Ale houses up and down the country are offering customers a FREE pint beer to highlight the importance of pubs to our communities. The two-week promotion is part of the first-ever National Pub Fortnight which runs until August 6.

Brigid Simmonds, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, said: "Pubs are much more than merely a place to eat and drink , they are the beating heart of our society, in both urban and rural areas, and we’re delighted to put the pub centre stage during National Pub Fortnight.

"The initiative pulls together the pub community from across the country, so get down and support a local pub that’s participating and enjoy a free pint.”

What do I have to do to get a free pint?

You'll need to sign up and download the National Pub Fortnight app and hot foot it to one of the pubs taking part in the promotion.

Free pints will be available in selected Ei Publican Partnerships’ pubs for the first 15,000 customers who sign up using the app.

To find a local participating pub download the app here, using a smartphone or tablet. It won't work on a desktop computer.

Once you've found your nearest pub, you select it on the app and show your voucher to the bar staff. You can then choose one free pint of either Fosters, John Smith’s Extra Smooth, Strongbow Original or Kronenbourg 1664.

There's no printed voucher alternative and the promotion is only available via the app. You can also only redeem your free pint in the pub you have selected on the app.

How long does the promotion last?

The promotion kicked off on July 22 and runs until August 6.

So, where can I get a free pint?

Locally, free pints are available in pubs in Swadlincote and Uttoxeter as well as all these other pubs in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

STAFFORDSHIRE

Five Ways

Hednesford Road

Cannock

Staffordshire

Talbot Arms

123 Hednesford Road

Cannock

Staffordshire

Doctor Johnson

Netherstowe

Lichfield

Staffordshire

Sneyd Arms

36 Higherland

Newcastle

Staffordshire

Village Tavern

High Street

Newcastle Under Lyme

Staffordshire

Crown Inn

20 Upper Brook Street

Rugeley

Staffordshire

Luck Penny

62 Crab Lane

Stafford

Staffordshire

Three Stirrups

1 Engleton Lane

Stafford

Staffordshire

Talisman

Furlong Road

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

Sandyback

Overwoods Road

Tamworth

Staffordshire

Three Tuns Inn

Cheadle Road

Uttoxeter

Staffordshire

New Inns

Station Street

Walsall

Staffordshire

LEICESTERSHIRE

Lime Tree

Cambridge Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

Railway Hotel

Station Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

Golden Shield

46 Main Street

Leicester

Leicestershire

Clarendon

West Avenue

Leicester

Leicestershire

Harrow

635 Melton Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

Royalist

29 Western Avenue

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

Shoulder of Mutton

4 The Green

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

DERBYSHIRE

Sitwell Arms

Main Road

Alfreton

Derbyshire

Blue Bell Inn

30 High Street

Alfreton

Derbyshire

Bulls Head

1 Broomhill Road

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

Double Top

Inkersall Green Road

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

Grouse Inn

136 Chatsworth Road

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

Shoulder Of Mutton

23 Mansfield Road

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

Whitecotes

Boythorpe Road

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

Lockoford Inn

Lockoford Lane

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

Peacock Inn

412 Chatsworth Road

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

Bulls Head

New Road

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

Butchers Arms

40 Church Street

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

Britannia Inn

56 Old Hall Road

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

Castle & Falcon

East Street

Derby

Derbyshire

Coach & Horses

Mansfield Road

Derby

Derbyshire

Hyde Park

2 Hilltop Road

Dronfield

Derbyshire

Howard Arms

15 High Street East

Glossop

Derbyshire

Foresters Arms

67 High Street

Swadlincote

Derbyshire