TONIGHT (Thursday) sees the start of the Orient Supporters' Club Spring Ale Festival.

This ever popular event runs from 5pm and continues Friday evening at 5pm and on Saturday - coinciding with Leyton Orient's home match with Huddersfield Town when the Supporters' Club will be open from 1pm.

The club is open on Saturday for members and guests only until 6pm after which everyone is welcome.

At the last festival in November the club sold around two thousand five hundred pints of ale over the three sessions and hope that with suppport from fans and friends from the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) this figure will be beaten.

It is envisaged that 30 different ales will be available along with some real cider.

Leyton Orient Supporters' Club is a six time CAMRA East London and City Branch award winner for Commitment To Real Ale' and CAMRA Greater London Real Ale Club of 2006 and 2007 winners.

The Supporters Club is situated in the West Stand, Oliver Road. Admission to the Real Ale sessions is free.