New venue for CAMRA's Stafford beer and cider festival
There will be 54 real ales on offer when the Stafford Beer and Cider Festival returns after a four-year-break.
The Mayor of Stafford, Councillor Andy Cooper, will open the event on Thursday, June 29 at around 7pm.
The Heart of Staffordshire branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is organising the festival which is being held in the Couture nightclub and events venue in Newport Road.
It will run to Saturday, July 1 and there will also be 14 ciders and a gin bar. It is being staffed by CAMRA volunteers.
Branch chairman Andy Murray said: "We had been looking for a new venue and were approached by Couture manager Nick Parkinson with a view to holding a beer festival at Couture. The venue offers the facilities we need and the location is good, being close to the town centre and railway station, as many travel in to attend."
Most of the beers will be from Midlands breweries with a few from further afield. Many have won awards from either CAMRA or the Society of Independent Brewers.
Entertainment is being provided on Friday evening by Stafford rock and pop band The Cartoon Kings.
On Saturday evening music is provided by Stafford's DJ Dekker with reggae and Northern soul plus sounds from the 60s and 70s.
Advance tickets will be on sale and there will also be the opportunity to pay on the door.
