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Beiderbecke's Hotel & Brasserie is adding more live music to its entertainment programme for 2011. The hotel is to promote a series of Sunday lunch and entertainment events, beginning on the 23rd January with the Yorkshire Wolds Versatile Brass performing for the delight of the dining guests. "We will be serving our wonderful Sunday roast, while our guests will be entertained by some of the region's most accomplished musicians," says Jean-Yves Cottard, general manager of Beiderbecke's. "These Sunday events are ideal for anyone celebrating a family event, or just looking for something a little different. Combining our wonderful food with...

A Yorkshire micro brewery is urging people to dig deep this Christmas to support a Scarborough based charity. Wold Top Brewery responded to an appeal by former employees Will Brown and Melanie Coull to raise vital funds for?SASH (Sustainable Aid Supporting Haiti) by brewing a limited edition beer. Will and Melanie set up SASH with a team of volunteers to help people in the rural areas of Haiti who are still badly affected by the aftermath of the 12th January earthquake and the more recent Hurricane Tomas.? The brewery will donate 50p from the sale of each bottle of?SASH Aid...

A Yorkshire Coast brewery has been invited to play a part in the history of a popular Howardian Hills village by attending its monthly village market. The Hovingham Village Market re-opened in October after an absence of 156 years to bring a wide range of local produce and crafts to the community that lent its support for a regular market selling locally sourced, seasonal food and drink and crafts. Wold Top Brewery was one of a number of popular Yorkshire businesses that was invited to participate in the market and will be sampling and selling its award-winning range of real...

An East Yorkshire micro brewery is taking a selection of its beers to the?Wakefield Food, Drink and Rhubarb Festival for the third year running. Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery will be offering visitors to the two day festival tasting samples of its award winning beers that include Wold Gold, Mars Magic, Wold Top Bitter and gluten free beer, Against the Grain. Brewery owner Gill Mellor is pleased to be returning to the festival; ?It?s a great day out.? It?s very well organized with a great atmosphere and plenty to do for all the family.? The festival, nominated for White...

An East Yorkshire bar is hosting a meet the brewer event with a difference. The Marine Bar in Bridlington has invited Tony O?Rourke-Kilburn, head brewer from Wold Top Brewery to talk about the Hunmanby brewery?s award-winning beer followed by a presentation to celebrate the brewery raising over ?10,000 for the?Candlelighters charity that supports children with life limiting illnesses. Gill Mellor owns the micro-brewery with husband Tom and is very grateful to Ian Maclean and his team at the Marine Bar for offering to host the event on 18th February; ?We would not have been able to reach our ?10,000 target...