BORDON Phoenix Theatre's first beer festival has been hailed a success.

Town district and county councillor Adam Carew, who was on the beer festival committee and pulled some

pints, said: "Hats off to organiser Callum Graham,

director Rob Allerston and all at The Phoenix for a

superb event. This was Bordon's first beer festival

and it was a roaring success.

"Tickets sold out and everyone was having fun and

seemed really well behaved.

"There was a wide range of local real beers on offer,

as well as a few from other areas, such as Devon Dumpling.

The food was great and the evening's musical

entertainment provided by Mark Hoare's band Big Red

Ass had people dancing in the aisles."

And he added: "I am looking forward to an even bigger and better event next year."

Andy Tree, town council leader, was at the festival

and said: "I think that Rob Allerston is a true

champion of the town to host a community event that

was enjoyed by so many. I hope he and his colleagues

feel proud of how it went."