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Thurrock Beer Festival |
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SW Essex Branch |
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© The SW Essex Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale To contact us: Thurrock Beer Festival E-mail: colinatsandt@hotmail.co.uk or turnnidgehelen@hotmail.com or Phone: Colin on: 07501 334929 or: Helen on: 07764 199179 |
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How Much? Admission is: £2 Thursday evening, £4 Friday evening, £2 Saturday. Admission Free to all other sessions. Card-carrying CAMRA Members get FREE Admission at all times. Join-up and you can have some free beer.
What’s On? Around 120 different Real Ales, 17 Real Ciders & Perrys, plus Mead and a selection of English Country Wines. Real Ales & Ciders at the 2012 Festival (draft) Real Ales at the 2011 Festival Real Ciders & Perrys Real Ales at the 2010 Festival Real Ales at the 2009 Festival Real Ales at the 2008 Festival Souvenir glasses available, plus CAMRA Membership stand. Hot and Cold food available at all sessions. Outdoor drinking and smoking area available. Children not allowed in the Main Hall & only allowed in the garden or foyer, up to 6pm and if accompanied by an adult.
Entertainment The Live Entertainment is as follows: Tuesday & Wednesday evenings - Quiet (No Live Music) Thursday evening – Larry & the Streamers (60’s Covers) Friday evening – Undercover (Rock/Pop Covers) Saturday afternoon – Rumford Morris Men + Lloyd Mathews (Acoustic session) + Band of Two (Irish/Folk) Saturday evening – Bitten by Monkeys (Covers) Public Transport Nearest Railway Station: Grays (1.9 miles), c2c or ‘phone 08457 484950 Nearest Bus Stops: ‘The Oak’ Socketts Heath (Blackshots Leisure Centre on Route 373). Bus Routes (NB: Some don’t run in the evenings): 73 [73A Evenings] (Lakeside - Tilbury), 83 (Lakeside - Chadwell St Mary), 100 (Lakeside - Chelmsford), 200 (Lakeside - Basildon), 373 (Grays - Stanford-le-Hope, via Blackshots LC) 374 (Grays - Basildon, via East Tilbury). For further details/changes/other options, visit Traveline or ring 0871 200 2233 (Please let us know if the Buses change!)
Festival Enquiries? Festival e-mail addresses: colinatsandt@hotmail.co.uk
What can I do? If you are a CAMRA Member and have particular skills or if you just want to volunteer to help – Ring: Colin on 07501 334929, or Helen on 07764 199179. Or Download the Volunteer Form + Notes + Handbook for Volunteers here. |
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Essex CAMRA Beer Festival Calendar
2012 Dates Beer Festival May 31-Jun 02 1st Harwich Jun 01-03 13th Chappel Cider Jun 05-09 27th Colchester (Summer) Jun 14-16 8th Braintree Jun 16-17 5th Gibberd Gdn (Harlow) Jul 06-08 6th SE Essex Cider & Perry Jul 10-14 34th Chelmsford (Summer) Jul 26-28 4th Stortford Aug 22-25 17th Clacton Sep 04-08 26th Chappel Nov 01-03 1st South Woodham Nov (TBC) 33rd SE Essex (Rochford) Dec 05-08 11th Harwich &
2013 Dates Beer Festival Jan 16-19 6th Colchester (Winter) Feb (TBC) 14th Chelmsford (Winter) Feb 22-23 4th Chappel (Winter) Apr (TBC) 11th Maldon |
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Where? Thurrock Civic Hall, Blackshots Lane, Grays, RM16 2JU
When? Next Thurrock Beer Fest: 22nd to 26th May 2012 Opening Times: 12-3, 6-11 (Tue - Fri); 12-11 (Sat) |
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Picture from the 2011 Festival |
