BRFC Real Ale Festival 2009
A hot weekend in July saw the first ever Beaconsfield RFC Real Ale Festival launched and great fun was had by all. Peter Miles, the Club Chairman, suggested to the Mayor of Beaconsfield, the event organiser
- Raimonds Pikelis and Andy Gomarsall (part of the England Team Rugby World Cup winning Squad in 2003) that the four of them take part in a Boat Race to officially mark the opening of the Festival. There were no surprises when Andy Gomarsall won that challenge, ever competitive!
The purpose of the event was to try to do something different to raise funds for two new pitches for the Junior section, whilst raising the profile of the Rugby Club in the community. Everything, from an organisational point of view was fantastic, including the food the decor, the flowers, the entertainment and the large screen TV's, which showed the Lions Tour and the rest of the weekend sport.
Each day was different and Sunday was the culmination of the event for Members and Sponsors only. Bouncy castles, face painting, sweets, burgers, candy floss, the ice cream van, the Men's epic Wimbledon Final between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick, not to mention the ale supping, which went down rather well in the scorching heat of that particular weekend. There was something for everyone and many happy memories of an event well executed.
by Jean Dean
