Music festival raises over £23k for charities

The Lytham Festival partnered with five local charities including Live Like Ralph

Lancashire's Lytham Festival saw more than £23,000 raised for charities during the event, organisers have said.

More than 100,000 people attended the open-air music event on Lytham Green earlier this month.

Five-time Grammy award winner Shania Twain headlined during the five-day spectacular.

It partnered with five local charities - TramShed Theatre Company, Blue Skies Hospitals Fund, Live Like Ralph, Brian House Children's Hospice and Lytham St Annes RNLI.

Five-time Grammy award winner Shania Twain headlined during the five-day event

More than £12,000 was brought in through bucket collections and the festival is donating more than £11,000.

Other performers included Hozier, Courteeners, Madness and James.

Festival co-founder Peter Taylor said: “Each year our charity partners work tirelessly to encourage people to donate while also raising the profile of their very worthy work.

“It never fails to impress me how well they do each night and I thank every single person who has put their hand in their pocket to offer their support.

"This year we welcomed five incredible local charities to Lytham Festival who all carry out very different work, so every penny raised will now be used to help a wide spectrum of our local community across the Fylde coast.”