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Barley Mow Beer Festival

The Barley Mow Beer Festival
Sat 18th September 2010
12pm-12am

The Bristol Beer Factory’s proper pub ‘The Barley Mow ‘ is having it's first ever Beer Festival! Located centrally behind Temple Meads in The Dings, the Barley Mow is a lovely friendly little boozer which has been growing from strength to strength since its refurbishment two years ago. The Brewery and landlord Andy Jacobs thought it was about time to have a festival and celebrate real ale, real cider and yummy grub. On the day you will be able to sample 10 real ales and 4 real ciders, along with a ‘chilli cook off’ using vegetables grown in the Barley Mow courtyard garden.

The road in front of the pub will be closed to provide a street party atmosphere with live music from The Smokestack Shakers, The Nurdlers and The modern gypsy jazz trio 

Purchase beer vouchers in advance, £5 for five half pints – available from 1st September at the Barley Mow.

September Pint Pot

KITE FESTIVAL 2010

BBF ‘Blown Away’ available at the festival bar

Bristol Beer Factory, Bristol’s only independent brewery, will once again be offering a tasty brew to slake the thirst of kite flyers and visitors alike. Full in body and flavour, ‘Blown Away’ will be on sale at the festival bar.

Flying high on their successes, including a clutch of awards at this year’s prestigious Taste of the West Awards, Bristol Beer Factory production manager, Simon Bartlett, comments: “We were delighted that Bristol Kite Festival asked us to get involved again this year. The event is a fantastic opportunity for the whole family to enjoy a wonderfully relaxed and fun day. Sit back with a fine pint of ale and watch the skills and thrills of the best the kite world has to offer.”

Bristol International Kite Festival 2010 promises fantastic line up

The 2010 Bristol International Festival of Kites & Air Creations will take place in Ashton Court Estate, Bristol over the weekend of 4^th and 5^th September. The festival will be celebrating 25 years of flying high and will also be a part of the BAC 100 Year of Flight  - marking 100 years of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.

On the Sunday the Festival will also follow on from the 2010 Bristol half marathon offering visitors to the city a bumper weekend of entertainment. Organisers are already working closely together to ensure everyone gets the best out of both events.

Following record crowds and fantastic flying conditions in 2009 the festival is planning an action-packed aerial extravaganza. The arena programmes will feature spectacular flying displays, kite fighting battles, breathtaking synchronised routines flown to music and awesome power kites as well as colourful ground-based inflatables and air sculptures of all shapes and sizes.

International kite guests will be winging their way from as far as New Zealand, Tasmania, the Caribbean and USA to join flyers and enthusiasts from across Europe.

Festival highlights will include:

·      spectacular and colourful sea-themed kites including giant swirling octopi and squids, a flying scuba diver, a giant mermaid and Roly the mega killer whale

·      special shapes including flying bears, tigers, dogs and cats designed and made in New Zealand by festival favourite Peter Lynn

·      team sport kite routines choreographed and flown to music including The Decorators quad line display team and Scratch Bunnies the new World Team Sport Kite Champions

·      vast spinning wheels flown in support of the festival’s nominated charity the Great Western Air Ambulance

·      extreme kites - the brute power of man-lifting kite surf wings and the thrills and spills of kite-propelled buggies and land boards

·      aerial combat with traditional Japanese fighting kites each vying to be the last in the sky

·      a pageant of kites through the ages with a focus on the last 100 years of kite development  as part of the BAC100 programme

·      paint the sky showing kites as aerial art with hand painted and artistic kites

·      free children’s kite-making workshops

·      new this year - Crafts2Fly4 – craft and quality handmade goods marquee

The Festival programme runs on Saturday 4^th and Sunday 5^th September from 12.00 noon to 5.30pm. To add to the festive atmosphere there will also be fantastic play structures and children’s attractions, selected specialist kite traders, a licensed bar and an array of appetising food and drink.