The Miffstock Music Festival takes place at the Drill Hall, Horsham over the bank holiday weekend of the 27th and 28th May. There are no age restrictions to attend the event, it is open to all.

	The Venue The Drill Hall, Denne Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1JF Click here for a map - Licensed Bar - Dedicated Smoking Areas - Parking - Disabled Access - 450 Capacity

History
The Miffstock Music Festival first took place in May 2001 to raise money for CLIC Sargent charity. Jo Martyn asked local bands to help out with a festival to raise money for the charity that had helped a family friend so much when their son was diagnosed with Cancer.

Dean Herridge was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in August 1992, aged 16 months.

This diagnosis meant that for the next two years of his life, Dean had to face a gruelling chemotherapy schedule to treat his illness. His reaction to treatment looked to be encouraging but, in 1994, Dean suffered a relapse. The Herridge family were then told that the only way forward for Dean would be for him to have a Bone Marrow Transplant. Naturally, this would only be possible if a suitable donor could be found. Dean's brothers were each tested to see if they could provide the solution, but these tests failed to find a suitable match. The family now had to hope that an acceptable donor could be found via the Anthony Nolan trust.

Luckily, after an agonising search, a match was found and, in 1995, Dean received his transplant. The operation seemed to be a complete success, and Dean stayed in remission for five years. Sadly, Dean suffered another relapse in 2000. At the time of Dean's first transplant, the family were told that nothing else could be done should he relapse. However, as he had made such good progress over a comparatively long period of time, his doctor was prepared to try another mini transplant if the donor was prepared to help him again.

This led to Dean enduring another six months of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy, which often made him extremely unwell as the years of treatment began to take their toll. Dean had now received so much medication that many of the specific treatments had to be abandoned due to his body's intolerance to the drugs being used. Dean finally received his second transplant in December 2000.

Miffstock has grown each year, raising money for CLIC Sargent and 2007 looks set to be the biggest event yet. In total we have rtaised in excess of £10,000 for the charity and we hope you can help us increase that figure substantially this year!