They said they reached the decision with “great regret” amid uncertainty over when host venue The Borough Hall will reopen following its March closure on health and safety grounds.
So why not raise a glass to the round table’s fundraising efforts over the years by looking back at these nostalgic photos from past festivals?
1. Hartlepool Beer Festival
A busy scene at the 2015 Hartlepool Round Table Beer Festival. Photo: Andrew Johnson.
2. Hartlepool Beer Festival
Hartlepool Round Table members, left to right, Craig White, Luke Anderson, Andrew Johnson, Paul Thompson and Dominic Wheatley at the launch of the 2017 beer festival at the Borough Hall. Picture by FRANK REID. Photo: Frank Reid
4. Hartlepool Beer Festival
Hartlepool Beer Festival organisers Allan Wise, left, and Graeme Smith, who were vice chairman and chairman of Hartlepool Round Table respectively, outside the Borough Hall ahead of the 2011 festival. Photo: Picture by Tom Yeoman