Light & Hoppy Bar Co.

Hello! I'm Andy, I'm one of the founders of Light & Hoppy Bar Co. - We provide real ale and real cider bars to music festivals and events all round the UK. All of our staff are volunteers and in exchange for their time we give them tickets, camping and one of our exclusive collectable t-shirts! In this blog I talk about music, beer and festivals; basically, all the things I love! If you want to find out more about Light & Hoppy Bar Co. then click the "join us" link or find us on social media.

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More acts confirmed for this year's Gate to Southwell Festival! Great to see Billy Bragg and Clannad joining the ranks! Join us and see them for free at http://tinyurl.com/kklcwol

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Applications for the 2015 Gate to Southwell Folk Festival Rig & Bar Teams are now open and to celebrate here's our new promo video featuring our fantastic volunteers and customers from 2014. Want to join us this year? Apply now at http://tinyurl.com/kklcwol

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Gate to Southwell Folk Festival Bar & Rig Team Applications Now Open!

It's that time of the year again... that's right! It's application time for this year's Gate to Southwell Folk Festival and we're looking for 50 wonderful people to join us for 16 hours over the four days of the festival (four hours a day). In exchange we'll give you tickets, camping and one of our now coveted exclusive Light & Hoppy Bar Team t-shirts!

Interested? 

Pop over to our volunteer hub at www.lightandhoppy.co.uk/volunteers for more information and to fill out an application. 

Hope to see you there!

Andy Co-Founder Light & Hoppy Bar Co.

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Reboot!

Hello you wonderful people!

Ok, so we've been a bit quiet for the last few months, and with good reason! We've been having a major overhaul of our websites and social media, and it's with great pleasure to relaunch the Light & Hoppy Blog in conjunction with our new Corporate and Volunteer Hub websites.

So, welcome to the Black Cap Chronicles! A more laid back and eclectic version of the old blog. Some of you already know me, but let me introduce myself; I'm Andy, I'm one of the founders of Light & Hoppy Bar Co and I love music, cider, Real Ale and festivals and I'm going to talk about all of them in various combinations right here!

Why not head over to our spanking new website site at www.lightandhoppy.co.uk and let us know what you think on Facebook or Twitter? 

More to come soon!

Andy Farenden Co-Founder Light & Hoppy Bar Co.

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Come see the amazing Elliott Morris with David Gibb & Elly Lucas at Lincoln Drill Hall on 1st November. Book tickets and find out more at www.lincolndrillhall.com

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So, I know we've been a bit quiet over the last few weeks, but we've been busy bees. Here's some photos of our amazing musicians from the Waddington International Airshow Campsite Bar & Live Music Stage. We'll be back to posting usual soon. Promise! 

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Great time at this year's Gate to Southwell Folk Festival. Thanks so much to our amazing volunteer bar team! Looking forward to seeing some of you again at Waddington International Airshow Campsite Bar & Live Music Stage! 

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Tonight the management team will be helping out CAMRA's Beer Festival at Lincoln Drill Hall. There's over 100 different beers and it's going to be great practice for this years Gate to Southwell Folk Festival. 

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Finalising the beers for this year's Gate to Southwell Folk Festival. Pheasantry Brewery's Best Bitter, Dark Ale and Ringneck. Served perfectly in the Pheasantry's own beer garden. Great afternoon! 

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Evening all! We've had some great news today! We've had confirmation that we've got the licence for Waddington International Airshow Campsite Bar! Woohoo! So it's all systems go! If you want to join us then please fill out the application on our website in the volunteering section - www.lightandhoppy.co.uk. We've confirmed the stage and PA for the weekend too, so if you fancy coming along and performing then get in touch! There's more info on performing in the volunteering section of the site too!

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You can now find out what beers and ciders we'll be serving at this year's Gate to Southwell Folk Festival on PerfectPint.co.uk - http://www.perfectpint.co.uk/beer-festival/1089/The-Gate-to-Southwell-Folk-Festival-Real-Ale-and-Cider-Festival

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This year Waddington International Airshow celebrates its 95th anniversary and we’ll be providing their first ever campsite bar ending a 95 year dry spell!

We’re looking for volunteer bar staff to join us for 8 hours split in to two shifts over the 3 days that the campsite is open. It will break down as one early/afternoon shift and one late/evening shift. In exchange for your time we’ll give you camping, beer and a bbq (weather permitting!) and you’ll have a great view of the runway if you’re a plane enthusiast. We’ll also throw in one of our collectable staff t-shirts and you’ll be able to enjoy some great music in the bar in the evenings.

In addition to bar staff, we’re also looking for talented musicians to join us and perform in the bar on Friday 5th July and Saturday 6th July in the evenings. We’re looking to create a great atmosphere in the bar and ideally we’re looking for a mix of genres to create an eclectic sonic mix.

We would like you to perform 30 to 60 minute sets. In exchange for your time you’ll get the same deal as the bar team AND we’ll give you promotion through our website, social media and promotions team.

Well supply everything you need, stage, PA, amps, leads, mics etc. All you need to bring is your talent and your instruments!

You must be over 18 on the first day of the event and will be asked to provide photo ID as proof upon arrival.

Interested?

Then visit our website at www.lightandhoppy.co.uk and go to the “Volunteering” section. 

  Andy Farenden Assistant Bar Manager Light & Hoppy Bar Co.

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Did you know that the Gate to Southwell Folk Festival includes its own children's festival? From music workshops and sing-a-longs to fantastic street theatre. This year, despite being "grown ups" we're rather looking forward to seeing Matt Pang, Gentleman Juggler extraordinaire! 

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Happy weekend! Here's a sneak peak of the design for the beer programme for this year's Gate to Southwell Folk Festival