Putting together a music festival is definitely a daunting task and one that we couldn’t hope to do without the help, support and time of those who are working in partnership with us to bring the event to life.

Amongst those people are the fantastic businesses out there who are supporting the festival and who share our love for music, our values and our belief in the local area.

Our headline sponsor Forever Manchester is a charity that supports community groups and social entrepreneurs across Greater Manchester. Brilliantly, the charity is closely linked to the music world, having support from the likes of the Ting Tings and Dave Haslam. It’s amazing to have a sponsor that is so closely aligned to our values as a festival.

Another of our sponsors, System One Travelcards is dedicated to connecting communities in Greater Manchester and giving people sustainable options for travelling locally. We’ll be supporting their message by giving festival goers options for getting to us without having to jump into their car.

Bury-based Outstanding Brewery produces some of the best artisan beers in the UK and we can’t wait to see the arrival of a specially created Ramsbottom Festival Beer set to launch very soon.

Thanks to The Bury Times, our local media partner and its readers for embracing the festival and helping us to spread the word and for the businesses in Ramsbottom for being brilliant — particularly the Chocolate Café who have been a ticket outlet since the Festival launched.

With such brilliant people behind us, we can’t fail to create a memorable event that will create a positive and lasting impact on the local area.

Website: ramsbottomfestival.com Tickets cost: £35 per day, £70 weekend To book visit: ramsbottomfestival.com or www.skiddle.com Twitter: @rammyfestival Facebook: facebook.com/ramsbottomfestival