HORWICH Rotary Club has postponed its annual beer festival until spring next year.
The event has been held for the past 21 years and has raised more than £150,000 for local and international charities.
The club had planned a lower key event his years as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
But club president Ian Blackmore says that the situation means that “the inevitable has happened” and it won’t take place this year.
Charities that have benefited from the festival over the years include Bolton Hospice, Derian House, the North West Air Ambulance and the local mountain rescue service. Schools and the elderly in the community have also been supported.
Ian said: “I would like to thank wholeheartedly those sponsors who supported the event last year and who we hope will support us again
“The beer festival takes an enormous amount of hard work and planning by members of the club.
“It also would not function without the generous help of volunteers from all kinds of local organisations, including Horwich Harriers, who give their time free to pull pints for our customers. This is the kind of community spirit so prevalent in Horwich.”