Thursday, 25 May 2023

A Pint with Parliament

Redditch and Bromsgrove CAMRA members sat down with Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid in May to discuss CAMRA’s current campaigns. The meeting was held at Clent Club which is just outside the village of Belbroughton, and licensee Michelle was on hand with some excellent Wye Valley beers and discussed the facilities and events that the club offers to the community. CAMRA members Andy Checketts, Gez Quinn, Paul Richards, and Tim Craig addressed the sharp price of rising energy bills for pubs and clubs and the difficulties that they are facing as they attempt to recover from the pandemic restrictions and asked for more support for local publicans so that local communities don’t lose their valued pubs. Mr Javid recognised the importance of CAMRA’s work in the community and commented on his time as Economic Secretary when he was influential in abolishing the beer duty escalator. He thanked the CAMRA volunteers for a good discussion on how he can continue to support local businesses.


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