🍺 | Good to see importance of Welsh breweries being raised in the Senedd this afternoon by Jack Sargeant MS, Carolyn Thomas MS / AS & Sam Rowlands MS. The CPG will reconvene in the New Year & the Minister Lesley Griffiths has committed to updating & supporting the group.

Honoured to be re-elected as Chair of CPG Beer and Pubs 🍺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 with Carolyn Thomas MS / AS, Rhys ab Owen AS/MS as Vice-Chairs (Welsh Conservatives 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 VC pending). Great to have John Pockett 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇺🇦 return as Group Secretariat too. I look forward to working with partners across Wales in this important industry.

Great to be reelected as Sec to the CPG Beer and Pubs Senedd Cymru Diolch i bawb - thanks to all. I look forward to working with Jack Sargeant MS Carolyn Thomas MS / AS Rhys ab Owen AS/MS & the other VC to be elected to support the Welsh beer & pub industry. Plans in hand for some good events.

Celebrating with a bottle of Wrexham Lager Bootlegger 🍺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Iechyd da, Captain.

Gwych bod yn Craft Republic yn y Barri heno. Cyflogwr cyflog byw Cymreig rhagorol yn dathlu bragwyr annibynnol. Edrych ymlaen at ymweld eto gyda Jane Hutt yn y dyfodol agos gyda CPG Beer and Pubs.

🍺 | Fantastic event with members of the Business Wales Beer Cluster. A great opportunity for CPG Beer and Pubs to engage with Wales’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 amazing breweries.

🍺 | Digwyddiad gwych gydag aelodau o’r clwstwr cwrw Business Wales. Cyfle gwych o CPG Beer and Pubs i gyfranogi gyda bragdai gwych Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Diolch to Vice-Chairs Rhys ab Owen AS/MS & Carolyn Thomas MS / AS for hosting & Vaughan Gething for highlighting the importance of the industry to the Welsh economy. As CPG Beer and Pubs Chair, I remain committed to engaging with the sector across Wales & offering support in the Senedd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🍻

With rising energy costs threatening pubs and breweries, it was great to be able to come together and showcase this innovative Welsh industry at our CPG Beer and Pubs event this week! 🍻

A splendid event indeed. 1st face to face we've been able to have for 3 years. Thanks to all involved & to our Welsh brewers for taking time to be there. More good events now in the pipeline. We'll keep you informed.

Superb attendance at CPG Beer and Pubs meeting today by MSs & industry reps; excellent speakers & splendid, informative discussion from all afterwards. Plenty of work ahead for us on the proposed Deposit Return Scheme. Diolch i bawb : thanks to all for their time & contributions.

🍺 | Diolch i Craig Hoy MSP am y diweddariad i aelodau CPG Beer and Pubs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ar eich profiad o CDE yn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ac i @SIBANationbrewing, Robinsons Brewery & Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I am y diweddariad o safbwynt gweithredwr.

🍺 | Thanks to Craig Hoy MSP for updating CPG Beer and Pubs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 members on your experience of DRS in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and to SIBA, Robinsons Brewery & Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I for an update from an operator’s perspective.

Pleased to Chair this Cross-Party Group. Important that Welsh Government work closely in collaboration when developing and implementing the Deposit Return Scheme in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Special thanks to Chair of the Scottish Parliament CPG, Craig Hoy MSP for his update on developments in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great to represent CPG Beer and Pubs at the SIBA Wales and West Independent Beer Competition and Awards this afternoon. We have an amazing group of thriving independent breweries in Cymru that we should be proud of and support. Pob lwc to all those who have entered! 🍻

👉Members from Cardiff CAMRA Caerdydd joined the CPG Beer and Pubs visit to Mad Dog Brewery this week - a chance to discuss our campaign for planning protections for pubs in Wales with MSs. 🍺Find out about our campaigning for beer & pubs across all parts of the UK: ow.ly/vUa450QJeIs

🍺 | Cadeirydd, Jack Sargeant MS yn codi pwysigrwydd gwrando ar fragwyr bach a micro wrth ddatblygu cynigion ar gyfer cynllun dychwelyd blaendal yng Nghymru. Diolch Huw Irranca-Davies am gytuno i barhau i ymgysylltu â’r GRhG fel yr Ysgrifennydd Cabinet sy’n gyfrifol.

🍺 | Chair, Jack Sargeant MS raising the importance of listening to small and micro brewers when developing proposals for a deposit return scheme in Wales. Diolch Huw Irranca-Davies for agreeing to continue engaging with the CPG as the Cabinet Secretary responsible.

Great to catch up with Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary, Huw Irranca-Davies in my role as Chair of CPG Beer and Pubs. Huw reaffirmed his commitment to engaging with the sector & working with UK partners to find the solutions required to allow the beer & pub industry to thrive in Cymru.

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