IT'S Bent and Bongs Beer Bash time again.

Atherton and Tyldesley Round Table has staged the beer festival since 1990 in conjunction with CAMRA.

The event has grown into a major attraction at Atherton Formby Hall and boosted local charity coffers to the tune of around £70,000.

Proceeds from next month's festival will go to Francis House Children's Hospice and other local charities.

The event will feature more than 100 different brews, not just beer brewed in the old-fashioned way, but a wide selection of ciders, foreign ales, fruit beers and lagers.

Last year's bar list ran to more than 140 different drinks.

Premier sponsorship costs £150, barrel sponsorship is £85 and other packages offered include beer mat and entertainment sponsors.

The event is being held from on Thursday, January 25 to Saturday, January 27.

Further details from David Dobson on 01942 255224.