AN up and coming heavy rock band are set to raise the roof at a charity gig in aid of the John and Bridie’s Batten Disease Charity.

Safehouse Theory are playing at Grays Poker Club, above the Working Men’s Club, in London Road, on Saturday, November 29.

The bands’ guitarist and organiser of the event, Terry Watley, 25, of High Road, North Stifford, says: “I organised this event because a close friend’s mum is involved with the John and Bridie charity. It’s such a good cause and we’d like as many people as possible to support it.”

John and Bridie Philpott, aged 12 and ten, of Crouch Road, Chadwell St Mary, are the only known carriers of Variant Late Infantile Batten’s Disease in the UK.

Until a few years ago they were healthy and active but are now blind, mute and confined to wheelchairs.

They are not expected to live through their teens.

As their condition is so rare, there is hardly any funding available. The band consists of Terry Watley, Jamie Stonehouse, Steve Loftus, Wesley Bunclark and Josh Law.

The evening starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £10.

For further information and tickets call Terry on 07870 632948.