Lollifest 2012

Event information

Radio Lollipop presents... Lollifest 2012 at The Talking Heads.

Radio Lollipop believes in the healing power of play - providing smiles and laughter to children at a time when they need it most.

One in four children are admitted to a hospital before reaching age 14. Though some patients are short-stay, many have a recurring need for care and return repeatedly to hospital. Some who are terminally ill spend much of their short lives in hospital.

Radio Lollipop gives young patients a voice and a choice during their stay. While they can´t say "no" to taking their medicine or receiving treatment, they can request their favourite songs, win prizes and hear their own voices on the radio. Those activities give youngsters a haven of normality in the hospital day which in other respects is strange, different and often scary.

Acts on the evening include: The Dog House Boat Boys, Ben Goddard & The Heartbeats, Brother Goose, Bryony Marie Fry & Dave Mitchell