Bushy's outbid for beer tent location
Brewery will move after 20 years at Bottleneck Car Park
It's been announced Bushy's will no longer run its Beer Tent on Douglas promenade.
A statement has been released on the brewery's Facebook page says it is 'disappointed' to have been informed the company has lost the contract.
The contract was put out to tender by Douglas Council, who own the land.
Last month, councillors had hinted that Bushy's would be awarded the contract - calling the tent 'a huge TT attraction'.
Despite being outbid, the firm's Managing Director Martin Brunnschweiler says it'll find an alternative site for next year's event.
It's the latest in a series of controversies involving Bushy's and the TT.
In January, the company was given a legal warning for its use of the trademarked letters 'TT' on its merchandise.
Mr Brunnschweiler says staff had been making plans to source a new site for the tent as soon as it was announced a tender process would be taking place.
Bushy's Brewery Ltd - PRESS RELEASE
Bushy’s Brewery is disappointed to announce that the company has been unsuccessful in its bid to run the TT Beer Tent at the Bottleneck Car Park in Douglas from 2018.
Earlier today, we were informed by Douglas Council that we had been outbid and as a result we had not been selected to operate the site we have spent so long fashioning.
Having celebrated the Beer Tent’s 20th anniversary during TT 2017, we are naturally devastated that such a piece of traditional entertainment will now no longer be in its rightful home.
We will be extremely sad to leave the site which Bushy’s Brewery began operating so many years ago following the closure of Bushy’s Bar.
However, this is not the end of Bushy’s Beer Tent.
Since the local authority announced it would be opening a competitive tender process to find an operator for the site, staff at Bushy’s have been making alternate plans should the brewery’s bid not be accepted.
Although at this stage we cannot say where the Beer Tent will be during TT 2018, preparations are in place to ensure Bushy’s remains at the heart of TT entertainment.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our supporters, from the Isle of Man, the UK, Europe and further afield. It has been our absolute pleasure to welcome you to the festival, and we look forward to seeing friends old and new next year.
Bushys lose the Bottleneck Car park for TT 2018
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