A PINT-SIZED barman has stepped in at short notice to serve at one of York's smallest beer festivals - at the city's tiniest bar.

Graham Hughes, who stands at 4ft 11in, was asked to help out at the Blue Bell, in Fossgate, for the pub's charity beerfest on November 11 and November 12.

Graham, 34, from Woodthorpe, who is a regular at the cosy pub, will have to stand on a tall stool to reach the beer pumps.

"I will be pulling a lot of pints, but no shorts," he said. "It should be a good laugh."

The festival is raising money for the Martin House children's hospice at Boston Spa.

Updated: 11:00 Thursday, November 01, 2001