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Sam and Red Kellie from First and Last Brewery enjoying ‘Ratty’ in the snow A PROJECT to reintroduce the water vole to a North-East forest has been given a cash boost from a microbrewery. As part of its ongoing support for the Restoring Ratty project, donations from sales of a very special ale brewed by The First and Last Brewery in Eldson, in Northumberland, have passed the £1,000 milestone. The friendship between the brewery and the Restoring Ratty project began in 2018 when owners Sam and Red Kellie created a beer called Ratty on behalf of Northumberland Wildlife Trust and offered to donate 20p to the project from each bottle sold.