Music lovers and roller skaters are being invited to go out on their roller skates or roller blades and take part in raising money for a good cause.

Today, a roller disco is being held at The Regal in Cowley Road, East Oxford. All the proceeds from the roller skating event will go to the charity for John Watson Special School and a children’s hospice Helen and Douglas house in Wheatley.

The event is the idea of popular East Oxford DJ Tony Nanton. Mr. Nanton, said that it was an opportunity to get people out who keep telling him that nothing exciting ever happens in Oxford and that Oxford was boring.

Someone suggested Mr. Nanton to have a roller skating disco in The Regal and he immediately took up the challenge.

A key concern during the roller skating disco will be safety. The organisers want to ensure that no one consumes too much alcohol during the roller skating disco event. Everyone at the roller skating disco would be provided with a few poker chips at the beginning of the event.  The idea is to control drinking, to prevent any accidents, so that people can enjoy roller skating and the music.

Tickets for the roller skating disco will cost £12.50 if you want to hire roller skates, £10 if you bring along your own skates and £8 if you want to just watch the event.