Welcome to this update of what's happening in Ely CAMRA's branch area.

Pub, Cider Pub and Club of the Year At our March branch meeting we selected our City and Rural Pubs of the Year and our overall Pub of the Year, our Cider Pub of the Year and our Club of the Year. Our Rural Pub of the Year is the Carpenters Arms in Soham. Our City Pub of the Year and our overall Pub of the Year is the Drayman's Son. Our Cider Pub of the Year is also the Drayman's Son. Our Club of the Year is Fordham Royal British Legion Club. Congratulations to all the winners. We will be presenting certificates to them over the next few weeks. The Drayman's Son and Fordham RBLC will now go forward to the Cambridgeshire rounds of CAMRA's Pub of the Year, Cider Pub of the Year and Club of the Year competitions.

Open Branch Meetings Our April Open Branch Meeting will be held on Thursday 3 April from 7:30pm at the Carpenters Arms in Soham. The evening will start with the presentation of the Rural Pub of the Year certificate by Ely MP, Charlotte Cane. Come along, join in the celebrations and hear what your branch is doing. Our May meeting will be in the West End House on Tuesday 6 May.

Tiger on Demand Bus Trip Our Public Transport Officer, Phil, is organising a pub trip to two of our difficult to reach pubs using the new Tiger on Demand bus service. It will take place on Saturday 26 April. The bus will collect us from Ely Station at 11:30 and take us to our first stop. It will then collect us from there at 14:00 and take us to the second stop. At 15:30 it will return us to Ely Station. All timings are approximate. Each trip costs £2 per person (£6 total). Free for concession pass holders. The bus can only be booked up to 48 hours in advance. For more information or to book yourself a seat email Phil by Thursday 24 April.

Strolling Social in Kings Lynn Cambridge and Ely CAMRA branches will have a joint Strolling Social in Kings Lynn on Saturday 10 May. Catch the 11:56 from Ely (12:06 from Littleport) arriving in Kings Lynn at 12:30. We'll then visit 7 of Kings Lynn's best drinking spots. Returning we'll catch the 19:42 train arriving at Littleport at 20:06 and Ely at 20:18. For timings and destinations check out Cambridge branch's Event.

Upcoming Events Thursday 3 April from 7:30. Rural Pub of the Year presentation and Open Branch Meeting at the Carpenters Arms, Soham. Saturday 26 April. Tiger on Demand trip to two of our rural pubs. Tuesday 6 May from 7:45. Open Branch Meeting at the West End House. Saturday 10 May. Strolling Social in Kings Lynn.