FESTIVAL goers helped raise more than £75,000 for charities at Parklife.

The total includes £44,141 raised for the Parklife Community Trust Fund, which aims to support projects in the Heaton Park area, £26,023 for The SuperJosh Brain Tumour Charity and £5,000 raised from festival tickets donated to various charities for raffles and auctions.

The figure equates to a 153 per cent increase on last year’s amount of just under £30,000.

Parklife took place at Heaton Park in June attracting more than 80,000 revellers across the weekend.

More than 200 performers and DJs - including The 1975, Frank Ocean, Jess Glynne, Seth Troxler, Jamie Jones, Andy C and Two Door Cinema Club – appeared across eight stages.

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The dance, electronic and indie music festival brings in more than £9million to the Greater Manchester economy - £6million of which is spent by the audience on hotels, taxis, cafes, shops and bars while more than £3million is spent directly by the festival on local staff, suppliers, sub-contractors and artists.

Cllr Alan Quinn, Bury Council’s cabinet member for the environment, said: “As Parklife will be using Heaton Park for the foreseeable future I thought it was important that Prestwich got something tangible from the concerts.

"Last year they donated £5,000 to local groups and charities in Prestwich.

“This year the figure is £22,000 and this fantastic amount of money gives real opportunities for community groups to benefit. This donation from Parklife will be of real help to Prestwich good causes.”

Manchester City Council's executive member for culture and leisure, Cllr Luthfur Rahman, added: "This fantastic contribution to the Parklife Community Trust Fund will empower community groups to take forward important projects which will make a real difference to their local area.

“We will continue to work very closely with Parklife and residents to ensure that projects in north Manchester benefit from the economic boost provided by this major annual event."

The festival will return to Heaton Park next year on Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10.