Coptoberfest; blessed beer, live music and a great community spirit.

Last weekend’s Coptoberfest has been hailed as a ‘great success’ by its organisers. The 10th annual Charity Beer Festival was held in Copmanthorpe’s St. Giles’ Church and was, for the first time, held over three evenings. Thursday’s ‘low-key’ opening offered visitors a quieter atmosphere – with plenty of seating and no music for those who […]

Coptoberfest reaches £27,000 for charity and good causes.

Coptoberfest, the annual charity beer festival held in Copmanthorpe, is pleased to announce that 2023 was the most successful year to date – raising over £7,000 profit on the weekend and making the total amount raised to over £27,000 to date. All money raised by the event goes directly to local charities and voluntary groups […]

Charity Beer Festival to Resume Service in October.

Copmanthorpe’s annual beer festival, Coptoberfest, is returning in full this October after last year’s tentative gathering due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The two-day festival, held in the village’s St. Giles’ church, raises money for charities and local community good-causes with past beneficiaries including St. Leonard’s Hospice, 1st Copmanthorpe Scout Group, Copmanthorpe Brownies, Contact the Elderly, […]

Coptoberfest donates £3,500 to local charities

Coptoberfest has raised over £18,000 for local charities since the event began four years ago. Copmanthorpe’s annual beer festival, dubbed ‘Coptoberfest’, is organised by vicar, Rev. Geoff Mumford and Ainsty Ales owner, Andy Harrington and last Sunday, the team proudly presented cheques totalling over £3,500 to this years’ beneficiaries. Donations went to a plethora of […]