Interested in a family day out that's fun for parents as well as children? Please find below some upcoming beer festivals which offer family fun days with everything from face painting and entertainers to ice cream.

Following a successful campaign led by the Campaign for Real Ale, the Government will announce tomorrow (Friday) that it will support a measure to close a planning loophole in England which has allowed pubs to be demolished or converted to a wide range of retail uses without any planning application.

Over the last few years CAMRA has achieved great campaigning successes through the use of IT and in particular various websites. The Brewery Information System has helped Brewery Liaison Officers to compile the information of the brewery section of the Good Beer Guide. Pubzilla has supported branch committee volunteers in collating the information for WhatPub and the pub section of the Good Beer Guide.