Outstanding Service Awards

To celebrate the 50^th anniversary of CAMRA, we recognise those members, residing or formerly residing in Scotland & Northern Ireland, who have provided outstanding service to the Campaign. These include current and former members of the National Executive, current and former Scotland & Northern Ireland Directors and those nominated by Branch Chairs, etc. We have also created a roll of honour for those who provided similar service throughout their lifetime.

National Executive Members

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Forth Valley	Ian Brocklebank	Brewery Liaison Coordinator and Champion Beer of Britain Coordinator in the 90s and early noughties
Kingdom of Fife	Sarah Crawford	11^th Scotland & Northern Ireland Director. Now national Commercial and Communications Director.
Kingdom of Fife	Ken Davie	First Branch Chair. 8^th Scotland and Northern Ireland Director. Became national Finance Director.
Glasgow & West of Scotland	Jonathan Kemp	Former Branch Chair. Became national Events Director.
Edinburgh & South-East Scotland	Roger Preece	2^nd Scotland & Northern Ireland Director.
Edinburgh & South-East Scotland	Ted Sharp	4^th Scotland & Northern Ireland Director. Most recently Scottish Real Ale Festival Treasurer.
Edinburgh & South-East Scotland	Colin Valentine	7^th Scotland & Northern Ireland Director. Became National Chair.

Scotland & Northern Ireland Directors

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Kingdom of Fife	Joe Crawford	12^th Director. Previously Scottish Real Ale Festival Organiser. Currently Branch Treasurer.
Ayrshire & Wigtownshire	Lindsay Grant	9^th Director. Member Revitalisation Project Steering Group. Currently Branch Chair, Scotland & Northern Ireland Branches Secretary and Champion Beer of Britain Coordinator.
Kingdom of Fife	Gordon Hannah	5^th Director.
Aberdeen, Grampian & Northern Isles	George Howie	6^th Director. Long-standing “rock” of his branch. Currently Deputy Director.
Ayrshire & Wigtownshire	Stuart McMahon	Current Director. Editor of his branch’s award-winning magazine Full Pints.
Ayrshire & Wigtownshire	Ray Turpie	10^th Director. Became National Campaigns Committee Chair. Currently Branch Public Affairs Officer.

Nominations

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Edinburgh & South-East	Jon Addinall	Long-standing active member and Pubs Officer. Has run all Branch GBG and POTY processes very successfully for about 25 years, as well as keeping Whatpub and other databases maintained to a high standard.
Glasgow & West of Scotland	Russell Burt	Involved early on with Glasgow Branch and a former Branch Chair. Bon Accord cellar manager for about 40 years until his recent retirement. Less active in CAMRA in recent years but he has remained a member and probably had more influence on people’s awareness of real ale by his varied choice of beer to sell at the pub than many more traditional activists.
Dumfries & Stewartry	Alan Gass	Long-standing committee member, holding various posts for >10 years. Kept branch operating as Chair when the previous incumbent resigned. Now fills membership and contact roles and liaises with ‘mother’ branch Solway.
Glasgow & West of Scotland	Kenny Gillies	Long-standing Branch Treasurer. Ayrshire Secretary prior to that; Ayrshire Real Ale Festival Treasurer since its inception.
Ayrshire & Wigtownshire	Mick Lee	A founder member of the Campaign in Scotland and of his branch. Long-standing former Branch Chair. Still going strong as Pubs Officer.
Highlands & Western Isles	Eric Mills	Former long-standing Branch Chair; now Scotland & Northern Ireland Tasting Panels Coordinator.
Tayside	Frank Mills	Long-standing “rock” of the branch, if it wasn’t for him the branch would have gone under long ago.
Renfrewshire	Derek Moore	Branch founding member. Held many branch positions including Branch Chair and, most recently, Paisley Beer Festival Organiser.
Renfrewshire	Jim Strang	Long-standing branch member. Held many branch and national positions. Scotland & Northern Ireland Brewery Liaison Coordinator since before 2007.
Ayrshire & Wigtownshire	Bob Wallace	First Organiser of Paisley Beer Festival, former Scottish Real Ale Festival Organiser. Changed, for the better, our entire approach to recruitment of new members in Scotland. Currently Ayrshire Real Ale Festival Sponsorship Manager.
Renfrewshire	Stuart Wallace	Long-standing Branch and Paisley Festival Treasurer. Festival Assessor.

Roll of Honour

Branch	Recipient	In recognition of
Glasgow & West of Scotland	Alistair Boyd	His passion and knowledgeable supporter of real ale, cider & perry.
Kingdom of Fife	Kenny Broadbent	His service to Kingdom of Fife branch and his boundless enthusiasm.
Edinburgh & South-East Scotland	Tony Dean	His service to Edinburgh & South-East Scotland Branch and his boundless enthusiasm. 1^st Scotland & Northern Ireland Director.
Edinburgh & South-East Scotland	Dan Kane	His innovative and determined campaigning, dedication to pubs, real ale and brewing, along with history of brewing and breweriana. 3^rd Scotland &Northern Ireland Director.
Glasgow & West of Scotland	Ellen McSwiggan	Her service to Glasgow & West of Scotland branch and beyond. She served as Branch Chair 1993 to 1999 and 2003 to 2005, an unlikely role for a woman in those days.
Glasgow & West of Scotland	Alan Watson	His service to Glasgow & West of Scotland branch and beyond. A founder member of the Campaign in Scotland.
Glasgow & West of Scotland	John Whitecross	Him setting up the Glasgow Branch in 1974, was it’s first Chair and so was a pioneer of CAMRA in Scotland.

The photographs shown below were taken during the award ceremony, held in The Standing Order, Edinburgh, on Saturday, 2 July.