About Us
The Tockwith Beer Festival isn’t just about sampling scores of fabulous, peculiarly-named tipples. Anyone overdoing a little can sleep that little bit more soundly knowing it’s all in a good cause.
The festival was set up in 2009 to raise funds for Tockwith Primary School, over the road from our current site. As the event has grown – adding more music, more tents, a bigger site (the festival was originally in the smaller village hall) and more beer – so has the charity. By 2011, annual profits were over £6000 and total profits to date exceed £27,000.
In the first two years, the charity supported the school only, but from 2011 a rule change and registering of the Tockwith Festivals charity meant we were able to share the profits with other groups and charities in the area. Thus, as the community supports the festival, the festival can now support the whole community.
Profits have been and will continue to be generated from sponsorship, donations, tickets and sales, benefiting environmental and youth groups and the like, along with (of course) the school. Local not-for-profit groups and charities may apply for funding via the ‘Application for Donations’ process. The charity will also undertake its own worthwhile community projects, one of which will of course be the fantastic community event that the festival itself provides.
Despite starting with no money, the 2012 festival was an outstanding success and raised over £12,000 in profit, this was far beyond anyone’s expectation and has meant that despite us having to hold a capital reserve back for next year’s festival we have been able to donate £2,000 to the school and community this year.
Press releases
Big Focus on the Music for Tockwith Beer Festival 2013
Fossil Collective have been announced as the headliner for Tockwith Beer Festival 2013, which takes place on Saturday 18th May 2013 near... read more
18.04.2013 • By Tockwith Festivals
