Fri 16 Aug 2019 01:31

Our 7th Annual Eccles Beer & Gin Festival kicks off this Friday night, with an action-packed second half on Saturday. 

Consistent with our club’s principles of encouraging local talent, you’ll see this year, many of our participating breweries and distilleries are based in Salford and Manchester. Let’s support them. Better still, let’s drink them! 
Friday's session will begin 4pm. Saturday's session will begin a midday and will feature the annual coaches and managers pre-season meeting, live Mens and Ladies rugby and live music. 

Saturday Schedule 

• 12:00 Doors open
• 12:00-13:00 Coaches Meeting
• 12:00 Live Rugby - Eccles Ladies v Sale 1861
• 14:00 Live Rugby - Eccles 1XV and 2XV v Crewe & Nantwich
• 19:00 Clubhouse Screens - England v Wales Rugby International (Recorded)
18:00 – 22:30pm –Live Music in Marquee from Moonlight Rumours
• 23:00pm – Bar closes

Festival Sponsors

Main Bar sponsor Connectix Cabling Systems Ltd.
Live Music Sponsored by ABC Ltd (Dave Nicholls). 
Gin Bar Sponsored by Abtech Safety Ltd.
Barrels sponsored and donated by County Milk Products Ltd, MP Power Projects, Impact Catering Ltd , Grant Thornton Ltd , BWAPS Ltd, Keyline Financial Solutions Ltd, Andy Brunt, Walking Rugby Section, Ted Nicholls, Brendan Cullen, Daniel Stenstrom, Henryk Getz, Paul Thorpe, Mike Bateman, DofE section, Ladies section, Rugby Babes and Mens section.

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