Cheers to Great Beer Festival

More than 1,300 people enjoyed the bank holiday weekend weather at Blackburn Beer and Gin Festival.

The family-friendly event at Blackburn Rugby Club was hosted by volunteers and ran from May 2-4.

It was the 10th anniversary of the festival, and it was raising vital funds for Blackburn Youth Zone.

Lancashire Business View was a sponsor and sales director Joanne Hindley was on the festival committee.

Tamara Hitchen, event organiser from Blackburn Youth Zone, said: “We are absolutely delighted with the success of this year’s festival.

“Bringing together 80 businesses and welcoming more than 1,300 people across the weekend has been fantastic.

“A huge thank you goes to our headline sponsors Steadplan, Farleys Solicitors and Cubefunder, as well as Cardboard Box Company, and to the Blackburn Beer and Gin Festival committee, whose dedication makes this event possible.

“We need to raise £2.5m each year just to keep our doors open to over 5,000 young people. We simply couldn’t provide a safe, inspiring place to raise young people’s aspirations without the incredible support of our local business community.

“We look forward to sharing the total amount raised in the coming days.”