Given some of the stunts the Fathers 4 Justice campaign group has carried out in the past, a conga line seems a little incongruous.But that's what the dads' pressure group - renowned for headline-grabbing stunts like climbing the Bristol Suspension Bridge in superhero costumes - is organising in Weston-super-Mare next month.
Bristol's Fathers 4 Justice group, which was relaunched in Downend in February, is urging children to deck themselves out in purple and join the giant sponsored conga.The charity event will take place on the resort's promenade and will raise funds for youngsters from fatherless familiies.
The first Conga4Kids event kicked off in Brighton last Monday and Weston will follow suit on the May Bank Holiday.F4J is holding a big conga event through London ahead of Father's Day to officially launch its Future Heroes charity. It claims to be the UK's first charity run for kids by kids and hopes to give away a million pounds to fund children's projects over five years.
Campaigners are hoping to beat the amount raised at the conga event in Brighton in order to maximise the grants they will give to youngsters in Bristol.Children, their parents, grandparents and all conga lovers are encouraged to turn up dressed in purple, wearing purple wigs, cloaks and face paint. A samba band will accompany the fundraisers as they wind their way along the promenade.
Bristol F4J co-ordinator Nigel Ace said: "This is our statement of recognition to show that we're acting in the best interests of children. Hopefully, we will raise plenty of cash in order to give back to the children of the greater Bristol area and enable us to improve the opportunity for kids in the UK.
Britain is currently the worst of all European countries when it comes to raising children, as highlighted in the recent Unicef report. We all have to make sacrifices in order to change this shameful recent social statistic."For further details, contact Nigel on 07895 088 049.
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