{"id":7985,"date":"2014-07-09T10:02:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T09:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=7985"},"modified":"2014-07-08T15:48:49","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T14:48:49","slug":"camras-historic-pub-and-club-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=7985","title":{"rendered":"CAMRA\u2019s historic pub and club awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">An award scheme has been launched by CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale) to celebrate the best public houses and clubs in Britain, particularly recognising standards in refurbishment and conservation, and with the closing date for entry is August\u00a0 31 2014<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CAMRA writes<\/span>:<br \/>\nThe awards, held in association with English Heritage and the Victorian Society, recognise high standards of architecture in the refurbishment and conservation of existing pubs, and the construction of new ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Whether it\u2019s a converted theatre or a Victorian Coaching House, we are looking to discover the best\u00a0pub\u00a0interiors and exteriors that Great Britain has to offer. The CAMRA\u00a0Pub\u00a0Design Awards competition is open to all pubs in the UK, and buildings can be nominated by their owners, landlords, local CAMRA branch members, or anybody else that thinks the\u00a0pub\u00a0deserves to win\u2019said Sean Murphy, organiser of CAMRA\u2019s Pub Design Awards<\/p>\n<p>However Sean added that \u2018entrants should bear in mind that they may be required to provide additional photographs and plans of the building during the judging process, so the\u00a0pub\u00a0licensee should always be made aware of, and approve of, the entry.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s winners included a diverse range of pubs, from the Hall &amp; Woodhouse in Portishead &#8211; a striking new build set in the marina and made from interconnected shipping containers \u2013 to the beautifully restored and converted York Tap, built inside the old model railway museum on a York\u2019s train station.<\/p>\n<p>The competition includes five categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Build category &#8211; This category is for entirely new built pubs. The judges look for a number of details when judging the worth of any new establishment. The pub might reflect pubs of the past but without becoming a mere pastiche of Edwardian, Victorian or even Georgian artefacts. Or it could be completely modern, using materials of the 20th or 21st century.<\/li>\n<li>Refurbishment category &#8211; Refurbishment can range from a complete gutting and replacement to an enhancement of what was originally there. Refurbishment should suit the individual\u00a0pub\u00a0and not be an excuse to use uniform furnishings to brand the\u00a0pub\u00a0with brewery or\u00a0pub\u00a0companies image.<\/li>\n<li>Conversion to Pub Use category- This is where an existing building is converted to\u00a0pub\u00a0use.\u00a0Pubs\u00a0are judged on the taste and restraint used on both the outside and inside of the\u00a0pub.<\/li>\n<li>CAMRA\/English Heritage Conservation\u00a0award &#8211;\u00a0This\u00a0award, sponsored by English Heritage, is usually given for work which conserves what is good in the\u00a0pub\u00a0to ensure its future for generations of customers.<\/li>\n<li>Joe Goodwin Award Category\u00a0&#8211; named after the late CAMRA chair Joe Goodwin &#8211; is reserved for outstanding refurbished street-corner locals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CAMRA have also recently launched a search for Britain\u2019s best heritage clubs.\u00a0 From backstreet working men\u2019s clubs to plush Golf clubs, and everything in between, CAMRA want to identify clubs with historic interiors or those that were purpose-built and have remained largely unaltered.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There are some fantastic clubs all over the UK and we want to find the ones with the best preserved interiors, either those in buildings which are of historic interest or which have remained unaltered since their construction \u2013 even if that was as recently as 1971\u2019 said John Holland, Chair of CAMRA\u2019s Clubs Committee.<\/p>\n<p>CAMRA are known for their pub preservation initiatives and have campaigned for a number of years to preserve Britain\u2019s historic pubs, with their book \u2018Britain\u2019s Best Real Heritage Pubs\u2019\u00a0being a consistent bestseller since publication last year.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst CAMRA campaigns all over the country for high-quality real ales in clubs through the work of a dedicated Clubs Committee, they are keen to stress that this search is about the clubs heritage, not what beer is served.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We are always on the lookout for Clubs which serve excellent real ale, but this initiative is about more than beer, it is about discovering the hidden gems around the UK and helping preserve them for the future \u2013 regardless of what drinks they have behind the bar. It\u2019s for this reason that we would encourage all clubs which think they are of historic interest to get in touch, no matter what beer you serve.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>For more information on historic clubs, or to submit an entry visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.camra.org.uk\/clubs\" target=\"_blank\">CAMRA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?s=pubs\" target=\"_blank\">IHBC newsblogs on historic pubs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.camra.org.uk\/article.php?group_id=14150\" target=\"_blank\">View the pub award entry details<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An award scheme has been launched by CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale) to celebrate the best public houses and clubs in Britain, particularly recognising standards in refurbishment and conservation, and with the closing date for entry is August\u00a0 31 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=7985\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7986,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7985\/revisions\/7986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}