They said they reached the decision with “great regret” amid uncertainty over when host venue The Borough Hall will reopen following its March closure on health and safety grounds.
So why not raise a glass to the round table’s fundraising efforts over the years by looking back at these nostalgic photos from past festivals?
![Hartlepool Round Table Chairman Mark Rycraft has a drink in the line of duty as he launches the 2014 Hartlepool Beer Festival.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFlMDQyMWIxLTZkNzYtNGIwOS1iM2FlLTljYjBhMDM4ODEyZDpjOTdhNTMyNi04ZjIwLTRlZGItYjQ4NS1iYWUxMjkwZDUzODA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
13. Hartlepool Beer Festival
Hartlepool Round Table Chairman Mark Rycraft has a drink in the line of duty as he launches the 2014 Hartlepool Beer Festival.Photo: TOM YEOMAN
![A packed Borough Hall at the 2012 festival.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRlOTZjODhlLTVmNWYtNDBhMS1iOTBjLTM5Yjk4ZTM5ZDcyZDo5ZGEwMjE1Ny02MzlkLTRmNWUtODEyNC1jZDk3ZjAwYmNjNzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Round Table members man the bar at the 2015 festival.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjlmZDE4MWEwLTY2Y2EtNDU1ZC1hYmFlLTM1NWFhMTEwOWQzZTo2ZGQzYTBhNS01Y2Q3LTQwZDQtOTY5Ni0wMWNjZDYwNGI5NDg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
15. Hartlepool Beer Festival
Round Table members man the bar at the 2015 festival.Photo: Kevin Brady
![Drinkers enjoy a tipple at the 2016 festival.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNjYzAwZjNiLTgzYjItNDRlNi1iNGQ3LWVmODdlZDhhNjIxYjpkN2FiYTM0MS1kODFkLTQ3YTItYTJhMC1lMDMzZTNlNjE2ZmE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
16. Hartlepool Beer Festival
Drinkers enjoy a tipple at the 2016 festival.Photo: Kevin Brady
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