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TayFest, which will form part of the annual Kineton Music Festival (a charity fundraiser itself), is being organised by friends of Taylan’s mum Laura to offer children an afternoon of fun activities which will include a foam party, disco, football, have a go at Taekwondo, learn circus skills, as well as appearances from Spiderman and Batman. Laura’s friend Lottie Campion, who is one of the chief organisers, said: “Taylan was the happiest, most outdoorsy little boy. He was so affectionate, kind and funny.

His death from a brain tumour seems so random and frightening – it could happen to any of us with our little children. No one should have to lose their child – it’s heartbreaking.” Advertisement Advertisement Sign up to our daily newsletter Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Harborough Mail, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.



TayFest will be open to children for a donation of £5, which will cover all the activities, and 100% will go to Tay’s Tribe , set up by Taylan’s parents Laura and Toygun, fundraising for Brain Tumour Research. Laura said: “The hardest thing is that I can’t get my head around the fact that Taylan won’t be there, although there will be pictures of him everywhere – he adored Spiderman and would have absolutely loved the foam party at the end.” Taylan was diagnosed in May 2023, then aged five, with an aggressive medulloblastoma brain tumour after suffering with headaches, feeling sick and .

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