05/08/24 - Thank you everyone who came to the Beer festival. It was fantastic weekend and we raised a record amount of money for the local charities. A BIG thank you to you all!
10/7/24 - Committee and volunteers have started setting up the site. Looking great already!
10/7/24 - Advance tickets no longer available. Remember card payments, including contactless available at the festival.
7/7/24 - Last meeting before the fest…
Everything in place, food ordered, beer ordered, Bands confirmed. See you soon…
1/7/24 - Not long to go. Everything is nearly in place. Don’t forget to buy your entrance tickets online for reduced entry fee. Please see Admission prices for costs. Don’t forget if you buy a Saturday day ticket and arrive before 5pm you don’t have to buy an evening ticket. Just stay as long as you like.
24/6/24 - Come along and support our charity evening too. Thursday 11th, 7-10pm. Entry by donation and all proceeds to St Margaret’s hospice and 1 other. You can also have a go at singing if you like!
19/6/24 - Preliminary beer list now available. Also available from the The Beers! Page.
17/06/24 - Beers are on order and will be updated on the website soon. Check out the Entertainment page for the band line-up.
14/06/24 - Don’t forget our Mic for Mike night on the Thursday to raise money for St Margaret’s Hospice and another charity close to Ashcott’s heart! 7-10 pm on the 11th. Entry by donation. Come along if you fancy trying out singing on a stage or just to listen to some new acts!
13/06/24 - Getting closer! Remember to buy your tickets on-line for a reduced price entry (closes the Thursday morning before the festival.)
10/05/24 - Bands all confirmed - will be on the website soon!
04/02/24 - Entrance prices have been agreed and are now available on the website. Advance tickets also available now.
31/01/24 - Committee meetings for the 2024 Beer Fest has started. Roll on July!
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24/07/23 - Thank you from all the committee members for coming to our festival. It was a successful event despite the rain! The music was great and the beer was all drunk. A very successful year. Cheers. See you next year!
05/07/23 - Committee members working hard at the site and it’s now taking shape.
Remember all welcome to join us from 6pm to help with putting up marquee/fencing etc.
04/07/23 - This years beer list is now available. Click here. Don’t forget wine and cider are also sold and on Saturday there will be Pimms and Presecco for all you non-beer drinkers!
02/07/23 - Final weekend before the event. All the committee members are busy organising, making, creating to really make this a special event. Hope to see you all there next weekend!
14/06/23 - Entrance tickets now available to buy on-line. Click here.
13/06/23 - Merchandise ordered. Get ready to buy your festival T-shirt - available at the festival or on-line (soon).
07/06/23 - Meetings started in earnest now. Merchandise and glasses ordered.
08/05/23 - Another meeting had. Admission prices and merchandise agreed. Click here for admission prices for 2023.
06/4/23 - Marquee hires are in full swing with Meare playing fields hiring our marquee for their Coronation celebrations.
19/04/23 - Look out for the Sarah Beeny’s New Life in the Country programme. Last year’s beer fest was filmed by them and is now showing in Episode 6 of the new series!
25/03/23 - Beer fest lockup extended to be able to include the stage and extra tents.
05/03/23 - Bands have been confirmed. Jay Pritchard, Man about a dog, Fab 59 Ford and of course the great band from last year Rock-it Fuel.
03/02/23 - Bands and Sponsors have been contacted ready for the new year.
10/01/23 - Meetings to plan this years Beer Fest have started.
11/07/22 - Another Beer Fest completed and what a weekend! Fantastic weather, record attendance and record money raised. Well done everyone
07/07/22 - The beers have arrived! Beer list on the website here .
03/07/22 - Final meeting before the actual beer fest. Last minute items brought and food being sorted. Rota’s nearly full and fingers are crossed for the sunshine!
17/06/22 - Final run up to the beer fest. Posters out, beers agreed and food being ordered.
12/06/22 - Camping rules updated. Please remember to read before coming to the Beer Fest.
June 2022 - New for 2022! A link to order your tickets. Click here.
May 2022 - Bands are all booked and glasses have been received!
April 2022 - The organising of this years Beer Fest is underway with bands being booked and glasses ordered.
March 2022 - The Beer Fest is definitely going ahead!
May 2021 - With regret the Beer Fest is cancelled once again. Make a note of the new dates for next year.
June 2020 - Beer Fest cancelled. Roll on next year!
03/02/20 - Organising 2020’s Beer Fest is underway. Meetings started in earnest last night.
Oct 19 - Figures finalised. The largest donation yet of £3000 has been given to our 3 main beneficiaries - and all thanks to you guys! What a spectacular year it was!
09/07/19 - The 2019 beer list has been published but is subject to change.
07/07/19 - Beer list for this year is being finalised and will be out shortly. Watch this space!
07/07/19 - Last committee meeting has taken place tonight. Less than one week to go!
04/07/19 - Help is required for the set up of the beer fest on Wednesday (11th) night at 6pm. The more the merrier!
01/07/19 - Two weeks to go! Sponsorship packages put together tonight so expect yours to be delivered by someone on the committee soon.
25/06/19 - Check out the updated admission prices on the left.
24/06/19 - Bottles now made up ready for the sponsors.
18/06/19 - Please see the Contact Us page to see information about our Marquees for hire.
10/06/19 - Next years dates have been decided! Please put 10th & 11th July 2020 in your diaries.
07/06/19 - Beers and ciders have now been sourced. There are some different ciders to try this year too so come along and try the Sloe Gin Cider!
05/06/19 - Remember help is needed on Wednesday 10th July to set up the site. Please put in your diaries and we’ll see you from 6pm at the playing fields. The more the merrier!
02/06/19 - Committee meetings are now every week as not long now!!
18/04/19 - Up to date Sponsorship Form on the Helping Us page.
08/04/19 - Sponsors coming in fast! Thank you Cooper & Tanner, Event Horizon, Purely Probate, TLE Sports Coaching, NatWest, Living Homes and the two Ring O’ Bells at Moorlinch and Ashcott.
01/04/19 - Just taken delivery of our first card machine, very exciting. Card payments accepted for this years festival!
05/03/19 - Off to a great start for this years festival. Three sponsorships confirmed and paid. Thank you.
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13/07/18 - Another year over! Thank you to everyone, volunteers and punters alike, that helped make this a very special event. Cheers!
06/07/18 - Today’s the day!! See you tonight from 7pm or tomorrow from 12 noon.
05/07/18 - THANK YOU to all those that came up to the site last night and helped to put up tents etc. It’s looking great.
04/07/18 - After last nights fantastic result for England the game on Saturday will be shown at the Beer Fest so come on up to enjoy with family and friends!
02/07/18 - Less then a week to go! See on the left for this years Admission prices.
30/06/18 - Beers sorted! See 2018 Beer List
26/06/18 - Bands now finalised! See Bands 2018
25/06/18 - It would be a great help if as many volunteers as possible can come up to the site on Wednesday 4th from 6pm to help us set up.
22/06/18- Only 2 weeks to go! All arrangements are now in place - bands booked, beers ordered and children’s activities sorted!
14/05/18 - Only 2 months to go! It’s going to be a special one as it’s our 20th year!
05/06/18 - Well that was a tough weekend for the committee and some extra special volunteers! We managed to move our container, lock, stock and barrel to a new location ready for the playing fields to install a new play area which will be fantastic.
15/01/18 - Committee meetings have started with a vengeance. Some bands have already been booked and letters to sponsors are on their way! Roll on July!
03/07 - Well that’s it for another year! A fantastic time was had by all and the weather held out for us too. Thank you to all the volunteers, sponsors and punters who made this year so successful. Cheers!
23/06 - Read the Chair’s welcome for 2017
20/06 - Not long now! The beers have now been confirmed too. Take a look at The Beers! page.
12/06 - Bands confirmed. See the Entertainment page.
09/06 - Entrance prices confirmed:
Friday and Saturday nights £7 to include a free glass, 12-17 yr olds £3. Saturday afternoon (12-6pm) adults £4 to include a free glass, children £2 to include all activities.
31/05 - Anyone wanting to lend a hand setting up please come along to the playing fields on Wednesday 28th June at 6pm. Plenty of fencing and tents to put up!
19/05 - The theme for Saturday afternoon for all the family to enjoy is the Enchanted Forest.
18/05 - More bands have been confirmed…watch this space.
12/04 - New Sponsorship information available: see the Helping us page.
11/07 - Dates for 2017 confirmed.
04/07 - See the Ashcott Beer Festival Appreciation Facebook page for footage and photographs from the successful 2016 Beer Fest weekend.
01/07 - TODAY’S THE DAY!! Beer list finalised, tents put up, site set up, food brought, music organised….just need YOU to come and enjoy!
29/06 - An Final Beer List is now available on The Beers page.
28/06 - This years sponsors have now been confirmed. Thank you! See the Helping Us page for the updated list of those that we are very grateful to!
21/06 - Attention campers…Breakfast will be available on Saturday morning 8-10am. £5 to include a hot drink.
20/06 - All the bands are now confirmed. Click here to see who’s playing.
17/06 - See the flier that was sent out requesting help.
14/06 - Please Help! Manpower required to help set up the site on Wednesday 29th at 6.15pm. Just come along or email us.
07/6 - Band list will soon be out… just a few more to confirm so watch this space.
20/5 - Just a few weeks to go and we are planning a spectacular weekend of fun! It’s not too late to join in, why not volunteer for a shift and find out just how much fun it is?
16/5 - This year we are, again, allowing free camping for festival-goers. However, to enable the event to be enjoyed by everyone, we would like to remind everyone of the rules. Please also see the camping page.
11/5 - We would like to remind ALL visitors to the Beer Fest that dogs are not allowed at the event.
