Raising a glass of beer to our patron saint

St George's Day Beer Festival organised by Rotary Club of Sleaford Kesteven. L-R Peter Elkington, Stephen Henley, Duncan Pottinger, Sally Elkington, Margaret Pottinger, Sharon Henley. EMN-160425-140436001

The festival ran from Thursday to Sunday with around 20 different beers available for drinkers.

The Thursday night was a sponsors’ evening which proved very popular and Tony Dixon from the Rotary club said the beers were all very tasty.

He said: “We had a very busy Saturday including a live band in the afternoon and everyone seemed to have a lot of fun.

St George's Day Beer Festival organised by Rotary Club of Sleaford Kesteven. L-R Tony Shearer, Ashok Singh, Karen Stearn, Tony Dixon, Bill Martindale. EMN-160425-140402001

“We expect to make over £7,000 which will be used to help out local charities as well as Rotary’s main aim of eradicating polio worldwide.”

Beers on sale for ale fans to sample included offerings from breweries such as Poachers, Milestone, Cathedral, Shardlow, Wentworth and Grafters – plus a selection of ciders and lagers.

Next year’s festival will again be held over the St George’s Day weekend.