Two presentations were made at the branch meeting at the beginning of September by Branch Chair Peter Adams. The first was made to Laurence, proprietor of the hotel, as it had been voted Branch LocAle Pub of the Year for the second successive year. This was partly in recognition of the policy adopted by Laurence and partner Catherine, since they took over the hotel and developed its bar, of only taking beers from Sussex, but also of the high standard of beer served. In reply Laurence thanked the Branch for its continued support.

The second presentation was to one of the Branch’s own, webmaster, Peter Harrison. After seeing Branch Website awards made at the National Members’ Weekend in Dundee in April to the Branch Website of the Year and the Runner Up, out of the blue a certificate with no other information enclosed arrived in the post at Peter A’s house. It named our branch as a finalist in the Website of the Year competition. In awarding the certificate to Peter H, Peter A praised branch members who send material to him, without which we would not have received the award, but to ‘hear hears’ from members present, he added that it was the way Peter had developed the website, the speed and efficiency with which things are posted and his unfailingly keeping the website up to date that were such important factors.