Three-day festival in boy's memory raises £145,000

Organisers reduced three-day ticket prices from £118 to £90

A music festival created in memory of a 10-year-old boy who died from a rare bone cancer has raised more than £145,000 for charity.

Teddy Rocks was set up in Blandford Forum, Dorset, in 2011 by Tom Newton after his brother Ted died from Ewing Sarcoma.

Pop acts Liberty X, Atomic Kitten and DJ Sammy were headline performers at the three-day, not-for-profit festival held at Charisworth Farm last month.

Run completely by volunteers, the festival started as a gig in a local pub but has now raised more than £690,000.

The festival has seven stages and runs over three days

The festival said it had decided to book more tribute acts this year in order to save money.

Mr Newton said: "We are thrilled to be raising the funds that we always knew we were capable of and, since moving to the new format of booking tributes and other favourites, we are beyond excited to see what the future holds.

"We are incredibly proud of the festival and we know how important these funds are, from having first-hand experience of losing my little brother Ted.

"Teddy Rocks has a really important job to do, it's more than just a festival."

The charities benefiting this year are Teddy20, Bone Cancer Research Trust, Young Lives vs Cancer, George’s Rock Stars and Alfie’s Wish.