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Introduction The Venue The Event The Details

Advance Tickets Volunteering For more information

Introduction

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Deal, Dover, Sandwich and District branch is proud to announce the 17th White Cliffs Festival of Winter Ales.

The White Cliffs Festival of Winter Ales has been hosted by the Deal Dover and Sandwich Branch of CAMRA every year since 1994. The event is held in Dover's Town Hall and each year people enjoy a range of about 75 winter & strong ales, none less than 5% ABV (so please do not drink and drive!), mostly from small independents and micro-breweries. A local cider is also on offer.

The Beer of the Festival is awarded to the first empty firkin of the event.

The Venue

This is the 17th year the Festival of Winter Ales has been held at the oldest and most historic venue for a beer festival in the country. See the superb stained glass windows, the collection of arms and the official portraits of the Lords Warden of the Cinque (pronounced ’sink’, not ’sank’) Ports.

For more information, see:
Dover District Council
Dover Museum

The Event

	Location:	Maison Dieu (Town Hall), Biggin Street, Dover, Kent, CT16 1DL
	Date & Time:	Friday 5th February 2010 from 1pm to 11pm Saturday 6th February 2010 from 10.30am to 6pm
	Admission:	£5.00 on Friday, £2.00 on Saturday. Free to card-carrying CAMRA members. Admission will be refunded if you join CAMRA at the beer festival

The Details

	Beers:	All beers are £2.50 a pint. Click here for the beer list
	Glasses:	Souvenir glasses are available for £3.00. Refunds will be given if returned intact
	Food:	Food is available, however no food or drink may be brought in and consumed at the festival
	Wheelchair Access:	Please contact staff on arrival or in advance
	Families:	Families with well-behaved children are welcome on Saturday afternoon
	Seating:	Plenty of seating is available in the Connaught Hall
	Entertainment:	CAMRA stall, Tombola, etc. Music on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon
	Accommodation:	There are plenty of Bed & Breakfast facilities available in Dover

Advance Tickets

Owing to the number of people allowed in the Town Hall at any one time, and the popularity of the event, space is limited. A limited number of advance tickets are available for the Friday session. These will guarantee admission until 8pm without queuing. CAMRA members buying advance tickets will be refunded at the event on production of a current CAMRA membership card.

Tickets are available from 1st January 2010 by sending an s.a.e. to Roger Marples, 12 Elms Vale Road, Dover Kent CT17 9NW with a cheque for £5 made out to "Deal, Dover, Sandwich and District CAMRA". Tickets may also be obtained locally from Blakes of Dover, 52 Castle Street, Dover and The Berry, Canada Road, Walmer.

Volunteers

Our Beer Festival is run and staffed by unpaid volunteers and we always need more volunteer staff.

But don't think that you have to work behind a bar - there are plenty of other jobs to be done. Jobs include:

• Setting up and loading the stillage (Monday, 1st Feb)
• Preparing the stalls (Fri morning, 5th Feb)
• Putting up banners, signs & posters (Fri morning, 5th Feb)
• Serving at the ticket and glasses stalls (Fri & Sat)
• Serving beer (Fri & Sat)
• Taking down the stillage and tidying up the hall (Sun morning, 7th Feb). This is as important a job as the rest, so if you can spare even an hour it would be greatly appreciated.

You don't have to give up a whole day or a whole evening. Just tell us when you think you can help and what you think you can do.

So, if you think you can help in any way, then please then please email us at events@camra-dds.org.uk

Note: Please bring your CAMRA membership card with you, when you register to work at the beer festival. If you do not, you may not be allowed to help.

As ever, we are conscious of health and safety at our beer festival, so please read these brief Health and Safety Guidelines.

For more information

Please contact Dave Green on 01304 202489.

Last updated: 12th January 2010