YAPTON 33RD BEEREX 2025, CELEBRATING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF VE DAY

The 33rd Yapton Beerex is returning to Yapton and Ford Village Hall, Main Road, Yapton on the 9th 10th and 11th of May 2025.

In addition to our varied range of ales, selected brewers have been invited to come up with some unique ales to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day which falls on the 8th of May 2025.

The hall stands on Yapton Village Green which affords the opportunity for al fresco relaxation over a pint or two. The middle weekends in May have in recent years afforded some great weather, so fingers crossed.

In addition to even more (48) perfectly cooled real cask ales this year there will again be a Craft Beer bar, extra ciders and perries and the return of our excellent caterer Hey Amigo! In keeping with the VE Day theme, we are also reintroducing our world beer bottle fridge, “Biéres Sans Frontiéres”. All ales and ciders will have been selected from both international, national and local sources by CAMRA volunteers who will be on hand to guide you through the various styles. After considering feedback, our Friday session now starts at 1130am running right through to an earlier finish at 930pm. Session times are below with ticket prices which remain unchanged from last year. You don’t need a ticket for Sunday but please bring ID if you are lucky enough to look under 25. Children and well-behaved dogs are welcome and free at all sessions.

• Friday 9th May 1130am to 930pm - £8
• Saturday 18th May 11am to 9pm - £8 all day; - £4 from 5pm
• Sunday 19th May 12noon to 3pm - FREE. (Drinks choice likely to be more limited in this session)

Friday and all-day Saturday ticket holders will get a free half pint cask ale/cider voucher.

Card carrying CAMRA members additionally get a £2 voucher for the session they attend (NOT the free Sunday session). A souvenir programme is included. Glasses are again to borrow not to keep. Cash and cards will be accepted for everything with tokens for sale to buy drinks.

The 500 and 700 Stagecoach bus services operate regularly between Littlehampton and Chichester and beyond (500 from Barnham station) on all 3 days of the festival. Compass route 66 also serves Bognor and local villages on Friday and Saturday mornings and afternoons.

A link to the ticketing website can be found on QR code on our posters at various venues and in this publication. Any updates will be posted on www.westernsussexcamra.org.uk and this site will also link to an interactive beer list in the fullness of time.

You can also purchase tickets at the following venues from the 1st of February: -MAYPOLE Yapton. WILKES HEAD Eastergate, NEW INN Littlehampton, CHICHESTER INN Chichester, FOX AND FINCH West Worthing, DOG AND DUCK Bognor Regis.

Tickets MAY be available on the door but if they have all been presold then this won’t happen so we would recommend purchasing in advance as numbers are limited.

If you want tickets by post or any further details or would like to volunteer to work serving and/or setting up and taking down please contact Paul on 07940 527045.

Cheers! Tony Ashcroft and Paul Dunn Festival Organisers