Highest Point Festival is partnering with local charities, St John’s Hospice and Team Reece Children’s Brain Tumour & Cancer Charity, to raise vital funds.
The festival has announced that it is partnering with the two local Lancaster charities at this year’s event to help support patients with life-shortening illnesses and families affected by childhood cancer.
The charities have been announced as part of festival organisers confirming its complete bumper weekend of music, food and activities, including stage takeovers and a host of new acts.
Hand-picked by festival attendees through a social media poll, the two charities that will be joining Lancashire’s biggest open-air music festival this year are St John’s Hospice and Team Reece Children’s Brain Tumour & Cancer Charity.
St John’s Hospice provides care, compassion and support for patients with life-shortening illnesses, whilst Team Reece provides caravan retreats for families directly affected by childhood cancer as well as funding towards research into better treatments and potential cures.
As part of a drive to better serve the local community, Highest Point is amplifying its fundraising efforts in 2023 to ensure that these dedicated charities get the support they need, and to provide the opportunity for both charities to reach more than 35,000 attendees across the three days.
As part of each festival ticket purchase, people will have the option to donate to the charities upon checkout, whilst the charities themselves will host raffles for the chance to win tickets to the festival weekend.
Both charities will have stands at the festival for attendees to find out more about each, as well as collection areas across the site.
Speaking about the partnership with the charities, Richard Dyer, Co-founder and Director of Highest Point Festival, said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with St John’s Hospice and Team Reece to help such important and vital causes.
‘’We hope people will join us in raising funds so that they both can continue the amazing work they do for those living with life-shortening illnesses and families affected by childhood cancer.”
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Rachel O’Neil, Reece’s mum and founder of Team Reece Children’s Brain Tumour & Cancer Charity, said: “Team Reece are truly honoured to be selected a charity partner for Highest Point Festival, more so knowing how it began as a tribute to Chris, another amazing local young man taken far too soon by cancer.
‘’This is such an amazing opportunity for us, we may be a small charity, but we have a huge heart and are going to be able to help even more families and children. The money raised through the festival will help us to support children battling cancer and local families facing child loss in any form.''
“Reece spent the last years of his life fighting for change and raising money to fund research and help others in his position smile with holidays, grants and educational support. Reece loved festivals, and music in particular was a huge help to him when things became difficult.
‘’It will truly be a privilege to take him with us in spirit and continue his legacy of always smiling and having fun while raising money and awareness.”
Lisa Morgan, Fundraising Manager at St John’s Hospice, commented: “We are delighted to be chosen as one of the Highest Point Charity Partners! This is such exciting news for the patients and families we care for and the Hospice team who support them 365 days a year.''
‘’A huge thank you to everyone who voted for St John’s and to the Highest Point organisers - you’ve made a positive difference to the lives of people at one of the most challenging times they will face.”
The festival is set to be held from Thursday 11th – Sunday 14th May 2023 in the stunning 54-acre grounds of Williamson Park, and will be headlined by Hacienda Classical, Bastille and Anne Marie, as well as the return of The Big Family Day Out, hosted once again on the main stage by Beyond Radio.
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