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The Rum Festival Newcastle 28th and 29th April 2017
The Rum Festival Newcastle was one of the events organised by Lucy Douglas and her team. Lucy is behind a travelling Rum Festival. Visiting towns and cities throughout the UK during 2017.The Festival took place at Hoult’s Yard a office/create hub/venue just 5 minutes drive from Newcastle City Centre in Byker. Yes that Byker of Byker Grove fame. No before you ask Ant and Dec weren’t in attendance. Neither was Jimmy Nail, Sting or Gazza.
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An Interview with Jonathan Rees – Organiser of the UK Rum Festivals 2017
Until recently the only chance of attending a Rum Festival in the UK was at the annual UK Rumfest based in London. In late 2011 Jonathan Rees had a Eureka! moment to create a Rum festival in Cardiff.From humble beginnings and numerous increasingly sized venues the Cardiff Rum Festival is now in its 5th year. This years event is the most ambitious yet and promises to be the biggest and best to date.
Manchester Rum Festival was the city’s first real stab at a fully fledged Rum Festival. Over the past couple of years a few rum events have “sprung” up all over the country. With Rum Festivals being held in Cardiff, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield and of course the original Rumfest in London.