A MEMBERSHIP drive by Otley Pub Club has got off to a “flying start”.

Twenty new recruits signed up with the group at its March meeting at the Horse & Farrier, on Bridge Street.

They were welcomed to the club by chairman Andy FitzGerald and president and local MP Greg Mulholland.

The evening featured ‘meet the brewer’ where Luke Raven, of Ilkley Brewery, described the company’s range of ales.

Mr Fitzgerald said: “It was great to welcome so many new faces and to meet people who not only enjoy having a variety of pubs in Otley, but also value them as being important to the community.”

The club is a voluntary organisation dedicated to promoting and supporting the town’s pubs. Visit otleypubclub.co.uk or send an e-mail to info@otleypubclub.co.uk for more.