Charities benefit from Leamington games festival

A mini festival that focussed on the history of the gaming industry in Leamington has raised more than £1,000 for two charities.

By The Newsroom

Published 13th Jun 2013, 08:00 BST

The team who organised the Backspace exhibition as part of the Leamington Looks Back history festival have raised £1,000 to donate to SpecialEffect, a charity which funds computer games adapted for disabled people, and to Myton Hospice.
Pictured: Natalie Griffith (Event Director) & Mark Saville (Communications Officer - SpecialEffect). — The team who organised the Backspace exhibition as part of the Leamington Looks Back history festival have raised £1,000 to donate to SpecialEffect, a charity which funds computer games adapted for disabled people, and to Myton Hospice. Pictured: Natalie Griffith (Event Director) & Mark Saville (Communications Officer - SpecialEffect).

Organisers of Backspace, a sub-festival to the Leamington Looks Back history festival, held collections and events to raise funds for SpecialEffect, which funds the creation of specially-adapted computer games for disabled people, and the Myton Hospices. The event hosted an exhibition, workshops, a parade and demonstrations in Regent Court for two weeks.