A group of friends from are reviving the East Keswick Beer Festival and planning to raise vital funds for Parkinson's UK at the same time.
The main organiser, Ben Rider, 35, was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2012.
He's hoping to raise £2,000 from the event at East Keswick Village Hall on Saturday 1 October.
The father-of-two, who works in hospitality, said: "When the previous organisers decided they could no longer put on the beer festival, my friends and I decided to take it on and that it would be a good way to raise money for Parkinson's UK.
"For me personally, it's another opportunity to raise awareness of Parkinson's. People think it only affects older people, which I did until I got my diagnosis at 31. It was two weeks before my first child was due, so it was a huge shock. Life has changed massively since then, but the group that are helping me with the beer festival have all been really supportive throughout.
"On the day, we'll have 24 real ales on offer, as well as a prosecco bar and a gin bar, food stalls, plus live music and family entertainment throughout the day. We'd like to invite local people to join us and help us to prove that East Keswick can hold a beer festival to rival any other."
Paul Jackson-Clark, Director of Fundraising at Parkinson's UK, added: "Thank you to Ben and his team for deciding to donate proceeds from the festival to us, I hope the day is a real success.
"As the UK's Parkinson's support and research charity, we're leading the way to find better treatments and ultimately a cure, but our work wouldn't be possible without fundraisers like Ben."
More information about the East Keswick Beer Festival on Facebook.
Find out how you can support Parkinson's UK at www.parkinsons.org.uk
Ben Rider who is organising the East Keswick Beer Festival with friends
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