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CAMRA, the CAMpaign for Real Ale, is
extremely proud of its hugely diverse
membership. Nearly 90 000 individuals of
all ages, backgrounds and both sexes
enjoy their CAMRA membership. With over
6% of the total national membership
being aged between 18 - 30 years old, it
was felt that a section of this website
should be dedicated to show the
activities of this thriving group of
Young CAMRA Members.
This page is here to help you find out
more about CAMRAs Young Members. You’ll
find out about the Young Members Task
Group (YMG), CAMRA Affiliated
Membership, how you can get in touch
with your local Branch Young Members'
Contact (BYMC), what social events Young
Members will be attending and how you
can get involved.
What is the
Young Members Task Group (YMG) and what
do they do?
The YMG was formed to
campaign on issues that affect Young
CAMRA Members and to promote and
encourage the drinking of Real Ale among
young people (in this context "young"
means the 18 - 30 age group). We also
encourage Young Members and young people
to join in with the numerous social
activities that are organised nationwide
as well as getting Young Members to
become more involved in CAMRA at local,
regional and national levels
The YMG has a committee, which is made
up of younger members. The Young Members
Group Committee (YMGC) have a
responsibility to reflect the interests
of all Young Members.
We hold four YMGC meetings a year.
The last YMGC meeting was held in Glasgow.
We discuss
issues that matter to Young CAMRA
Members. Our YMGC meetings always have a
set agenda and a level of business we
have to get through on matters that
affect Young CAMRA Members. These
meetings are usually carried out much
more quickly than most other CAMRA
meetings because we try to keep our
meetings lively and interesting and we
have a deadline of 4pm. There is then a
pub crawl which starts at 4.30pm which
is organised by the local Young Members.
All young members can attend the meeting
or pub crawl. Young non-members may also
join the pub crawl.
Have you
ever thought of joining CAMRA?
If the Answer is 'no', then why not?
Do you think its boring and made up of
old men with beards and beer- bellies
who wear bobble hats, anoraks, woolly
jumpers, shorts and sandals?
If you're already an active Young Member
within your Branch, you could consider
standing for the role of BYMC in your
local Branch. The East Midlands Region
already has 7 Branches with a BYMC,
contact your Branch Chairman or Branch
Committee if you'd like to stand.
Young Members Social Events
Details of pub-crawls, working
socials and other social events that are
organised by and for Young CAMRA
Members, can be found on the 'Diary
Page' in the
Young Members Section of
the CAMRA web-site. Just contact the
person organising the event and then
turn up - it really is that easy!
The last Young Members outing was a
Pub Crawl around Nottingham. This was well supported
by 18 Young Members (both male &
female) who all had a good day out,
another example of CAMRA not just being
an old mens club with beards and woolly
jumpers !!
The BYMCs in the East Midlands Region
are:
Chesterfield –
Kathy Shorrock
Derby –
Daniel Cramp
Fenland – Darren Birley, 07766 893431
Leicester -
Sarah Bailey, 0116 282
3841
Mansfield & Ashfield – Robert
Ashmore
Northamptonshire –
Steve Elliot,
01933 276600
Nottingham -
Nigel Johnson
The RYPMC for the East Midlands is Gus
Manning, E-mail
EM RYPMC
Contact details of all BYMCs, RYPMCs and
members of the YMGC can be downloaded
from the
Young Members Section of the
CAMRA web-site.
Contact us:
With suggestions and input from Young
Members and young people, we hope this
page will grow into a more informative
and exciting part of the website.
- Want more information on any of
the issues covered in this Young
Members page?
- Have ideas for subjects you
would like to see on this page?
- Want to get involved but you're
too shy?
Please contact:
The Young Members Group (YMG) Committee
E-mail camra_ym_committee@yahoo.co.uk Click
here to visit the Young Members
Diary on the CAMRA HQ Young Members
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