Saturday 5th September, 2009 saw an annual Beer Festival for The Joshua Foundation at “The Old Talbot” in Hilton, Derbyshire.

The day started at 12 noon and finished at midnight that very day. There were burgers and hot dogs delight and some fabulous prizes from their raffle/tombola.

The charity was adopted through one of our current Oz Members Dewi Williams from Etwall, Derbyshire. He with many young adults across the UK are currently fundraising for an expedition of a lifetime on The Joshua Foundations highly successful overseas fundraiser; The Oz Experience.

He will be embarking on a 17 day life changing experience to Australia where he will participate in conservation work and visit and explore many of the countries favourite and iconic landmarks. Please see www.theozexperience.co.uk for further information.

Dewi and his family wanted to do something pretty large as a fundraiser, so they approached the landlord at “The Old Talbot” and after much consideration they agreed that The Joshua Foundation would be the pub’s adopted charity for this year’s Beer Festival.

What a fantastic day!! The public came in the numbers to Hilton’s “star” day. There was something for everyone. Local bands were rotated to perform; the burgers and hot dogs were being produced for all those hungry mouths and the ale was following very casually.

An anonymous glass maker donated 250 gorgeous beer tumblers which had the charity’s logo on and these became a huge highlight for the beer drinkers who kept on having their glass refilled with an array of local and national ales.

The evening was brought to a climax when the charities CEO, Sarah Cornelius made a presentation to the public and gave her thanks on behalf of the charity.

The day was full of laughter and joy- a wonderful fundraiser and something we will never forget.

A huge thank you to all the staff at The Old Talbot for their wonderful day, Congratulations to Dewi and his family for thinking of a wonderful way to fundraise and thank you to all of you who attended and helped us change the lives of children with terminal cancer.