The Shots Trust

ALDERSHOT TOWN SUPPORTERS TRUST

“To help Aldershot Town Football Club achieve its full potential with emphasis on bring the club to the community and enhancing the experience gained by supporters.”

Next Board Meeting:

TBC

The Shots Trust Presents:

The

Stuttgart SPRING Beer Festival 2012 Tour!

Here at the Shots Trust, we believe that we should offer you more
than just the run of the mill things throughout the football season -
so why not dust down your lederhosen and join us at the 2012
Stuttgart Spring Beer Festival?!

If you’re one of those people who wish it could be Oktoberfest
every day, then the Stuttgart Spring Beer Festival at Cannslatter
Wasen is for you!

The programme is a scaled down version of the main beer
festival held in the city in September and features a funfair,
Oompah Bands, firework displays, hot-air balloons, late night
parties with top DJ’s, oh and of course, plenty of beer too!

The Stuttgart Fruehlingsfest (Spring Festival) offers a great way to
end the season (unless we make the play off's!) as we kick off
with a two night stop in Stuttgart to enjoy their fantastic festival which runs over a two-and-a-half-week period every spring, on the fairgrounds in the Bad Cannstatt district of the city.

FRUELINGSFEST Rough Itinerary

DAY 1 (Fri 4 May):

Depart from London Heathrow at 0820 hours - arriving in Stuttgart at 1055 hours giving you plenty of time to settle in before hitting the festival!

DAY 2 (Sat 5 May):

Wake up at your leisure (or earlier if you want breakfast!) before heading back to the festival area and hitting the fairground (or bars again!) ahead of another evening of German entertainment!

DAY 3 (Sun 6 May):

Have a quiet morning to recover before lunch and do some shopping (or have a quiet pint!) before heading back to the airport for the 1715 flight home - arriving back at 1800 hours (local time).

There are at least a half dozen beer “tents” at the festival but these are less like tents and more like buildings: permanent wooden structures that hold thousands of revellers. Each beer tent is different and not only does each feature a different brand of beer but each has different music as well! Some tents have a traditional fest band playing or there may be a DJ spinning both dance music and traditional fest tunes - there is a wide range to suit all tastes.

Beer is served in a traditional “mass”, which is a litre mug of beer and Pils is the beer of choice, although other types of beer and schnapps are also widely available but it isn't all about beer!

There is a funfair with carnival rides and a Ferris wheel for those who don’t mind heights as well as stalls and tents selling local and traditional food so all in all, there is plenty to make it the perfect weekend!

cost

Since planning this event in June, flight prices have already risen from £122 to £155 so we'd advise carrying out a Google search and finding the best deal for you!

Budget airlines are far cheaper and many do fly direct to Stuttgart, but do depart from regional airports in the UK rather than Heathrow. Fares MUST be paid IN FULL at the time of booking.

Two nights stay at the 3 Star Park Inn Hotel is just £61 (including breakfast) however there are other hotels available and we will be looking to book accomodation around February 2012. More details to follow.

Main other additional costs (not included): Taxi transfer (shared), entry to the beer tents, food and of course, beer!

If you have enough of drinking during the evening and the day, the city is also home to the Porsche and Mercedes museums, both of which are well worth a visit!

The trip is designed so as people can do as much or as little as they like - and makes an ideal "get away" for Shots supporters to get together away from football and meet new friends along the way!

For more information on the festival click here or to find out more about our trip, please email Mike Wray here .