The 2022 Hucknall Beer Festival postponed until the summer

Hucknall Beer Festival has been postponed from February 2022 until July 2022.

The announcement was made by The John Godber Centre which hosts and organises the event.

This will mark the first time that the annual festival has taken place in the summer.

This year's event was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

A statement on the venue's website posted by Centre Manager Kim Pears read: "With great sadness we advise that the 2022 Hucknall Beer Festival will not take place in February as it normally does. The event was planned for the weekend of the 10th-13th February 2022 however, having continued to monitor news and updates relating to COVID-19, the planning group feel there are too many uncertainties and risks at the current time to go ahead in the new year. Instead, the event will be postponed until the summer.

"Hucknall Beer Festival is a fundraising activity for The John Godber Centre, which is a registered charity (charity number 1132272) and the venue is many things to many people, a place of celebration, a place of community, a place of business and as a charity and business there is a responsibility and moral obligation to protect finances and remain in a financially stable position to protect employment and our charitable aims long term.

"The John Godber Centre has been here to support our community as a place to meet and socialise for 114 years and we intend for it to remain here, long beyond our years, for future generations to enjoy their life events and activities. As the current guardians for the building we feel, along with the festival planning group members, this approach is the most responsible and sustainable way, to ensure that the long term aims of the Centre can be protected.

"The event relies heavily on support from volunteers and the manpower necessary to operate the event, both the Centre team, Trading Company staff and Nottingham CAMRA and community volunteers that to lose someone so close to the event could have a huge impact on the events delivery, and to lose multiple members could result in the event not being able to run at all.

"The event also operates on the kindness and generosity of sponsors and as the time is taken to rebuild their businesses post COVID we can't be sure of the same level of financial support this winter. We do know there will always be the kindness and support to us from those who have championed the festival and Centre in the past."

The 2022 Hucknall Beer Festival will now take place on Thursday 28- Sunday 31 July.

It has also been confirmed that the festival will revert back to being held in February from 2023, when it will take place on Thursday 9- Sunday 12 February.

The statement continued: "We're proud of all the efforts made by hirers, staff and volunteers throughout the pandemic to reduce the risk of transmission and all the steps we've taken to keep the festival's home open for the community and to minimise the risk to all and how we've responded to public health measures. We hope that everyone will understand our cautious approach to 2022s Hucknall Beer Festival and the decision to postpone the date. We're excited about the opportunity the summer festival will offer for us, our local venue colleagues and the community."

Hucknall brewery Lincoln Green Brewing Company has also pledged their fundraising support and they will be brewing a special beer to be released next February, when the festival should have been taking place. They will be donating 10p from every pint sold to the Hucknall Beer Festival to help ensure the financial security of the event.

To read the full statement please click here.