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The Mangledwurzels - Scrumpy & Western band
The Mangledwurzels - Scrumpy & Western bandHog Roast by CLS Catering
Hog Roast by CLS CateringWestons Cider (Herefordshire)
Westons Cider (Herefordshire)Gwatkin Cider (Herefordshire)
Gwatkin Cider (Herefordshire)

1st Bristol Cider Festival
Brunel Passenger Shed, Temple Meads, Bristol
(8th & 9th August 2008)
The queues build up outside the Brunel Passenger Shed.
CiderFestivals.co.uk bar staff working hard...
CiderFestivals.co.uk bar staff working even harder!
A view from onstage as the crowds settle down for another Mangledwurzels performance.

Festival Awards

The 1st Bristol Cider Festival offered over 80 ciders and perries from across the West Country and Wales - and judging took place on the Satuday afternoon between the two sessions. The judges were Mark Lilley (Buyer for Ciderfestivals.co.uk), Seth Pitt (Guitarist of The Mangledwurzels) and Frank Blades (Editor of the Old Scrump's Cider House website).

The winning ciders were:

Cider of The Festival 2008: Ben Crossman's Medium Farmhouse Cider (Ben Crossman's, Somerset)
Rich's Farmhouse Cider (Somerset)
Rich's Farmhouse Cider (Somerset)Thatchers Cider (Somerset)
Thatchers Cider (Somerset)Hecks Farmhouse Cider (Somerset)
Hecks Farmhouse Cider (Somerset)Gwynt Y Ddraig (Glamorgan)
Gwynt Y Ddraig (Glamorgan)

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