WITH under two weeks to go until Samstock the four Maldon mums organising the festival have released a fun new promotional video to tempt would-be festival-goers.
The festival, taking place at Langford Museum of Power and Steam on Saturday June 21, hopes to raise cash for teenager, Sam Richards, 18, who suffered life-changing injuries after a fall in a Heybridge park.
Sam's mum Teresa Mecoy, 43, has teamed up with three other Maldon mums, Sue Wylie, 46, Della Brockis, 42, and Jenny Whiteley, 40, to put on the event, to be headlined by 90s band Toploader, who had a number one hit with Dancing in the Moonlight in 1999.
The festival has lined up a number of other well-known bands including the Scarlett's Roses, X Factor and 90s pop stars Next of Kin, Vince Freeman, Shouting Signals, and Soley Mourning.
For tickets and more information go to: www.samstockfestival.co.uk
Samstock will generate funds to buy a communication aid for Sam who fell off some play equipment at the Oak Tree Meadow play area, in September 2012, and fractured his skull.
The former Plume College sixth-form student was put in an induced coma after the fall and despite making good progress over the last 18 months, his brain damage means he finds it very difficult to communicate through talking and spends most of his time in a wheelchair.
"We have sold a lot of tickets so far and they are going quickly," said Teresa. "We've managed to get some great headline acts and we are looking forward to it.
"It's been hard work trying to arrange the day but everyone has been so supportive to us and to Sam."
The mums, with no previous experience in event planning, have worked hard to organise the festival and secure sponsorship including that of specialist property investment firm Brookes & Co.
Philip Button, Managing Director of Brookes & Co says: "It has always been my vision that Brookes & Co will become an integrated and essential part of community life in and around our base of Maldon and I believe that as an ethically responsible local business it is our duty and our privilege to support local activities and causes."
