2012 03 x 22ND SUSSEX BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL

22ND SUSSEX BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL

HOVE CENTRE

HOVE

8th – 10th MARCH 2012

  

Real ale continues to out perform in the UK beer market and now has a 15 %  share. To cope with the expected big demand there will be nearly 230 beers on sale at the 22^nd Sussex Beer & Cider Festival to be held at Hove Town Hall 8^th – 10^th March.   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 all the 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 16^th January to 4th March at the usual outlets (Brighton & Hove: Brighton Centre, (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. 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.
Common Tongues 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 Leo House at Home, Brighton
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.