Raising a glass to help our heroes (From Oxford Mail)

Raising a glass to help our heroes

7:20am Tuesday 31st August 2010 in

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HUNDREDS of real ale lovers packed into an Abingdon pub for a charity beer festival.

Town mayor Duncan Brown opened the three-day event at the King’s Head and Bell, in East St Helen’s Street on Saturday lunchtime.

Drinkers initially paid for a pint or half-pint glass which they can keep, and all the money from glass sales will be donated to injured servicemen’s charity Help for Heroes.

The festival boasted 20 different ales, including a range from the Hook Norton brewery.

Deputy pub manager Lauren Foley said the festival had been a success.

She said: “We have seen lots of people coming through the door.

“It is nice to be raising money for such an important charity.”