Camra cancels Britain’s biggest beer festival next year amid ‘budget shortfalls’

<p>Great British Beer Festival called off as real ale enthusiasts’ group reports rising costs and stagnant membership</p><p>Camra, the real ale enthusiasts’ group, has cancelled Britain’s biggest beer festival amid an existential crisis as it launched a cost-cutting drive to address “budget shortfalls”.</p><p>In an email to members of the Campaign for Real Ale, seen by the Guardian, the embattled organisation said it was responding to a “stark picture” of its finances, caused by rising costs and stagnant membership numbers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/10/camra-cancels-great-british-beer-festival">Continue reading...</a>