Diary
Branch meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month, starting 7.30pm
Details of upcoming events within the branch area
- North Sussex 2025 Ale & Cider Trail
Saturday 1 March – Friday 6 June 2025
After the success of our Anniversary Ale trail last year, we are launching a bigger and better Trail for 2025, running from March 1st to June 6th.
The list of 34 venues has now been finalised and are listed on the poster shown here.
The Trail will be launched on Saturday March 1st at the Engine Room in East Grinstead from 1pm, and will finish with a prize draw to select the winning Trailers at 8pm on Friday June 6th at a venue to be confirmed.
Ale Trailers will need to pick up the Trail Leaflet, which will detail all the Ale & Cider Trail venues to visit and collect a sticker at each. Leaflets will be available at each venue and also at our Spring Equinox beer festival on March 21st and 22nd where you will be able to collect the Festival sticker.
To receive a sticker, you need to spend money at each venue. We’d love it if that was a pint of the great local Ale or Cider available there, but we appreciate that might not always be practical.
A list of participating pubs is available HERE
There will be six prize winners this year, who will receive a voucher to spend in the Ale & Cider Trail venue of their choice. Top prize is a voucher for £60, for those who have collected 28 or more of the stickers. Two second prizes of a voucher for £40, for those who have collected 22 or more of the stickers. Three third prizes of a voucher for £20, for those who have collected 17 or more of the stickers. Each Ale Trailer can win no more than one prize.
If you want more info, please email ku.gro.armac.xessushtron@yraterces
- Equinox festival
Friday 21 – Saturday 22 March 2025
Drill Hall, Horsham
Our Flagship event returns to the Horsham Drill Hall. Full details HERE
- April Branch Meeting (Social)
Tuesday 8 April 2025 19:30
Curry and beer at the Hen and Chicken Southwater. 98 bus from Horsham Station at 18:59 The back to a pub or two in Horsham; almost certainly ones on the Ale Trail. Please contact Sarah at ku.gro.armac.xessushtron@cescos if you are planning to come for the curry.
- Beer festival washup meeting
Friday 2 May 2025 19:30
White Horse, Maplehurst
Date and venue to be finalised and confirmed with the pub. A meeting to discuss the 2025 Spring Equinox beer and cider festival, and potential plans and changes for future events. Discussion from 7:30, with no doubt some members getting there from 6pm to eat before the meeting. And also a chance to pick up another Ale Trail sticker.
- Yapton Beerex
Saturday 10 May 2025
Yapton & Ford Village Hall
Our traditional Equinox Festival Volunteer Thank You trip
- Branch AGM
Wednesday 14 May 2025 19:30
AGM is on Wednesday May 14th, not May 13th as previously advertised. Venue is the Half Moon at Balcombe. Meeting starts at 7:30, but there will be members there from about 6 to have dinner before the meeting. Please contact the pub if you plan to have dinner, so that they know likely numbers. Hope to see you there.
- Ale trail day out
Saturday 24 May 2025
Firebird Brewery, Rudgwick
A day out to collect Ale Trail stickers, using the 63 Bus. Likely plan is 11:40 Bus from Horsham Bus station to Rudgwick, then a walk of about a mile to visit Firebird Brewery. A walk back to the bus stop, for the 15:08 bus, hopping off at Slinfold for Red Lyon, then 16:08 bus back to Horsham.