Special music festival for people with disabilities - G-Fest2018

ON 23 September 2018, D-Fest, a special festival for people with disabilities, living the North West of England, will be held at Oaklea Barns Guest House, in Lydiate, thanks to Southport's Learning Rooms. This will be a 1st of its kind event for Merseyside and is being specially designed to allow those with a wide range of disabilities the chance to experience a music festival within a safe and supportive environment.

The Learning Rooms are a new charity, which provides a range of unique services and opportunities for adults with learning difficulties, as well as those with physical and/or mental disabilities, and is located within the old Four Seasons Garden Centre, on Liverpool Road, Birkdale. With their expert knowledge, the team have brought together a fantastic line up of bands as well as other forms of entertainment, such as:- inflatable's, games, stalls, food and drink vendors and much more, for those attending the event. There will be fully accessible toilets, which include changing spaces and hoists, and the charity also offers to provide carers for the day if required! Tickets will include:- 2 free drinks, zorbs, bouncy inflatable's and more!

So, if you know anyone who you think would like to go to this event, please do let them know about it. It is only a few days away, but they still have some spaces left. For more information about them and also about the services the Learning Rooms provide, please go to their website or call:- 01704 551521. We had the honour of visiting them a few days back to have a preview of the work they are doing to open up new facilities at the centre, and what we saw was extremely inspiring. If they put in the same attention to detail as they are doing with the venue, this event will be amazing!

These photos we have on this report are of the venue located at:- The Learning Rooms, 224A Liverpool Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 4PD.