Cheers to Festiv-ale

After the successful event at the Bailiffe Bridge Community Centre in October 2015, committee members Doreen Lever and Janet Lever-Backhouse visited their nominated charities and present them with the cheques.

The FestivALE was a great success, selling out of nearly all of the ale over the two days, Barclays bank kindly match funded the profit made from the event.

Presentations of £1,350 were made to Overgate Hospice and the Forget-Me-Not Children’s Hospice.

Mark Feasey, one of the organisers of FestivALE, said: “Everyone on the committee is delighted with the success and the amount of money raised and plans are already in place for FestivALE 2016.”

The FestivALE returned for a fourth year and showcased 18 ales and four real ciders from across the UK.

“When I got approached four years ago, I could not have imagined how successful this would turn out,” added Mark

“This event has now become a permanent fixture in the calendar.”