The Hertfordshire Sausage Sizzle
Local sausages cooked over a wood barbeque by the Rustic Roaster filling the air with the smell of tasty country fare. Real Ale and a large beer garden. All cooked sausage sales and the cost of entry to the Great British Sausage Tosser will go to the charity.
The Great British Sausage Tosser
It’s a game of skill and cunning. Get a sausage in the throne without skidding and continue until you miss. You only pay for your misses – all direct hits are free. The winner has had the longest runs without a miss and can claim the title of ‘Sausage Tosser of 2017’ and receives the coveted award.
Free admission
All profits to charity for kids with special needs.
A unique and typically British event in a lovely pub garden.
Festival sponsors
EwePack Shipping
Marketing Zone
The Countryman Inn
The Rustic Roaster
Stagestruck Ltd
The Barn at Alswick
The Butchers!
Free admission
All profits to charity for kids with special needs.
A unique and typically British event in a lovely pub garden.
Schedule for the day 2019
12.00 – 20.00 the Hertfordshire Sizzle.
Local sausages cooked over a wood fire. A proper bar b que
12.00 – 00.00
The Countryman Inn will be serving real ales and all the usual pub drinks fayre
12.30 Buntingford Community Choir
Our fabulous local choir sings the old and new songs in a joyous way – usually there is some audience participation, so do join in.
13.00 Ware Ukelele Group
A popular return from the ukulele players, really enjoying their strumming. Check out the video of them with the choir from last year. Stirring stuff!
13.00-20.00 Sausage Tossing
The Great British Sausage Tosser wants you to try and become the King or Queen Tosser of 2019.
14.00 – 15:00 Wasted Rhymes
Brilliant country roots style from the guys from Hertford. They have played alongside great names such as Big Country, Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young and The Blow Monkeys.
15.30 – 16:30 Beans and Biscuits
Martin and the band love what they do and it shows in their exuberant show. Lots of singing about being drunk and penniless, but red-neck style always helps the beer and sausages digest. Grab a glass and join in!
17.15 – 18:30 The Untouchables
Champions of raw blues, basing their sound on the swinging soul of the great artists of the 50s. Absolutely not to be missed. They are a big hit on the London blues scene and we are pleased they could join us this year!
19.00 – 20:00 Smoking Goats
One of the areas best party bands singing the familiar songs, back by popular demand “You guys blow us all away…” – a great way to start the evening with Becky on vocals once more. Superb stuff.
Running order and times subject to change and encores!
Entrance FREE! All proceeds raised in the garden are given to charity, please be generous.
Our Sausages
The sausages will be cooked over a real wood fire pit. The Rustic Roaster, Steve Reynolds will cook several varieties throughout the day from the selection below:
Hamels Park Game Products, Buntingford
Your chef of the day is Steve Reynolds who also kindly supplies his Hamels Park banger. They’re usually available to buy from The Countryman Inn, to take home.
Leech & Son, Melbourne
Sausages here are made on site from locally farmed meat. Butcher Ashley has promised to provide the event with his ‘hot chilli banger’.
Mark Doel Butchers, Buntingford
Butcher Geff Pigg makes a variety of sausages at his shop in High Street, Buntingford. Geff’s award winning ‘Buntingford Sausage’ is a local delicacy.
Piggotts Family Butchers, Buntingford
On the corner of High St and Baldock Rd, Piggotts barbeque packs are legendry with a variety of sausage types for every taste.
Beans and Biscuits
Smoking Goats
The Ware Ukelele Group