Banbury Beer Festival
It is wonderful to announce that the Banbury Beer Festival was not only a great success in terms of beer this year, but, wonder of wonders, it made a profit of around £1,000!!
Everyone was concerned about the new venue at the Territorial Army Drill Hall up the hill, but all our fears were unfounded. The punters turned up anyway, and the whole thing was enjoyed by all. Captain Bob Sheldon opened proceedings and welcomed us to the hall and upstairs lounge. Bagsy Durham had done his stuff and got us 40 real ales and 2 ciders. The crew of members had rolled up and, hey presto, the barrels were rolled in on the level ground and were up on the stands in no time.
Many thanks to all our supporters and helpers.
The success of the Festival was helped also by our generous sponsors:
| The Bell, Middleton Road, Banbury. Landlord: Dave Andrews. One of Banbury’s few outlets for quality real ale. | |
| The George Inn, Barford St Michael. Landlord: Martin Winter. A lovely village pub offering well kept beers. | |
| The Plough, Bodicote. Landlord: Jimmy Blencowe. A local classic, with an entertaining range of unique real ales. | |
| The Coach & Horses, Adderbury. Landlord: Peter Millard. A lively and popular Wadworth village local, catering for the whole community. | |
| The Deddington Arms, Deddington. Landlord: John Anderson. A busy hotel and conference centre that still comes up with outstanding real ales. | |
| The Falkland Arms, Great Tew. Landlords: SJ and Paul Barlow Heal. A Wadworth treasure in the North Oxfordshire Branch, nestling in this superb thatched village, and serving a broad range of great ales. | |
| The Rose & Crown, Charlbury. Landlord: Tom Page. N Oxon Pub of the year once again, and a changing range of six real ales to tempt you. | |
| The Saye & Sele Arms, Broughton. Landlord: Paul Cooper. A cracking pub, offering great food and excellent beers not far from Banbury. |
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