DOUBLE CELEBRATIONS AT THE
21ST SUSSEX BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL
HOVE CENTRE
HOVE
10th – 12th MARCH 2011
There will be double celebrations at this years Sussex Beer and Cider Festival which will be held at Hove Centre, Hove on 10th – 12th March 2011.
CAMRA the Campaign for Real Ale was formed 40 years ago and this is the 21st Sussex Beer and Cider Festival. To help the celebrations a special Anniversay Ale, brewed in Sussex will be on sale.
Real ale has never been so popular and sales are booming. To cope with the expected huge demand there will be over 220 on sale plus a large selection of ciders, perries, country wines and British and foreign bottled beers. The downstairs bar has been designated as the LocAle Bar and will be selling only beers from breweries in Sussex.
The festival sessions with ticket prices are as follows:-
Thursday evening 5pm – 11pm £4
Friday lunchtime 11am – 3pm £2
Friday evening 5pm – 11pm £7
Saturday lunchtime 11am – 3pm £4
Saturday evening 5pm – 10pm £6 (£3 concessions)
Advance tickets for the Festival will be on sale from the 17th January to 3rd March at the usual outlets (Brighton & Hove: Hove & Brighton Centres, (there is a booking fee whether on line or by phone); Evening Star, Sir Charles Napier; Shoreham: Buckingham Arms; Horsham, Beer Essentials; Lewes: Gardener's Arms; Worthing: Selden Arms, or by post from:- SCBCF Ticket Sales, 13 Rudyard Road, Woodingdean, Brighton BN2 6UB (Tel: 07807 105803). For postal applications, please state the session(s) for which you require tickets, and enclose a 9 x 4 SAE with your payment, which should be by cheque or Postal Order made payable to “CAMRA Sussex Beer Festival”.
As record attendances are expected and to avoid disappointment on the day, it is advisable to buy tickets in advance for ALL sessions. The ticket price includes a souvenir programme and, for CAMRA members, beer tokens worth £2 on presentation of their membership card. For the Saturday evening, half price tickets will be available to students buying tickets at the Hove Centre on production of a Students Union card. If you look under 25 please bring ID.
Rhythm Method will be the live entertainment on Saturday night in the Main Hall.
Hot, cold food plus vegetarian and vegan options will be on sale in the balcony area as well as soft drinks, teas and coffees.
This year the festival charity will be St. Dunstans, Ovingdean.
The Hove Centre has full disabled facilities and is a short walk from Hove Station.
For all enquiries call 07807 105803 or email sussexbeerfestival[remove]@yahoo.co.uk. or go to www.sussexbeerfestival.co.uk for further information.
