2019 White Cliffs Beer Festival
Contents
Introduction
The Venue
The Event
Festival Details
Volunteering
Sponsorship
For more information
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Introduction
The Deal, Dover, Sandwich and District branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is proud to announce the 26th White Cliffs Festival of Winter Ales, a festival the branch has hosted since 1994.
This year we'll be serving a range of around 70 real ales none less than 5% ABV, of which over 35 are from Kent breweries and the rest are from mostly small independents and micro-breweries. We'll also have an extensive range of Kent real ciders available.
The Beer of the Festival is awarded to the first empty firkin of the event.
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The Venue
This is the 26th year our Festival of Winter Ales has been held in Dover's Town Hall, the oldest and most historic venue for a beer festival in the country. With its superb stained glass windows, collection of arms and official portraits of the Lords Warden of the Cirque (pronounced sink, not sank) Ports it makes for a unique location for a beer festival.
For more information about the venue, see the following websites:
Dover District Council
Dover Museum
Wikipedia
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The Event
Location: Maison Dieu (Town Hall), Biggin Street, Dover, Kent, CT16 1DL Date & Time: Friday, 1st February 2019 from 1pm to 11pm
Saturday, 2nd February 2019 from 10.30am to 6pm (or unless the beer runs out)Admission: Admission is free to card-carrying CAMRA members. Admission, for non-members, is £5.00 on Friday and £2.00 on Saturday - Admission will be refunded if you join CAMRA at the beer festival
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Festival Details
Beers: All beers are £3.50 a pint and will be available from 1.00pm on Friday (subject to condition). Programme: Click here for the list of real ales and real ciders that will feature at the festival. The full programme will be published closer to the festival. Glasses: Special souvenir glasses, available for £3.00. Refunds will be given if glasses are returned intact Food: Food is available at the venue, however no food or drink may be brought in and consumed at the festival Wheelchair Access: Please telephone the town hall on (01304) 201200 if you need to make use of the lift. Families: Families with well-behaved children are welcome on Saturday afternoon Dogs: Guide Dogs are allowed into the event. Seating: Plenty of seating is available in the Connaught Hall Entertainment: CAMRA stall and music on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon Accommodation: There are plenty of Bed & Breakfast facilities available in Dover Tourist Information Click here to go to the tourist office's website
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Volunteering
Our Beer Festival is run and staffed by unpaid volunteers and we are always on the lookout for staff to help setup and run the festival.
But don't think that you have to work behind a bar - there are plenty of other jobs to be done:
- Setting up and loading the stillage (Mon morning, 28th Jan)
- Preparing the stalls (Fri morning, 1st Feb)
- Putting up banners, signs & posters (Fri morning, 1st Feb)
- Serving on the ticket and glasses stalls (Fri, 1st Feb & Sat, 2nd Feb)
- Serving beer (Fri, 1st Feb & Sat, 2nd Feb)
- Taking down the stillage and tidying up the hall (Sun morning, 3rd Feb). This is as important a job as the rest, so if you can spare any time at all, even an hour, it would be greatly appreciated.