Feverish activity is afoot within the Cornwall branch of the Campaign for Real Ale as members prepare for this year's Falmouth Beer Festival and make sure there is enough amber nector on sale at all times.

The annual Festival, due to be held once again at the Princess Pavilion on October 19 and 20, is one of the most popular in the UK, with those who attend citing the stunning location and tremendous range of locally brewed ales as their main reasons for coming along and enjoying what always proves to be a really great event.

With the Festival increasing in popularity year on year - and more than 150 beers plus real ciders, perries and ginger beer available this time around - the practical matter of how thirsty drinkers can most quickly be quenched has been the subject of a rethink.

Using a cash system of paying for drinks has proved increasingly difficult to manage in recent years with literally tonnages of change needing to be available at the tills. So, in keeping with the majority of Beer Festivals, CAMRA Kernow will, this October, be changing to the Token Sheet method of payment in an attempt to streamline matters and help customers get their pints more promptly.