TORQUAY-based barber Tom Chapman will be providing a space for festival-goers to open up about mental health at this year's CarFest.

The fundraising festival returns to Laverstoke Park Farm, Overton, from August 25 to 27, for its 12th year.

Fan-favourites McFly is back again to headline on Friday, with 2023 marking 20 years since they first started gigging.

Headlining on Saturday is the legendary Craig David, who will return to his Hampshire roots after rising to global fame 25 years ago. 

After the suicide of his friend Alex in 2015, Tom founded the charity The Lions Barber Collective. Their mission is to create non-clinical, non-judgemental safe spaces where people feel comfortable talking about their mental health and signposting them to support and information. 

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Tom is back again at this year’s SpaFest. Audiences will find Tom and his team cutting hair and providing an outlet for people to talk about any mental health issues.

Tom said: “SpaFest at CarFest last year was phenomenal for The Lions Barber Collective - the festival is a perfect space to discuss mental health because people are already emotionally charged, and music is highly linked to our emotions.

"When we are in this state it is the perfect place to capture people and open up conversations in a safe and confident way about mental wellbeing.”

Tom particularly wants to help men open up about their mental health.

Tickets for the events are available and can be purchased online at carfest.org.