TWO relatives of a toddler who learned sign language after he was left deaf following meningitis got to enjoy the "amazing" experience of supporting singer Bryan Adams live on stage.

At a packed Manchester Arena in front of 21,000 Lynn and daughter Etienne, the grandmother and aunt of Marley Goldsack-Renshall, performed with Concert Signers.

Before his first birthday, Marley, from Blackbrook, was struck down by a mystery illness, which was discovered to be pneumococcal meningitis, a bacterial form of the illness, as well as viral meningitis.

His family were told he is unlikely to have survived if he had not been treated two hours later.

Although he was left profoundly deaf, Marley, who is nearly four, is to attend a regular primary school this September and his family are delighted to see him as a happy healthy young boy.

And his brother Isaac also raised £200 in a run for meningitis which he was inspired to do by what Marley had been through.

Lynn, 56, and Etienne, 26, learned sign, despite no previous experience, and got involved with sign choirs including the Concert Signers, which raises deaf awareness.

The pair have already helped in performances with the late Sir Ken Dodd and Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet and some charity performances.

Concert Signers enjoyed its biggest night so far, supporting the legendary Canadian artist, best known for hits including Everything I Do and Summer of '69, on the stage in Manchester on Thursday night.

After the performance, Lynn said: "Bryan Adams was amazing supporting us in raising deaf awareness.

"To stand up in front of an arena crowd is both nerve-wracking and breathtaking but they were behind us all the way and we ve had some fantastic comments both at the arena and on social media."

Jen Hughes who manages the group, added: “Concert Signers had such an amazing time.

"We’ve had such amazing feedback, from the minute we appeared on stage, the wonderful words from Bryan Adams in his introduction and his words after our performance and beautiful comments from concert goers inside and outside the arena.

"We could not have wished for a more perfect performance for our debut and deaf awareness, which is our aim.”