An all-day festival will return to Fearnhead for the second year running, in remembrance of a brave woman who sadly lost her battle with a brain tumour last month.
The Farmers Family Festival will take place at The Farmers Arms on Fearnhead Lane this Saturday.
Gates will open at 12’oclock and live entertainment will begin at 2pm carrying on late into the evening, with a variety of food and creative stalls in place to entice people in and pub grub being served fresh from the kitchen.
Live entertainment will include performances from singers, Kerry Sheree, and nine-year-old ‘voice of an angel’ Tillie as well as cover bands ‘Brown Sauce’ and ‘State of Flux’, and a street dance performance from ‘Independance’.
Warrington Wolves mascot Wolfie will be there to greet people and the evening will be rounded off with a set from ‘local legend’ house and dance DJ, Jamie Brooks.
Previously, the event was organised by the friends and family of Louise Hulme to raise money for charities; St Rocco’s Hospice and the Ivy Brain Tumour Centre, who assisted her through treatment after she was tragically diagnosed with a stage four glioblastoma tumour in 2019.
And this year the event will be in honour of the much-loved mum of two, with the money raised being donated to Dementia UK and St Rocco’s.
Event organisers Kelly and Amie Clarkson said: “The event was a success last year and a great day, we wanted to revisit it this year and it means a lot, with just losing Louise. We want to show her family that they have all of our support as a community.”
They added: “Hopefully we can do Louise proud.”
The 49-year-old’s battle with the disease lasted two and a half years and came to a devastating end last month.
Louise’s journey was given some hope last year when she discovered trials taking place at the ‘Ivy Brain Tumour Centre’ in Arizona which could potentially assist her in treating the tumour and a go fund me page was set up to fund the trip over there.
More than £120,000 was raised which enabled Louise to take part but sadly the effects of the tumour eventually took its toll.
Famously, member of pop band The Wanted, Tom Parker, lost his battle to the same disease in March this year at the age of 33, leaving behind his wife and two young children.
Cancer Research UK states the survival rate of brain tumours as a low 12per cent with the prevention rate being even lower at 3 per cent.
Entry fees for the event are the following: £5 for adults, £2.50 for children and infants go free or a family wristband can be purchased for £12.
Tickets will be sold at the door on the day but can also be purchased over the phone by contacting the pub directly.
The pub car park will be closed for the day, but parking will be available at Padgate Academy.
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