Every so often, we like to shine a spotlight on a pub that truly stands at the heart of its community. This year, we’re delighted to announce that our Community Pub of the Year is The Carpenter’s Arms, Coldred.

From the friendly welcome you’ll receive from Rachael and the locals - even if it’s your first visit - to the wide variety of events hosted throughout the year, this pub embodies everything a great community pub should be.

A thoroughly well-deserved award.

Presentation: → Community Pub of the Year 2025 Presentation

CAMRA's PUBlic Affairs round-up returns for July with updates on how the Campaigns and Communications team has been campaigning for pubs, pints and people across Westminster, devolved parliaments and local government.

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CAMRA's latest newsletter from Shepherd Neame.

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In their latest bulletin, CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group shares news and updates about pubs with historically significant interiors across the country.

With news on:
Station Buffet, Bridlington; Bell, Walton-on-the-Hill; Prestoungrange Gothenburg, Prestonpans; Travellers Rest, Alpraham; Dewdrop Inn, Peacehaven; Royal Oak, Halifax; Quiet Woman, Earl Sterndale; Highland Laddie, Leeds.

Were pleased to announce the winners of the The Kent CAMRA Area Pub of the Year (POTY) Competition. The winners are:

East Kent Area: Royston, Broadstairs.
West Kent Area: Nelson Arms, Tonbridge.

Congratulations to the winners! It’s great to see their hard work and dedication recognised. And to the other finalists, you should be proud of your achievements in reaching the Area stage of the Kent competition.

We wish the Nelson Arms & The Royston the very best as they progress to the Kent County Stage of CAMRA's POTY competition.

Full details of the competition can be found on the Competition webpage.

On BBC Sounds. The latest episode in an anthropologist's guide to the modern world.

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi asks why do we go to the pub?

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CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group shares news and updates about pubs with historically significant interiors across the country.

April 2025's Pub Heritage Bulletin is out now

The bulletin has news on:
Vine, Pittshill, Stoke-on-Trent; Mountain Daisy, Sunderland; Bulls Head, Telford; Duke William, Stoke-on-Trent; Stamford & Warrington, Coalville; Cracke, Liverpool; Builders Arms, Teddington; Gatehouse, Norwich; Green Dragon, Wymondham; Antelope, Tooting; Volunteer, Ventor; Royal Oak, Chesterfield; Highland Laddie, Leeds; Roundhouse, Dagenham.

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It’s that time again for CAMRA's Campaigns and Communications team to bring you the latest updates on its campaigning efforts across Westminster, devolved parliaments and local government in this regular PUBlic Affairs round up series.

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We're immensely proud to announce that our Branch Pub of the Year 2025 is The Hoptimist Taproom and Bar. We'd like to congratulate Danny on this fantastic achievement.

We'd also like to congratulate the other pubs that made it through to the finals: Berry Walmer, Carpenters Arms, Coldred; Just Reproach, Deal; Louis Armstrong, Dover and Staggered Inn, Dover.

The presentation will be held on Thursday, 3rd April at 5.00pm.

Our sincere thanks go out to all those CAMRA members who took the time and effort to visit and judge the six candidates.