Cornwall’s county rugby team has unveiled its new kit for 2013 at the New Inn, Park Bottom, home of the Illogan Park RFC. 

In the pictures taken at the Inn, players Matt Shepherd, Damien Cook, Richard Brown and Chris Fuca model the new shirts alongside landlord Bill Hartley and wife Denise; Alan Mitchell, CRFU Secretary; Ken Plummer, CRFU President and Jeremy Mitchell, Marketing & Communications Director for St Austell Brewery. 

A gourmet 100 per cent Cornish beef burger created by St Austell Brewery is in the running to be crowned the best burger in the country after reaching the finals of The Slider Decider competition in London.

St Austell Brewery’s catering development manager Nick Hemming has teamed up with Mark Holmes, head chef at the Shipwrights Inn in Padstow to create the eight-ounce prime Cornish beef burger which will be going up against creations from some of the country’s top chefs in the national competition.

The inaugural charity football match between two of Cornwall’s leading breweries resulted in £500 being raised for the Phoenix Stroke Appeal, which aims to raise Cornwall’s level of response to stroke to a “gold standard”. 

The match between St Austell Brewery and Sharp’s Brewery was held at Wadebridge Town Football Club on Sunday 21^st April and ended in a 4-1win for St Austell Brewery. 

St Austell Brewery’s Head Brewer, Roger Ryman, will have his head shaved as part of the ‘Beer, Food, Music and Good Times’ festival this month at the King’s Arms in Tregony.

Visitors to the historic Cornish pub on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 April will be able to sample more than 12 real ales, including St Austell Brewery favourites, microbrews and others from further afield.  

There will be music both nights, food including a hog roast and paella, and a raffle and auction featuring a host of fantastic prizes. On Saturday between 12-4pm, a craft fair will take place in a marquee at the pub.

As part of fundraising efforts, five brave souls will wave goodbye to their head or leg hair. Head Brewer Roger will have his head shaved alongside Rob Allen, Joe Trebilcock and Pete Higham, whilst Ricky Pearce and Simon Matthews will receive full leg waxes.  

The event will be opened by Miss Cornwall, Rosalie Douglass, on the Friday. Rosalie is from Tregony and an active member of the community. The event will raise funds for three charities via the St Austell Brewery Charitable Trust: The Merlin MS Centre, Little Harbour (Children’s Hospice South West Precious Lives Appeal) and Mount Edgecumbe Hospice.