A BENEFIT gig will be staged to raise funds for a Huddersfield charity which helps young people with disabilities.

The event will take place on July 2 from 7pm at The Warehouse at Zetland Street in Huddersfield, featuring performances from five local music acts.

All proceeds will go towards charity Dare 2B Different, to help refurbish the garden at their base in Almondbury.

The charity hopes the garden project will provide a chance to educate young people at Dare 2B Different about the environment.

Performing on July 2 will be Huddersfield band Your New Antique – one of Yorkshire’s up and coming talents.

They recently released their debut EP and are well-known on the live circuit for delivering their ‘dark indie music’ with energy and passion.

Also on the bill are The Others, a group born from the ashes of local band Professor Trip.

Their upbeat sound is driven by conga rhythms and heavy percussion.

They recently supported a number of samba and Latin bands at Huddersfield University.

Acoustic artist Tim Malster will also play at the event. Tim has a background in bands but is best known in Huddersfield as a sound engineer at local gigs and a music technology lecturer at Kirklees College.

Joining the bands will be two DJ acts.

Pro Sounds are a duo made up of DJs Lloydy and Rob Ford. They bring a mixture of music to the dance floor, from ’70s tracks to house and dance. They are regulars at the Radcliffe Arms in Almondbury.

Phil B is best known as a DJ who deals in break beat and funky house music. He was resident DJ at former Huddersfield nightspot Sharkys and The Cornerhouse, now The Parish at Kirkgate.

Advance tickets for the gig cost £4 and can be bought from The Warehouse or Rebecca Raw on 07742 307352. Entry on the night costs £5.

Dare 2B Different was founded in 2005 and is run by young people on Duke of Edinburgh Award schemes in Kirklees.

The aim is to raise the aspirations of young people with disabilities and provide activities and training.

Past projects include a visit to a school in India for children with learning disabilities and the hearing impaired.

The Dare 2B Different youngsters raised the money to visit the school, learned British Sign Language and were trained in leading arts and sports sessions. They also raised funds to build a school for visually impaired children in the Gujarat.

The young people set up a social group attended by 50 disabled youngsters each week and another is being created.

Three young people from the group have just started Gateway to Youth work training, including 16-year-old Tom Halton, who has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair.

He said: “Before Dare 2B Different I did not go anywhere and only saw friends at school.

“Now I get involved in lots of things, have made loads of friends and have got a silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. I want to be a youth worker one day and have just started my training. Dare 2B different has given me a life.”