Here we celebrate some of the many Wigan CAMRA Beer Festivals and events over the years.
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From left - John Barlow, branch chairman of CAMRA and Orrell piper George Phillips check the quality of the beers at The Orwell, Wigan, for the 10th annual Wigan Beer Festival, March 1997.
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CAMRA members Pandy Alexander and Stan Morris come up against Star Wars characters Darth Vader and Jar Jar Binks in the battle to get their hands on the weird and wonderful brews on offer at the 14th Wigan Beer Festival being held at the Mill At The Pier in 2001.
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Ian Thorpe, landlord of The Anvil on Dorning Street in Wigan, winner of Alan Ball Award - Pub of the Year 2002, awarded by CAMRA - The Campaign for Real Ale.
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Meet the " Knights of Longshanks" John Cross, Andrew Morris, Martin Dumican and Ian Morris, at Wigan Pier. The Wigan group had a beer brewed and named after them for the 11th annual Wigan Beer Festival in 1998.