READERS have a last chance to win FREE tickets for the Bent and Bongs Beer Bash which is being staged next Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Jan 31, Feb 1 & 2) at the Formby Hall in Atherton.

As well as great drinks, the Beer Bash is renowned for a friendly atmosphere, sizzling sausages and excellent music.

This year's entertainment is: (Thursday, 6pm - 11pm) Peter Shelley Experience; (Friday, 6pm - 11pm) Cool Breeze -- Classic Songs and Hits; (Saturday 12 noon - 4pm) Cool Breeze (Saturday 7pm - 11pm) Out of Order -- Rock and Blues Band.

Organiser Paul Barber underlined the event's popularity: "We have even had a drinker travel from Southampton to Atherton because he read that we had a beer that he had not been able to taste elsewhere!"

This year, amongst the drinks available for the first time is draft Leifmann's Kreik expected to delight the lager drinkers who visit the festival.

For the chance of a pair of tickets to sample exotic brews which are often hard to get down at your local all you have to do is answer the question "where is this year's Bent and Bongs Beer Bash being held?".

Answers, to arrive no later than noon on Monday, should be addressed to Beer Bash Quiz, Leigh Journal, Editorial Dept., 44/46 Railway Road, Leigh, WN7 4AT.

This year's sponsors are:

A.W.K. Computers, Bank Top Brewery, Ace Scaffolding (M/CR) Ltd, Mid Lancs Labels Bag & Label Printers, Roger & Mates, Aquaclenz, Astley Hire Ltd, Atherton Recruitment, Bosch Boilers, Cannon Plastics Printers, Carnauld Metal Box PLC, Carnauld Metal Box, Sports & Social Club, Cooper Clark Builders Merchants.

Burtowood Brewery, Daleysmove, Dootson Eckersley Hope, Factory Direct Cycles, H.M.Prison, Hindley, Social Club Members, H.R.Construction, Coachouse Brewery, Hayes & Co, Healds Solicitors, Hibberts Butchers, J.S.Shaw Ltd , Langford Thomson, Thomas Hardy Burtonwood, Leapfrog Computer Systems, Hepworth & Hall Opticians.

Hoyles Chemi-Dry, JKS Heating & Plumbing Supplies, Pauline & Bruce , KMS Electrical Supplies, Knees-Up North, Paramount Windows, Lister Butchers, The Royal, Atherton, Medi-Pro Human Resourses Ltd, Mid Lancs Labels, Magnum Funishings, W.Lloyd & Associates, Wella, Maymill Kitchens, Hi-Tech Scaffolding, Mayflower Brewery. Skandia Life Assurance, L.J.Hall Financial Planning, Moorhouses Brewery, Lifting Gear Hire, Gadbury Auto Salvage, Waterfields Bakery, Widdows Mason, The Rain Group, Two Tone Motors, Thomson's Wealth Management, The Home Company, Phoenix Brewery, The Half Moon (Tyldesley), Standard Life, Spectrum Sign & Display Ltd.

The Orwell at Wigan Pier, Skylight International, Sharman's Insurance Ltd, Scottish Life, S & J Wright ( Tyldesley ) Ltd, Royal & Sun Alliance, Roadway Lighting Ltd, Tom Kelly Chartered Structural Engineer, Portman Consultants Ltd, The Railway Hotel, Golborne.

Taylor Electronics Ltd, Royal Hotel (Hindley), Peter Lowe Home Improvements, Parsons Royle & Co Accountants, Scottish Equitable, in memory of Mark Collins, Palletcraft 2000, P A Hull & Co, in memory of Mike Keeley, N.W. Engineering Specialists.