Oldham Beer Festival 2008 Awaits You

The 22nd Oldham Beer Festival will take place on Friday and Saturday 4th and 5th April 2008 in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1UT. The venue is right in the centre of Oldham, next to the Civic Centre and immediately adjacent to the town centre bus station, making it easily accessible by public transport.

Organised by the Rochdale, Oldham and Bury Branch of CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale) proceeds go to the Mayor of Oldham’s Charity Appeal Fund.   This year the fund is supporting Dr Kershaw's Hospice, The Oldham Branch of the Alzheimer’s Society, The New Children's Hospital Appeal, The Oldham Education Trust and Life Education Centres.

Featuring 75 Cask Ales from around the country, a wide range of continental bottled beers, plus traditional ciders, perries and fruit wines, the festival will once again host Oldham’s longest bar and become Oldham’s biggest pub for the weekend.

As well as liquid refreshment there will, as usual, be traditional food available at all sessions provided by members of the Mayor’s Appeal Committee.

The excellent air conditioned facilities provided by the Queen Elizabeth Hall mean that over 1000 people can attend each session at any one time and with seating available for 500 people in the hall, space should never be a problem. Disabled access is available at all times. Children will be allowed in the festival at lunchtimes accompanied by their parents/guardians. Live entertainment will be available on each of the two evening sessions.

The festival is open at lunch times between 12 noon and 4pm and in the evenings between 6pm and 11pm. Admission prices are £1 Friday lunchtime, £4 Friday evening, £2 Saturday lunchtime, £3 Saturday evening. CAMRA members will be admitted free of charge at all sessions on production of a valid membership card.

For more information and (in due course) a list of the 75 beers ordered for the festival, please visit the Branch website www.robcamra.org.uk

If you are not already a CAMRA member, join in advance by visiting www.camra.org.uk so you can save £10 in total on entry to the festival.

As the event is held in aid of the Mayor’s Appeal, anybody wishing to sponsor a beer at the festival is asked to contact Mike Robinson, the Festival Organiser by email for details. He can be contacted at camrarob@aol.com

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