CAMRA is today celebrating its birthday after championing real ale for forty years.

Here are just some of our successes over those years:

• Established the phrase real ale in the public mind (and the Oxford English Dictionary!)
• Successfully campaigned for greater flexibility on pub opening hours
• Lobbied for Small Brewers Relief, a tax relief that has massively benefited small brewers and cause a surge in their numbers
• Published more than 35 editions of the most successful pub guide in Britain: the Good Beer Guide
• Attracted over 120,000 members
• Fought for countless pubs under threat

Celebrations will continue throughout the year, but why not raise a glass today? Cheers!