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Apr 2021
Female-led beer festival to go ahead in Harrogate
Women on Tap, a community interest company in Harrogate celebrating females in the beer industry, is to stage its fifth festival from June 9 to 13.
The company, which was established in 2017 by Harrogate beer enthusiasts Rachel Auty and Andrew Cameron, has previously hosted four festivals.
Ms Auty hopes the festival will encourage women to explore beer and break the stereotype that it's a man's drink. She said:
Women on Tap's 2020 festival involved a series of virtual events, including online beer tasting sessions, art exhibits, quizzes and talks from women, about women.
The 2020 festival achieved a global reach, with people from as far as Australia joining in. This inspired Ms Auty to keep parts of this year's festival online.
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But it is hoped there will be live events, depending on the latest government guidance when it takes place. She said:
On International Women's Day on March 8, the organisation set out to get 20 sponsors giving £300 each to fund the festival.
Today, exactly one month on, Women on Tap gained its 20th sponsor.
Ms Auty said she can't wait for pubs to reopen on Monday.
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