KEIGHLEY brewery Timothy Taylor has relaunched a special ale in tribute to those who gave their lives in the First World War.

The Knowle Spring company is producing another run of Havercake, its popular ABV 4.7 per cent brew, to mark the centenary .

And part of the proceeds will boost a service men and women's charity.

It is the third year running the ale has been sold, with 10p from every bottle and pint going to ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.

Over the past two years, more than £14,000 has been raised.

This year it is hoped to coin-in £10,000.

Havercake was first brewed in 2002 to celebrate the tercentenary of the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, now part of The Yorkshire Regiment.

The beer takes its name from the soldiers of the ‘Dukes’, who were once known as the Havercake Lads, a nickname derived from oatmeal bread cake which formed the staple food of the Pennine towns and villages where the regiment recruited.

The recruiting sergeant reputedly stuck havercakes on his sword to tempt 'volunteers'.

"The brewery has long-standing connections with the Dukes," said Taylor's managing director, Charles Dent.

"Private Arthur Poulter, who served as a stretcher bearer and won the Victoria Cross in the First World War, worked at our maltings in Leeds before joining up.

"We wanted to remember 1914, honour the history of our local regiment and not forget the achievements and needs of today’s soldiers."

Draught Havercake is available in Timothy Taylor pubs and Enterprise Inns throughout this month, while the bottled brew can be obtained from selected Tesco stores and online at timothytaylorshop.co.uk.

Major Barney Barnbrook, regional director of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, pays tribute to the brewery for its support.

He said: "Soldiers, former soldiers and their families who find themselves in genuine need as a result of their service – whether in recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan or in previous conflicts – have been helped by the charity thanks to the generous support of companies like Timothy Taylor, helped by Tesco, Enterprise Inns and their many customers."