IT’S time to raise a glass for a good cause at the annual Hall & Woodhouse beer festival in Dorset this month in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Head Brewer Toby Heasman told Taste: “The turn out last year and the atmosphere was better than we could have imagined – so we didn’t hesitate to get this year’s date in the diary. We will have more than 33 cask beers to try and a veritable orchard of ciders too, so we hope to see plenty of people on the day trying new ales and ciders.”

Music will be provided by a trio of different bands; Brementown a three-piece, Dorset-based contemporary folk band, The Tin Pan Allies and a three piece ukulele band The Mother Ukers.

Toby added: “We are also holding a silent auction and I will host an exclusive beer tasting as an auction lot, and one other lucky winner will also have the opportunity to win their height in beer. No stilts allowed just in case anyone was thinking of bringing a pair along.”

The beer festival is held on September 27 at the brewery in Blandford. Tickets cost £5 and are available online at hallwoodhousebeerfest.co.uk. There will also be a limited number available on the day. All money raised will go to Macmillan Cancer Support.