RAISE your glasses for Stourport’s first beer festival which gets underway next week.

The Hollybush in Mitton Street will be offering 18 real ales and three ciders from Thursday through to the following Sunday.

Landlady Maggie Smith said: “I am quite excited. It will be a challenge but I am always ready for a challenge.

"I am hoping it’s going to be fabulous as I would like to do another one at Christmas.”

The beer festival will be accompanied by live music, with an open mic night on Thursday, a folk band on Friday and a disco on Sunday night.

On Saturday, a group of regular customers who are also music teachers will get together to perform the story of the Beatles.