchester and subsidised price will be £5. Even if you plan to travel independently Phone Rich Gabe on 07771 903868 to book your place. Get your name down early! Dated 5/11/08

Introducing NBSS - CAMRAs National Beer Scoring System. Give a score each time you have a drink - let us know how pubs are doing. This national system set up by CAMRA has been available for a couple of years now, but few people from this area use it. Click the link above or in the Main Menu to use the system - it is easy to use - you need your membership number and the same password as for the HQ members access. Dated 30/10/0

Next brewery trip coming upl! Blindman's Brewery, Leighton Somerset on 15th November. Contact Rich Gabe on 07771 903868 to book your seat. Dated 11/10/08.

Danish Dynamite wins Beer of Festival! Danish Master Brewer Stig Andersen's beer chosen as Beer of Festival. Full results here. Dated 4/10/08.

Regional Success for Colliton Club! Dorchester club picks up Wessex award for 2nd Year in a row. The Colliton Club in Dorchester has won this award for the second year in a row. The award will be present ed to the club Steward, Neil Gatehouse on Wednesday as part of the local CAMRA Branch AGM. Click for more detail. Dated 7/9/08.

Two more events 13/14 Sept! An evening BBQ at Tom Browns and Beerfest at the Gaggle of Geese. These events will give you a lot of choice for things to do this month. Saturday 13^th evening will be a barbeque for members and friends at Tom Browns in Dorchester. If you plan to go, please give Jill Diggens a call (01305 862255) so she can estimate numbers. The other event is an all-day beer and cider festival on Sunday 14^th alongside the traditional Goose and Poutry auction at the Gaggle of Geese, Buckland Newton. The pub has recently been aquired by Mark & Emily Hammick who have made such a success of the European at the other end of the Piddle valley. Dated 3/9/08.

Try a Safari Lunch! A joint lunch event with Somerset CAMRA on September 27. This event will travel to three pubs on and around the Dorset /Somerset border with one course at each pub. A coach is planned from Portland, via Weymouth and Dorchester. Click here to see more details or ring Jill Diggens on 01305 862255 to book your place. Dated 27/8/08.