The 6.30am alarm clock on a cold November Sunday was slightly painful, but there was a very good reason for it.. The Taunton Christmas Festival, the biggest free community event in town!
Large areas of the town were pedestrianised, having been granted security clearance with the sound of “Couple of Mugs coming through” being announced over megaphones and radios, we were amazed to see that Taunton town centre had miraculously transformed into a Winter-Wonder-Land.
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We had spent many a night waiting for our biggest event so far this year, the largest illuminated carnival in Europe!
With a rumoured 100,000 people attending we were prepared for the masses. Unfortunately the afternoon was a complete washout with the torrential rain it was difficult to see us pleasing any one with a delicious brew!
Read MoreWhen people were told they could be creative in what they wanted from Couple of Mugs we felt that we had most bases covered.
One base we certainly hadn’t anticipated was the proposition of a ‘Jäger Truck’. So when Stuart and Kayleigh approached us asking if we could serve ‘Jäger Bombs’ to unsuspecting guests at their upcoming wedding we were delighted to oblige.
Read MoreThe Trickey Warren Run was held on Sunday dispite the less than perfect conditions. The rain didn’t stop the runners from turning up in numbers to take on the challenge of the 2k, 4k, or 10k run!
With last month’s Beer Festival under Cedric’s belt, the Blackdown Hills were now a familiar site and he made no hesitation in getting us to the starting point.
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