Tyneside & Northumberland Branch FREEFREE Issue 232 • Summer 2015 FESTIVAL SPECIAL BETFRED GOSFORTH PARK CUP NIGHT Joi� u� for our firs� ever Beer Festiva�! umberland orth red N tickets e Betf Th STIVAL on sale PLATE FE now! friday 26 June www.newcastle-racecourse.co.uk 0191 236 2020 |
[email protected] *Terms & conditions apply. For full terms and conditions, race times and details of the event please visit our website. Booking restrictions and fees may apply. Newcastle Racecourse encourages responsible gambling. www.gambleaware.co.uk. Please drink responsibly. www.drinkaware.co.uk J5952 NCA Plate Friday Festival Ad 135x200.indd 1 28/04/2015 11:58 BRANCH CONTACTS TALKING ED Chairman: Ian Lee A lot has happened since the last issue. Firstly, in the Budget
[email protected] Chancellor George Osborne reduced the tax on beer by a penny Secretary: Pauline Chaplain a pint. This makes it a hat-trick of beer duty cuts in as many
[email protected] years. This was an unprecedented third consecutive cut in Treasurer: Jan Anderson beer tax, following on from the axing of the beer duty escalator.
[email protected] Independent research by CEBR forecasts the price of a pub pint will now be more than 20p cheaper than it would have been had Membership Secretary & Social the duty escalator remained in place. Media Officer: Alan Chaplain
[email protected] April saw the 39th Newcastle Beer & Cider Festival take place.
[email protected] With over 140 beers and over 50 ciders, there was something for Editor, Advertising & Distribution: Adrian Gray everyone.