This year’s event will be held in memory of principal organiser Gary Stead, who died of motor neurone disease last October.

Event organiser Iain Dick has based the theme of the second Arrochar Alps Real Ale Festival on the name of one of the featured breweries.

Saltaire is named after the World Heritage Site near Shipley in Yorkshire where David Hockney showcases his work in Salts Mill.

The similarity of this place name to that of the Scottish national flag provided the idea for this year’s choice of ales from Yorkshire and Scotland.

Six ales from each area will be on offer and wherever possible connoisseurs will be able to carry out a direct comparison between similar styles of ale from both places, for example between Ilkley’s Black and Loch Lomond’s Silky Stout, Black Sheep’s Riggwelter and Inveralmond’s Thrappledouser, and Saltaire’s Blonde and Harviestoun’s Schiehallion.

Ale fans will also be able to sample Timothy Taylor’s Boltmaker (CAMRA’s Champion Ale of 2014), Tempest’s Long White Cloud, ales from Copper Dragon and Acorn breweries in Yorkshire, with SIBA award winners from Highland and Loch Ness Breweries completing the distinguished list.

A variety of red and white wines and a couple of ciders from Scotland’s very own Thistly Cross cider company will be on sale as well as soft drinks and tea and coffee. Hot food will be available from 1 pm to sustain visitors throughout the afternoon.

There will be free cinema showings for children from 10am until 6pm following the popularity of this feature last year.

Transport will be laid on until 10.45pm to ensure that customers can get to Helensburgh, whence regular public transport links to a wide area are available.

There will be free soft drinks for designated drivers.

A collection will be held at the festival on March 28 for MND Scotland for research into the condition after £500 was donated from last year’s Festival.