Leeds CAMRA gives out several pub and club awards a year, here is the roll of honour.

Current Pub of the Year 2008-9

Mr Foley’s Cask & Ale House

Current Club of the Year 2008-9

Guiseley Factory Workers Club, Guiseley

Current Pub of the Season – Spring 2010

Chequers, Ledsham

Current Most Improved Pub – Summer 2009

Original Oak, Headingley

Previous Pubs of the Year

There is one award each year.

2007/08 The Grove

2006/07 Guiseley Factory Workers Club, Guiseley

2005/06 Scarbrough Hotel, Bishopgate Street, City Centre

2004/05 Joint winners:
Scarbrough Hotel, Bishopgate Street, City Centre
Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck

2003/04 Scarbrough Hotel, Bishopgate Street, City Centre

2002/03 Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck

2001/02 Duck and Drake, Kirkgate, City Centre

2000/01 Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck

1999/2000 Old Vic, Whitecote Hill, Bramley

1998/99 Junction, Bondgate, Otley

1997/98 City of Mabgate, Mabgate

1996 British Oak, Westerton Road,Tingley

1995 Tap and Spile, Merrion Centre, City Centre

1994 New Bay Horse, Main Street, Methley

1993 Beer Exchange, Cambridge Street, Woodhouse

1992 Eagle, North Street, Sheepscar

1991 City of Mabgate, Mabgate

1990 Eagle, North Street, Sheepscar

1989 Eagle, North Street, Sheepscar

1988 Duck and Drake, Kirkgate, City Centre

Previous Club of the Year

2007/08 Guiseley Factory Workers Club, Guiseley

Previous Pubs of the Season

The number of awards made each year has changed over the years. Currently, four awards are made, one in each season, which may be won by any pub in the Leeds Branch area. The winners have been:

Winter 2009 Arcadia & Fleece (Pudsey) joint winners

Summer 2009 Chemic Tavern

Spring 2009 Fleece, Pudsey

Winter 2008 Arcadia, Headingley

Autumn 2008 Midnight Bell

Summer 2008 Town Hall Tavern

Spring 2008 Mr Foley’s

Winter 2007 Junction, Bondgate, Otley

Autumn 2007 Fox & Newt, Burley Road

Summer 2007 Palace, Kirkgate, City Centre

Spring 2007 Abbey Inn, Newlay

Winter 2006 Guiseley Factory Workers Club, Guiseley

Autumn 2006 TBC

Summer 2006 North Bar, New Briggate, City Centre

Spring 2006 Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck

Winter 2005 Town Hall Tavern, Westgate, City Centre

Autumn 2005 Baroque, The Headrow, City Centre (this is now, of course, Mr Foley’s; having been – briefly- Dr Okell’s)

Summer 2005 Coopers, Guiseley

Spring 2005 Baroque, The Headrow, City Centre

Winter 2004 Palace, Kirkgate, City Centre

Autumn 2004 Arcadia Ale and Wine Bar, Arndale Centre, Headingley

Summer 2004 Scarbrough Hotel, Bishopgate Street, City Centre

Spring 2004 Town Street Tavern, Town Street, Horsforth

Winter 2003 Chequers, Claypit Lane, Ledsham

Autumn 2003 Whitelocks, Turks Head Yard, City Centre

From Spring 2002 until Summer 2003 there were four awards, but Spring and Autumn were restricted to pubs outside Leeds Centre, while Summer and Winter were restricted to pubs inside Leeds Centre. The winners were:

Summer 2003 Palace, Kirkgate, City Centre

Spring 2003 Black Bull, Market Place, Otley

Winter 2002 Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck

Autumn 2002 Red Lion, Kirkgate, Otley

Summer 2002 Whitelocks, Turks Head Yard, City Centre

Spring 2002 Bowling Green, Bondgate, Otley

Between 1996 and Spring 2002 there were only two awards each year, in Winter and Summer, open to all pubs.

Winter 2001 Duck and Drake, Kirkgate, City Centre

Summer 2001 Boat, Main Street, Allerton Bywater

Winter 2000 Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck

Summer 2000 Prince of Wales, Mill Hill, City Centre

Winter 1999 Boat, Main Street, Allerton Bywater

Summer 1999 New Inn, Main Street, Barwick in Elmet

Winter 1998 Junction, Bondgate, Otley

Summer 1998 Hogshead, Great George Street, City Centre

Winter 1997 City of Mabgate, Mabgate

Summer 1997 Viaduct, Lower Briggate, City Centre

Winter 1996 Palace, Kirkgate, City Centre

Summer 1996 Viaduct, Lower Briggate, City Centre

There were no Pub of the Season awards in 1994 and 1995. Before this time there were four awards each year. The winners from 1992 were:

Winter 1993 City of Mabgate, Mabgate

Autumn 1993 Eagle, North Street, Sheepscar

Summer 1993 Beer Exchange, Cambridge Street, Woodhouse

Spring 1993 Old Vic, Whitecote Hill, Bramley

Winter 1992 Tut ‘n’ Shive, The Green, Yeadon

Autumn 1992 Sandford Arms, Broad Lane, Bramley

Summer 1992 Prince of Wales, Mill Hill, CityCentre

Spring 1992 New Roscoe, Bristol Street, Sheepscar

Previous Most Improved Pubs

This award was inaugurated in 2004. It is awarded each quarter, but only when the Branch judges that there is a pub of sufficient merit. The winners have been:

Winter 2008 – Fox & Newt, Burley

Autumn 2008 – Tarn, Yeadon

Autumn 2007 – Not awarded [Jan 2008]

Summer 2007 – Owl, Rodley [Nov 2007]

Spring 2007 – Summer Cross, Otley [August 2007]

Winter 2006 – Smithy, Tingley [May 2007]

Autumn 2006 – New Inn, Drighlington [Feb 2007]

Summer 2006 – New Inn, Barwick in Elmet – [Nov 2006]

Spring 2006 – Manor House, Otley [July 2006]

Winter 2005 – No nominations [March & April 2006]

Autumn 2005 – Not awarded [Feb 2006]

Summer 2005 – No nominations

Spring 2005 – Bricklayers, Woodhouse [July 2005]

Spring 2005 – Fenton, Woodhouse [April 2005]

Winter2004 – The Junction, Bondgate, Otley [Feb 2005]

Summer 2004 – Horse and Trumpet, The Headrow, City Centre [Sept 2004]

It is unknown quite how we ended up with two Spring 2005 awards.

Ad Hoc Awards

From time to time, we make awards in categories not covered above: the Chemic Tavern got an award in 2007 for its role in acting as a community pub. The Abbey in Newlay received the same award in March 2008 and 2009.

and finally…

Why not check out the Breweries page for a resume of our very own Leeds Brewery. This has already picked up a number of awards in its short life.