Sunderland & South Tyneside CAMRA are a local branch of CAMRA a national independent, voluntary, not-for-profit organisation campaigning for real ale, community pubs and consumer rights with over 190,000 members.
In the Sunderland & South Tyneside Branch area we have over 675 members.
We hold 10 meetings each year (Monthly except in August & December) in pubs around the branch area to discuss & plan our involvement in Local, Regional & National campaigns relevant to our organisation (see Future Events)
All branch members are encouraged to attend as many of these meetings as possible, but if you can’t make it to a meeting still get involved & contact us (below), send us an email or interact via social media…we really want to hear from you.
If your thinking about joining us why not come down say hello & find out more about the campaign.
Sunderland & South Tyneside branch covers the area bounded on the map by the red line.{The boundary shown is only approximate}. We are bounded to our north by Tyneside & Northumberland CAMRA, with Durham CAMRA to our South & West. All three branches work quite closly as part of CAMRA North East Region
Where our members live: Membership breakdown within the branch area is approx:
- Sunderland – 40%
- South Tyneside – 30%
- Houghton le Spring – 14%
- Washington – 14%
- Living outside the boundary area – 2%
View SST Boundary in a larger map
We maintain details on Real Ale & Cider Pubs in our area HERE on WhatPub. Please let us know of amendments via the “Submit Updates” tab available on each pubs page.
Branch Contacts
Enter the "hashtag" as quoted anywhere into the subject line of the contact form (below) to direct your message to that individual.Multiple hashtags can be used if you wish.
Messages with no hashtag in the subject line go initially to "Misc. Online Contact" who will forward to the appropriate contact(s) }
| Role in Branch | Name(s) | Contact #hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Michael Wynne | #chair |
| Secretary | Lynn Dobson | #secretary |
| Treasurer | Steve Drummond | #treasurer |
| Pubs Officer | Ken Paul | #pubsofficer |
| Pubs Preservation Officer | Dave Craggs | #pubpreservation |
| Cider Officer | Steve Clough | #cider |
| Membership Secretary | Peter Tong | #members |
| Social Secretary | Robin Sanderson | #social |
| CAMRA Angle Editorial Team | Sid Dobson Ken Paul | #magazine |
| Webmaster & Social Media | Ian Monteith-Preston | #online |
| All Committee | All | #committee |
| BLO for Darwin Brewery | Michael Wynne | #BLOdarwin |
| BLO for Maxim Brewery | Ken Paul | #BLOmaxim |
| Advertising/Sponsorship | Ken Paul Robin Sanderson Dave Brazier Keith Lakeman | #ads |
| Misc. Online Contact | Ian Monteith-Preston | No hashtag required |