Kegs were drunk dry at a popular beer and sausage festival held twice a year at a Burton pub as the event was hailed as 'tremendous success'.

The festival, hosted at Burton Bridge Inn, in Bridge Street, in the town centre, is held roughly every sixth months.

This time around, it kicked off on Thursday, May 10, before coming to a close on Saturday, May 12.

There were 24 different ales on offer
There were 24 different ales on offer

Landlord, Carl Stout, 46, said the festival, which was the eighteenth of its kind was hugely successful, with all 24 different types of ale sold out. There were also a number of ciders and perries for punters to sample.

Mr Stout said: "It was another tremendous success. We sold all the beer, plus extras.

"The sausages all sold out and everybody just seemed to enjoy themselves and appreciated the hard work of our staff.

"We were so fortunate with the weather; perfect beer festival weather really as it wasn't too hot or cold - perfect for the beer."

As well as the range of alcohol on offer, there were also five types of sausages cooked and served straight from the barbecue.

All of the meaty sausages were supplied by Barker's Butchers, of Chapel Lane, Rolleston.

Mr Stout said that the Saturday afternoon saw the most customers flood through the doors, with Thursday evening a prime time for ale lovers, eager to try a tipple of what would be on offer before they sold out.

Friday evening was also popular, which beer fans from across the town keen to kick off the weekend in style.

People flocked to the pub to enjoy the ale and sausages
People flocked to the pub to enjoy the ale and sausages

Aside from the sausages and ale, the festival was held to raise funds for Bretby Rotary Club, which works on various projects with people in the Bretby and wider area.

Mr Stout said that roughly £650 had been raised for the rotary club from the festival.

The Burton Bridge also works to raise money for the cancer charity, Bloodwise, which started 30 years ago when the daughter of a regular customer was diagnosed with leukaemia.

The worldwide charity works to stop people dying from blood cancer and looks for ways to make patients' lives better.

Money donated to the organisation goes into improving tests for cancer, making treatments easier for patients and attempting to get it diagnosed as early as possible.

Earlier this year, the pub announced it had raised more than £40,000 for the charity in the 30 years since its fund-raising started.