HAMPSHIRE young adults hospice Jacksplace has hosted a festival for those who use the service, alongside their friends and family.

The event, ‘Jestival’ was the latest of several annual festivals held at the hospice. This year’s event featured live music from local musicians, a barbeque cooked in the Jacksplace BBQ hut, glitter face painting, massages, mocktails, snacks, a photo booth and lots of singing, and dancing from the staff and attendees.

Local artists, Ollie Wade, Abi Carr, Calum Lintott, Singer Stu and Fables, all volunteered their time to play at the festival and spent some time afterwards dancing and chatting with the young adults and staff.

Play and activities team leader, Claire Potterton, said:“We had such a fantastic day – the weather didn’t put a dampener on our fun! We brought the festival indoors this year and went all out with decorations, creating different areas for all our festival activities. The young adults, families and staff alike fully embraced the festival theme; singing, dancing and dressing up for the occasion, with multicoloured costumes, glitter face paints, hair flowers and bandanas.

“An absolute highlight was the incredible live music. Five fantastic musicians volunteered their time to perform and put on a fantastic show – everyone had a blast from start to finish. Dancing, singing, headbands flashing and silly props galore! It was such an uplifting, happy atmosphere with everyone involved enjoying the company of each other. It was certainly a day to remember!”

Abi Carr, a local musician from Eastleigh who sang and played their ukelele at Jestival, said: “I want to thank all the staff and young people at Jacksplace for an amazing day. We danced, we sang, we covered ourselves in glitter! It was a brilliant opportunity and I hope to be back soon.”

Click through the gallery at the top of the article to see more photos from the event.