Last week’s Beer and Cider Festival was once again a massive success. As the print deadline looms the total amount raised for charity at the event is estimated around £4000 – whoever said drinking was bad?
It is sad news from Dani Welter that the event may not take place again next year on account of increasing costs. The retractable seating that is to be installed in the Great Hall over the Easter break will also impact the running of the event with lectures over the hall. So with added costs of beer and the prospect of having to hire an external space to house the event it does seem overwhelmingly to appear as though the 11th Beer and Cider Festival will be the last.
On both Wednesday and Thursday night of last week, the Great Hall was completely packed inside with people enjoying their pints of Espresso Stout and Thrappledouser, while queues outside stretched down to the Sengenhydd Road entrance of the Students’ Union.
The festival is very special and is an event that has been a highly anticipated each year by students at Cardiff over the last decade. Congratulations to the Real Ale and Cider Society for putting on such an amazing event. As they say in Wales “lechyd da”.
