Peterborough Beer Festival & Golden Boys

43RD PETERBOROUGH BEER FESTIVAL

IT’S OFFICIAL!

Peterborough Beer Festival dates are now confirmed. The much-delayed event, which last graced the River Embankment in 2019, will take place from Tuesday 23rd to Saturday 27th August at the same venue!

Due to issues with COVID, we will have to make some changes ; however, basically we will still have giant marquees on the site with a massive selection of Real Ales, Ciders and Perries, World Beers and Wines and, of course, the ever-popular Gin Bar!

Although the Festival will be slightly scaled back due to health and financial constraints, we will still strive to maintain the Peterborough Beer Festival vibe, offering a fantastic range of food franchises amid a family-friendly atmosphere.

We have a massive task ahead of us over the next few months to ensure that the 2022 Festival will be the BIGGEST, the BRIGHTEST and the BEST that we are able to offer. So please keep checking on the Peterborough CAMRA website or on the Beer Festival Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ groups/36656941600, and we will keep you up to date on what’s happening.

Peterborough Beer Festival Committee

GOLDEN BOYS!

Backslapping time for two of our number, Festival Organiser Mike Lane and Campaigns Officer Andy Simmonds, who have been honoured by CAMRA with Golden Awards in the People Category. The Award is for individuals – or groups – who have made “a significant contribution to the achievement of our campaigning aims in the 50 years since CAMRA was founded”. The list of winners contains lifelong members, industry names, politicians and CAMRA clubs. Mike and Andy are in exalted company ; others to be decorated include cartoonist Bill Tidy, Northampton CAMRA’s Karl Tecklenberg, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown!

Posthumous awards went to beer writers Richard Boston and Geoff Brandwood, amongst others, whilst breweries such as Batemans and Robinsons and pubs like Norwich’s Fat Cat, the Swan With Two Necks in Pendleton, the Roscoe Head (Liverpool) and Leyton Orient Supporters’ Club were also recognised.

Mick and Simmo: you are dining at the top table!