Hi Everyone

Gwynedd a Mon Branch Meeting The Australia, Porthmadog 15th February 2025

Welcome. Clive welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Officers reports

Chair - Clive sent information and a photograph of Eryl to go onto the obituaries board at the members weekend in Torquay. Clive will also say a few words about Eryl at the start of the regional meeting on 1st March.

Social Secretary - Small increase in postings on Facebook. Comms getting 55-60% views. Gwynedd a Mon website updated with new committee positions.

Campaigns and Media Officer - The Boatyard in Bangor is up for sale. It is freehold and there are concerns that another pub will be lost. Dafydd is still thinking of ways to campaign locally. It was suggested that we make more use of local media as we don’t have much of a presence in the local press. Suggested that Dafydd emails the Daily Post, Cambrian News and Bangor Aye with our concerns. Also if anyone has any pub news that would be media worthy please forward to Dafydd.

Pubs Officer Report/GBG Allocations - Clive reported that allocations for Good Beer Guide(GBG) 2026 need to be submitted to CAMRA by 3rd March. Members present discussed allocations. The majority of entries were decided. The list will be finalised on 28th February.

Other Agenda Items. It is the time of the year to look at nominating Pub of the Year, Cider Pub of the Year and Club of the Year. A Comms message is to be sent out to all members requesting nominations by 26th February.

Nominations from around the table were taken.

Pub of the Year - Spooners, Porthmadog. Myrddins, Barmouth. Black Bull, Bangor.

Cider Pub of the Year - Myrddins, Barmouth. Stori, Bala.

Club of the Year - Porthmadog Golf Club. Royal St David’s Golf Club, Harlech.

Voting will take place at the next meeting.

Wales Regional Meeting will take place on Saturday 1st March at The Cromwell Tap, Shrewsbury commencing at 1.30pm. Nico has prepared a Branch report which he will send for inclusion at the meeting.

Any Other Business.

Clive asked if anyone was in the Llan Ffestiniog area, Y Pengwern could do with being surveyed.

Date and Venue of Future Meetings

Next Branch Meeting - Saturday 8th March, Black Bull, Bangor at 1pm.

Next Branch Social - Bragdy Lleu, Penygroes. Friday 21st March from 5pm.

Don