CAMRA believes pubs should be welcoming and inclusive places and it's baffling that any pub would choose to discriminate against customers or potential customers by continuing to display offensive material.
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- Following discussions with the branch & our volunteer leadership yesterday evening, the White Hart's entry in the Good Beer Guide has been deleted & will not be submitted for forthcoming guides while the pub continues to be operated in a way counter to CAMRA's values and policies
- Replying to @CAMRA_OfficialWe are currently discussing why this guidance was seemingly ignored by our South West Essex branch & instructing them not to consider the White Hart, Grays, Essex, for future awards, or inclusion in our Good Beer Guide, while these discriminatory dolls continue to be on display.
- Replying to @CAMRA_OfficialWe have had clear national guidelines in place since 2018 that no pub should be considered for an award if it displays offensive or discriminatory material on the premises, or on social media associated with the pub.
- Replying to @CAMRA_OfficialWe'd encourage anyone to alert us to CAMRA activity at a branch, or national level, which does not adhere to our values, codes of conduct or policies to contact us using our feedback and complaints form at camra.org.uk/about/about-us…
- Commenting on a promotional poster from JD Wetherspoon advertising lower prices for alcoholic drinks after the Government’s VAT reduction, please find attached a joint comment from Tom Stainer, CAMRA Chief Executive & James Calder, Chief Executive of @siba01.
- Replying to @CAMRA_OfficialWe have therefore made an edit to the entry on WhatPub and the resulting Good Beer Guide App description to warn about the discriminatory material on display, while we continue to review the situation: whatpub.com/pubs/ESW/10933…
- Replying to @CAMRA_OfficialCAMRA has more than 200 branches, all of which make independent decisions about making numerous awards to pubs and breweries throughout the year.
- Replying to @CAMRA_OfficialAs many have pointed out, the description featured on CAMRA’s database Whatpub and the Good Beer Guide App, submitted by the local branch in question, is problematic and makes light of the offensive nature of the materials displayed at the White Hart.
- Replying to @CAMRA_OfficialCAMRA's What Pub, which is a directory of all pubs, rather than a recommendation of quality, will continue to list the pub, but full details have been removed. Discussions are ongoing about local awards which may have been made in contravention of CAMRA policies.
- #PUBSMATTER Across the UK, pubs are at the centre of their communities. From 13-16 December, we want to flood social media & MPs’ inboxes with reasons why #PubsMatter, as we head into a very different festive season. Learn how you can take part here! 👉 whypubsmatter.org.uk
- CAMRA has blasted the proposed ban on pubs and brewers selling takeaway beer during the impending lockdown in England, details of which were revealed over the weekend. Read our full statement here 👉 ow.ly/MIPu50C8Uhp Email your MP 👉 ow.ly/YXLN50C8Uho
- Commenting on the Black Lives Matter Movement, please find the attached statement from CAMRA National Chairman Nik Antona:
- ✈️ We hope everyone is ok at Birmingham International Airport. 🍺 If you are stuck at the airport, come to the Great British Beer Festival next door at the NEC for a pint while you wait. 🎟️ Show us your boarding pass at the door and we will let you in to the festival for free!
