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  • Newark Winter Beer Festival

    Newark Winter Beer Festival

    Newark Beer and Cider Festival returns in November 2025

    Following the disappointment of not being able to hold our usual outdoor beer festival in the Castle Grounds we are delighted to announce that we will be having a ‘Winter Edition’ this November in the Town Hall. The two-day event will be in the magnificent ballroom in the town hall and it’s great to have found another iconic site in Newark to hold a beer festival. Some of you will remember that CAMRA ran a winter beer festival here before between 2009 and 2011 and so we have history.

    This year’s dates are 21st and 22nd November 2025 and as this is an indoor venue, with a limited capacity, we will be selling tickets in advance and splitting each day into two sessions. The Afternoon Session will run from 10:30 – 16:00 and the Evening Session from 17:00 – 22:30. There will be around 50 beers and 15 ciders on offer. Food will be available and there will be acoustic music in the evenings and the traditional daily quiz in the afternoons. There will be a few walk-in tickets available but we advise buying a ticket beforehand to ensure that you get in. There will be no under 18s allowed and we can only allow assistance dogs.

    We will soon be recruiting volunteers to help with the festival and please keep an eye on our website and social media for details of when tickets will be available to purchase and for volunteering opportunities.

    We are very excited about this news and look forward to welcoming you to the Town Hall in November.

    More information can be found here: Newark Beer Festival 2025

    Cheers.

    Sam Lucas

    Newark Beer Festival Organiser

  • County Top for Final Whistle

    County Top for Final Whistle

    Having taken top spot in Newark CAMRA Pub of the Year, The Final Whistle went forward to the county level competition.

    Pitched against the top pubs from all five branches in Nottinghamshire, the Final Whistle was judged the winner. Congratulations to the team. The Final Whistle is officially Nottinghamshire County Pub of the Year 2025.

    All the entries were of exceptional standard with the runner-up being the Mallard in Worksop.

    There will be presentation at the Final Whistle on Saturday 14th June at 2pm, all are welcome to celebrate this fantastic achievement.

  • Bramley tree planted at The Hearty Goodfellow, to mark CAMRA cider award

    Bramley tree planted at The Hearty Goodfellow, to mark CAMRA cider award

    An offshoot of the original Bramley was planted at the Hearty Goodfellow pub, on St George’s Day, just a short distance from the historic tree.

    The famed cooking apple has a long association with Southwell — having originated in the town from a pip planted by Mary Ann Brailsford in 1805 and later being sold by Henry Merryweather in 1876.

    Henry Merryweather’s great-grandchildren Roger Merryweather, Celia Merryweather, and Eileen Connet were among those at the planting ceremony — alongside publicans Tony Marriot and Emma Hopkins and artist Dan Llywelyn Hall.

    It was the first planting supported by the Mother Bramley Apple Legacy Fund, which was started by Dan Llywelyn Hall to maintain and enhance the famed fruit tree and its legacy as it becomes older.

    Dan said: “The original tree is literally an apple’s throw from here, and we wanted the first planting to be close to the mother as possible.

    “The next will be at the Hereford Museum of Cider.”

    The Hearty Goodfellow’s garden was not only chosen for it’s close proximity to the original tree, but also to celebrate it’s recent CAMRA cider award.

    The ancient tradition of Wassailing was also marked, with a glass of cider poured on the new tree to bless it for a good harvest and protect it from evil spirits, and a cheer went up as it was settled into its new home.

  • Final Whistle wins PotY

    Final Whistle wins PotY

    Congratulations to the Final Whistle in Southwell for winning Newark CAMRA District Pub of the Year 2025. As they are also overall winners, they go through to the next round of judging: Nottinghamshire Pub of the Year. Good luck to the Final Whistle team!