Festival held in Caroline Flack's memory to move

Olly Murs, singing into a microphone and in front of a picture of Caroline Flack, performs at Flackstock 2024 at Englefield House on July 22, 2024Image source, Getty Images
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Olly Murs performed at Flackstock in the summer, in honour of his late friend Caroline Flack

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A festival held in honour of the late TV presenter Caroline Flack will move from a Berkshire estate to London next year, it has been announced.

Flackstock was held over three consecutive summers at Englefield House from 2022 to raise money for mental health charities.

The next edition will take place at the Crystal Palace Bowl in south London on 8 August and will form part of the South Facing series of events.

Love Island presenter Flack took her own life in 2020 at the age of 40.

Her mother Christine Flack said she decided to set up the event because her daughter was “never more herself or happier than at a music festival with her sister and her friends”.

Organisers hope the move will make it easier for people to attend as it will take place during the summer holidays.

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Denise Van Outen performed at DJ set at Flackstock at Englefield House in July

The last edition at Englefield House was held on a Monday during term time in July.

Stars including All Saints’ Shaznay Lewis and Olly Murs performed at the event, while Denise Van Outen played a DJ set.

The festival raises money for the Charlie Waller Trust, Mind, Choose Life and Samaritans.

Previous performers included Sophie Ellis-Bextor, JP Cooper and former Bros singer Matt Goss.

A spokesperson for the Englefield Estate said it had been "incredibly proud" to host Flackstock and wished organisers "every success at the event's new venue".

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