Rolling out the barrels at festival

11:33am Tuesday 13th May 2008

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Skipton Town Hall will be awash with ale over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend when the Keighley & Craven branch of CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) holds its second Skipton Beer Festival.

This year's event promises to be even bigger and better than last year's, with at least 60 cask-conditioned ales from independent breweries throughout the United Kingdom.

There will also be a selection of traditional draught ciders and perries, bottled German beers, Belgian fruit beers and English fruit wines. Also present will be brewery stands, a CAMRA products stall and a tombola.

Hot and cold food will be available and a free minibus shuttle service will run between Skipton railway station and the town hall, courtesy of Keighley Community Transport.

The festival will be open from noon to 10pm on Friday, May, and from 10am to 10pm on Saturday, May 24. Admission is £2 (free to CAMRA members) and refundable commemorative glasses will be available for £2.

The Town Crier will be in attendance and the event will be officially opened by the Mayor of Skipton at 2pm on the Friday.

The festival is sponsored by the town's Copper Dragon Brewery, Timothy Taylor's Brewery of Keighley, Naylors' Brewery of Cross Hills and Market Town Taverns, owners of Skipton's Narrow Boat traditional ale and wine bar.

For further details, including a list of the beers ordered for the festival, visit keighleyandcravencamra.org.uk

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