Records & Real Ale (and a raffle)

Since opening in Gosport last year second-hand record shop A Slice of Vinyl has quickly and quietly established itself as the biggest little record shop in town. Located on the first floor above Katie's Vinyl Bar & Kitchen, on the pedestrianised High Street, the tiny shop offers a wide and constantly updating selection of new and old vinyl. 

Building on this reputation A Slice of Vinyl, also organisers of the  Gosport Record Fair, have joined forces with another of Gosport's finest, producers of real ales and craft lagers, Fallen Acorn, to combine their shared love of vinyl and good ale by hosting a record fair at the brewery. 

The fun starts at 11am this coming Saturday, 2nd February, with ample opportunity to both procure that album you've been looking for (and sample some of Fallen Acorn's excellent beers) until the shutters roll down at 5pm.

I must confess that, as much as I enjoy a good tune by itself, a good tune enjoyed with a refreshing alcoholic beverage is always a welcoming prospect (however I have found that a surfeit of ale can impact on the already small amount of restraint I have when it comes to buying shiny records). 

Entrance to the event is FREE however an optional entry fee of 50p-£1 can be paid at the door; all monies collected in this manner will be donated to Tonic - Music for Mental Health, a Portsmouth-based charity that both raises awareness and challenges the stigma associated with mental illness, via music and art based events. 

And yes, there's a raffle too.