Brook Meadow Hotel

We invite you to a very exciting masquerade ball. Ladies, gowns at the ready and gents, dust off those tuxedos! There will be a prize for the most fabulous mask! You will be treated to great entertainment and a few surprises throughout the evening! Expect delightful canapés and prosecco on arrival. Brook Meadow Hotel have kindly allowed us to have access to the party room with our dj and dancefloor, quiet lounge areas for networking, a truly beautiful garden area and of course, the bar! There will also be a luxurious raffle with some fantastic prizes to be won. The ball will be a fundraising event for Alternative Fashion Fest so we can continue to grow and grow. ( www.alternativefashionfest.co.uk ) ( www.facebook.com/alternativefashionfest ) Here's a little about us... Jane Bellis, the founder, has been in the fashion and cosmetics industry for over 20 years. She started becoming very aware that there was a dark ‘behind the scenes’ side to fashion. She saw many influenced young people with eating disorders because modelling agencies were telling them to lose weight before they'll get on a catwalk. She decided to start her own fashion show that portrays real beauty. It was a huge success and it wasn't long at all before she was approached by many more models, designers, photographers etc who wanted to get involved and who all had their own personal stories concerning sensitive yet important issues such as racism, mental health disorders, homophobia, bullying and many more. A second show was needed with all these new fantastic people on board. We had fabulous 'plus size models', transgender models and many more who wanted to send a positive message about social change. We stand for anti-bullying, against negative prejudices and raise awareness for various charities along the way, including the Sophie Lancaster foundation. Our messages are very much displayed in our several shows so far and many photo shoots. The shows themselves are very exciting experiences. We're much more than a typical runway. We have everything from live rescued snakes to fire breathing dancers and 'freak' ballet. Jane is an incredible woman and has funded this whole project herself so far along with the HQ team and kind sponsors. We are determined to carry on raising awareness and traveling the UK and then the world!