April’s CAMRA Isle of Man Beer and Cider Festival raised more than a £1,100 for the RNLI.

One of the festival’s organisers, Matt Cox, along with festival treasurer Mike Ward recently presented a cheque for £1,134.86 to the lifeboat institute’s Martyn Perkins.

Festival goers donated their unused beer tokens and cash to the charity, which is this year celebrating its 200th anniversary.

Hundreds attended the annual three-day festival in the Villa Marina’s Royal Hall, which boasted 120 real ales from around the UK as well as locally produced beers and a large variety of other alcoholic beverages.  In addition, a portion of the cost of each pint of Okell’s SOS beer, which was brewed for and sold at the festival, was also donated to the charity.