Mayor makes beer.

The Mayor of Margate 'mashed' the 'Time Ball Special' brew in yesterday. Well, he posed for a photograph holding the brewhouse stick above the mash. Corporate snapper Sue Fisher commented "well, I tried to get him to smile but....".

Speedy Mark smiles whilst the Mayor does all the work.

The 3.9% bitter was brewed to help celebrate the re-balling of Margate's Time Ball that sits atop the Clock Tower on the seafront. The ball is dropped at precisely 1pm, helping all the watchless sailors in the harbour tell the time. First drop is on May 24th, at, funnily enough, 1pm.