Braintree district: Festival to take place in memory of man who died of meningitis (From Braintree and Witham Times)
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Braintree district: Festival to take place in memory of man who died of meningitis
2:25pm Tuesday 28th August 2012 in News
Braintree district: Festival to take place in memory of man who died of meningitis
Hundreds of festival-goers are expected to flock to a festival this weekend to celebrate the life of a much-loved young man.
The Big Bear Fest, which is being held in memory of Sam Bearman, is taking place at the Cherry Tree Inn, in Belchamp St Paul, on Saturday.
Headlining the event will be tribute bands the Antarctic Monkeys and Oasis Forever along with local bands, The Jellycats, Intuition, The AMs, and The Natives.
Read this week's Times for the full story.