The English Ale

04/09/2024

The English Ale is calling out for Volunteers for our 2025 Ale. If you would like to be involved in anyway please PM us!

29/06/2024

18/06/2024

Join Spiral Dance and friends to celebrate Winter Solstice!

17/06/2024

03/06/2024

Thank you so much for attending and supporting The 2024 English Ale.

We want to make The English Ale even better in the future and would love your feedback to help us improve the event.

Please fill out our survey here:
https://forms.gle/62dnf2gijqFNwc7X9

31/05/2024

the 2024 English Ale by George Chan

25/05/2024

Wow where to start – what an amazing day and night of joy, music, dance, happiness, fun and fire that was the 2024 English Ale last weekend. Our hearts are full, and the flames are still flickering in our memories, and we will hold onto those memories through the coming chill months of winter.

On behalf of myself and the amazing English Ale team I want to say a HUGH THANKYOU to everyone who made this event the unique and magical occasion that it has become.

Thank you to SA Tourism Commission, Adelaide Hills Council, The Mylor CFS, The Mylor Village Green, Tracey Spokes at the Mylor Hall, Verte Kitchen and all the residents of Mylor. St John’s Ambulance, Shaun from S-MAC Electrical Solutions, Down South Party Hire, Henry Carter and SA Event Hire, Cory Thornton, Steve and Ben from Sound Core Adelaide, Vanity Hire, Aussie Cider, Spier & Wright Whisky, Moorish Bites, Allure Fine Foods, Asian Aussie Street Food, Tachstroop Waffles, Poffertjes Mini Dutch Pancakes, One Sip Coffee and all the wonderful stall holders.

Jordie, Casey and Ben on security, Storytelling Australia, photographers George Chan and Don McLeod, Caitlin Fry our wonderful mistress of ceremonies, Dan Burt and Dobbin, Preston’s Punch and Judy, Hot for Joe Morris, The Adelaide Morris Men, Hedgehog, The Adelaide Empire Band, Joe Cairns, The Whisky Bar Shanty Singers, Ruby Moon, Lowland Rogues, The Shambolics, Dustbowl Chic, Spiral Dance and The Fayre Guisers Mummers Players.

Sharon Jardine for her beautiful Wickerman wishes, Michael Marshall for the Wish Shield, Trevor and Roger and the torch makers and bearers Carmel Vandermolen, Aether Ingis, Klair Best, Kym Griffiths, Di Gibert, Carole Mallett, DeAnne Sweeney, Rachel Burchett, Mark Plews, Amelia Height-Renshaw, Becca Morgan, Skylah, Beren and Fox Green, Eamon Gordon, Phillip Rundle, Lauren Blackmore and Lee Glen. Tony Ellerton for the additional fire safety, the Giant Porters and their guides, Lachy, Kim, Rob, Graham, Ashby, Matt and Chris Colyer. Paul Griffiths, Steve, Andrew, Dylan and Matt for being our fire safety people.

The Jack in the Green team, Di, Rob and Jon Crispe, Tom and Tamzin for their amazing Fire Sprite and Wickerman, The Dancing Monsters, The Nobodies Drummers, all the ‘Obby ‘Orses and magical creatures, Dave Memma, Ben Hopkins, Chris Hill Crispe, Tania Woodliffe, the Procession Team, Deanne Hanchant for her beautiful acknowledgement of country, the magical Ritual Team Unanyntji Scales, Tree Pinney, Sarah Marshall, Jo Millard and Kate Broderick.

Winter Amour our amazing fire dancer, Darryn Scott who managed to fit 60 cars in a match box, our incredible and hard-working volunteer team Lorry, Jo Millard, Roseanne and Phillip Taylor, Di Gilbert, Paige Ann, Samantha Jane, Lisa Wilmott, Adam and Darcy Carter, Amanda, Wayne and Haylen Klaasseen, Victoria Thomas and the Bridge Guardians Nicola Barnes, Ed, Isobel and Ailish Nicholson.

A special shout out to DeAnne and Andrew from Queen of Wands who make the English Ale Artisan Markets the best place to shop in the Adelaide Hills on the day of the Ale, thankyou beautiful people for your incredible hard work.
And thanks to all the attendees who came along to immerse yourselves in the magic of the English Ale. If I have forgotten anyone I apologise, there are so many of you who make this event incredible.

To my amazing English Ale committee, Darryn Scott, Tom Thomas, Tom Osborne, Ashby Field, Trevor Curnow, Roger Calcraft, Kim Brown, Evelyn Martin, Lorry Thomas, Bron Lloyd, Lisa Grapentin, Maggie Thomas, Tamzin Woodcock and June Searle, it is an honour and a privilege to work with you all to make this event come to life every year. Who would have thought 25 years ago it would grow to what it is now. And I say cheers to Helen ‘Petal’ Lyons, gone but never forgotten!

And finally on behalf of our Giants Petal, Rufus and Dilwen the Snow Dragon, we will see you all next year 2025 on Saturday 17th May.

Cheers
Adrienne
EA Director

24/05/2024

Magnificent photos and videos everyone - thanks so much for sharing! We don’t have all our official photos through yet but did anyone take any photos of Hedgehog (medieval minstrels), Shambolics, Lowland Rogues, Ruby Moon, the shanty session, Spiral Dance, Storytelling Australia, Fayre Guisers Mummers, Adelaide Empire Band or the bar staff? If so we’d love it if you could post them in the photo thread below! Thanks! :)

22/05/2024

Thankyou Ancient Earth for this fabulous footage!
https://www.facebook.com/ancientearthclothing/videos/857190002893824

22/05/2024

20/05/2024

These guys had fun at The English Ale!
And we, The Lowland Rogues, must say a big thanks to The Ale for giving us a shot!
"All the good times of old England, in old England jolly good times!"

20/05/2024

https://www.facebook.com/100063583363152/posts/974493014680135/?

20/05/2024

Post your English Ale photos and videos here!

19/05/2024

Hopefully the last of the lost bits! One of our committee found some glasses on the road during our clean up yesterday - they are now at Verté Kitchen opposite the oval so give them a buzz if you think they might be yours! 🙂

19/05/2024

***UPDATE*** now reunited with owner.

More lost bits - has anyone found these?

A pair of silver earrings (owner bought some at the market, put the pair she had been wearing in a bag, fell out somewhere - heart and horseshoe design

Please contact us at [email protected] if you can help? Thanks!

19/05/2024

Hello lovely people! Did anyone find an iPhone in a red case last night? We have had an enquiry - could you respond here or email us at [email protected] if you have found it…..it’d be the lovely icing on the cake to get it back to its owner….

17/05/2024

Happy English Ale everyone! The big day is finally here. The Weather Gods have smiled on us - no rain! We will have heaters and braziers at the Ale but make sure to rug up really warmly!

17/05/2024

Hello everybody - the team is now very busy doing set up at The English Ale site and as you can imagine don’t have time to answer questions as regularly here. Most information can be found on our website at www.theenglishale.org . The waitlist is still ticking over at the Humanitix ticket site - best of luck to all those waiting for tickets. And the event pages are back up! See you at the Ale!

17/05/2024

If you have tickets and can't make it 😔, look at your conformation email and there is a manage order option, just follow the prompts. 🙂

17/05/2024

Ladies and Gentlemen & Ale Enthusiasts of all kinds...

Prepare yourself for an extraordinary journey through the rich tapestry of English Ale craftsmanship! We are thrilled to announce that tomorrow, the Mylor Oval will transform into a vibrant marketplace, showcasing the talents of over 60 English Ale Merchants, at the much-anticipated 2024 English Ale Festival. ✨🍀✨

Each merchant brings a unique story told through their creative wares. This is your exclusive invitation to join us for a day & evening of music, dance, celebration of the calendar customs from the British Isles and of course - The English Ale Village Green Markets! ✨🍀✨

Mark your calendars, gather your friends, and make your way to the Mylor Oval for an unforgettable celebration of English ale heritage! Festival gates open at 12pm!

Cheers to good times and great Ales!
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Announcing 2024 English Ale Village Green Markets Line-up.... ✨🍀✨

16/05/2024

***UPDATE*** - the problem is fixed and Facebook are slowly rolling out content again. Verrrry slowly. Our event pages are still not up including the Village Market event page so updates about the Village Market will be posted here on the main English Ale page. Thanks for your patience!

Hello everyone! Well it seems that Facebook is having fun with pages containing Humanitix links and therefore has blocked our 2024 event page and also the Village Market event page. Humanitix has let us know they are on it and trying to get it resolved. It doesn’t affect anything to do with tickets and the waitlist is still operational. But we do want to get information out to you on the events pages! Great timing haha! We will post any updates here for now.

15/05/2024

Hi everyone! Under 12 children’s tickets have now all been allocated. Just a reminder that all children need to be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult to be admitted to The English Ale. Adult ticket holders will be issued with a wristband at the gate, those holding children’s tickets will have their tickets scanned but won’t receive a wristband. A wristband is required to enter the Marquee and receive bar service. See you all soon!

15/05/2024

We loved this post by our friends The Dancing Monsters! And Jim Causley is amazing…….see the Monsters in the The English Ale procession on Saturday evening - kicking off at about 6pm!

Cyprus Well Album LaunchIslington Folk Club13 June 2013

15/05/2024

Mylor is a beautiful community, with limited parking close to the oval. PLEASE be mindful when parking, that you don't block driveways and access for the people who live there. Thank you 🍁

08/06/2023

Photos by Jiayuan Liang. Thanks Tyr ###

30/05/2023