***STOP PRESS 2009 Update ***

Edgworth Real Ale Festival returns on Friday 25th September 2009 and will run until Sunday 27th September 2009 in the Barlow Memorial Institute, Edgworth.

This year Festival will be raising funds for two extremely important local charities – Bolton Mountain Rescue Team and Derian House Children’s Hospice. Both charities are well deserving of our support and continue the theme of holding the Festival to support local charities.

Last years Festival had the theme of “Lancs and Lakes” promoting the best of local ales and was extremely popular with the public who travelled from great distances to sample these ales.

The 2009 Festival will also have a theme, this year being “A War of the Roses” with the ales from Lancashire and Yorkshire going head to head for your enjoyment. We are hoping to have around 56 beers this year, across a full spectrum of tastes so there will be something for everyone. We are extremely proud to announce that we will be having team captains to represent the ales from either side of the Pennines - Thwaites for the Lancashire beers and Black Sheep Brewery for Yorkshire.

The main aims of the Edgworth Real Ale Festival are to promote real ale and to raise money for local charities. The Festival in 2008 raised a magnificent £9,000 for MacMillan Cancer Support and The Barlow Institute and we are aiming to beat this in 2009.

We hope to see you at this years Festival, and keep coming back to our website as more and more information will be added in the run up to the Festival.

Cheers,

John Barlow
Chairman – Edgworth Real Ale Festival


 

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ADMISSION CHARGES

The following admission charges will apply throughout the 2009 festival :-

 Friday 25th September 4.00pm to 11.00pm - £3.50

Saturday 26th September 12 noon to 11.00pm - £3.50

Sunday 27th September 12 noon to 5.00pm – Free – Festival glasses £1.00

Well behaved children welcome up to 7.30pm on Saturday – admission £1.00 – free Sunday

LIVE MUSIC

Friday Night	Melvin and The Volcanoes	www.melvinandthevolcanoes.co.uk
Saturday Night	The Witnesses	www.thewitnesses.co.uk

 

DRINKS PURCHASES

ERAF festivals operate cashless bars. Any drink can be purchased by using token sheets which can be bought at the Token Stall. Each full sheet of tokens has a face value of £5. The bar staff will cross out token squares equivalent to the price of the beverage at the time of purchase.  A charity box to donate any partly used token sheets is available at the reception desk when you leave the festival.  Any complete and unused token sheets may be taken back to the token stall for a full refund if required. All alcoholic drinks must be consumed within the Institute and not taken outside. Please be prepared to show ID if requested. Management reserve the right to refuse to sell alcohol to any visitor.

FESTIVAL GLASSES

You will be issued with a complimentary one pint Edgworth Real Ale Festival Glass when you pay your admission fee.  Please make sure that you hold on to it for the duration of the session as you may take it with you when you leave.  Carrier bags are available from reception. Dirty glasses may be exchanged for clean ones at reception if required. A selection of plastic half pint, wine and soft drinks glasses will be also be made available.

BEER OF THE FESTIVAL

Micro-breweries take their job very seriously and really appreciate receiving recognition from the beer drinkers who enjoy their products. Please vote for your “Beer of the Festival”. The winning brewery will receive a trophy and certificate.  “Ennerdale Blonde”, from Whitehaven Brewing Company.

A voting slip for 2009 is included in the programme. Two winners will be drawn at random from all the votes received and each will receive a day return ticket for four people anywhere on the Northern Rail network. The personal details you supply will only be used to contact you if you win a prize.

FOOD

Allen’s Bakery pasties and Hunter’s pork pies will be available from 5.00pm through to 10.00pm on Friday, 12 noon though 10.00pm on Saturday and Sunday if stocks last. Vegetarian pasties will also be available.
 

NEW WINE MENU FOR 2009

Some of those attending the Festival (accompanying Real Ale enthusiasts) may wish to drink a glass or two of wine rather than the beers that are offered. For that reason, the following wine menu  will be available.