Swindon music promoters SouthWestHardcore will be giving back to their community in February by hosting a ReLaunch party at The Rolleston Arms on February 24 in aid of Swindon Foodbank.
Having taken a break from the music scene for a few years, John Derry and his brother Chris are returning to promoting shows in 2017, and have decided their relaunch should give a helping hand to a critical local charity.
Chris said: “We loved putting on these shows, and got pretty successful doing it. But when the credit crunch hit, people weren’t coming out as much. I found myself having to use the foodbank now and again to keep going.
“If we are relaunching SWHC, we wanted to make sure it gave something back to those guys, after they helped me when I needed it.”
John added: “We were inspired by a music video by a band called Stretch Armstrong, where they had a gig with food for charity as the entry fee, so that’s what we are doing here. People should be allowed to help others in whatever way they see fit, not how they are told to. We want to bring the punk spirit back to Swindon.”
An item of nonperishable food should be presented on the door as entry fee and the show will be headlined by Chippenham based metal band Roads to Nowhere.
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So they're not even buying the food themselves. Why are they being praised for it when others quite happily anonymously give 10, 20, 50, 100 pounds worth of food to food banks across the country every month?
Posted: 29 January 2017, 6.04PM by: Jim Bob
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