Charity festival coming to Bromsgrove

PERfest has been organised by Dan Roberts and Samantha Pedley to raise money for the Worcestershire Royal's bereavement maternity suite.

The festival is dedicated to the couple's daughter Poppy, who was born at 18 weeks in May.

The couple stayed in the specialist Faye Turner bereavement suite at Worcestershire Royal Hospital after Poppy was born.

Samantha, Daniel, their families and friends are now organising a festival in Poppy’s memory to raise money towards the £60,000 cost of a second suite.

Samantha, aged 21, said: “We were shown so much care and given all the time that we needed at the Faye Turner Suite.

"We were able to spend several days with Poppy and our families and friends were able to visit, which made things a lot easier for us.

“We want to make sure there is another suite for other families to use should they ever go through the same thing.”

Daniel, aged 25 and whose band Grafton Ash will be performing over the weekend, added: “We want the festival to be a celebration in Poppy’s memory. We hope lots of people will join us for some great music to raise money for a really good cause.”

Samantha's sister Sophie has already raised £1,000 towards the fund with a 24-hour sponsored silence.

The festival will have live music, real ales, cocktails, facepainting, bouncy castles, a rodeo bull, a fundraising car wash and lots more.

There will also be a charity auction and raffle with prizes including tickets and signed merchandise from the band Kodaline.

PERfest will take place at The Park Gate Inn, Kidderminster Road, Dodford on Friday, August 18 and Saturday, August 19.

Tickets for the festival are £5 for both days, available from The Park Gate Inn, Kidderminster Road and online at www.perfest.co.uk