Three Essex charities announced as partners for big music festival next week
Chelmsford City Live, a new music festival, is taking place next week at Chelmsford City Racecourse from July 4 until July 6.
The festival is a partnership between Chelmsford City Racecourse and Live Nation promoters Cuffe and Taylor, and will feature headline performances from Justin Timberlake, Duran Duran, and Olly Murs.
In March, the event organisers encouraged charity groups to apply to become a partner for each day of the festival.
Now it has been revealed the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity in Chelmsford will partner with the festival on July 4, the night Justin Timberlake headlines.
Star - Justin Timberlake (Image: Doug Peters/PA Wire) Chelmsford-based charity, Sanctus, which supports homeless and vulnerable people in Essex, will partner with the festival on July 5, Duran Duran's day.
On July 6, Olly Mur's headline date, the festival will partner with Colchester charity St Helena Hospice, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in May.
All three charities will fundraise on site during the festival.
Cuffe and Taylor promoter Ben Hatton said: 'We are delighted to be able to give these brilliant charities the opportunity to raise vital funds.
Headline act - Duran Duran previously filming for the Graham Norton Show (Image: PA Wire) 'As well as increasing awareness of their incredible work to thousands of live music fans across the weekend.
'If you're joining the celebrations, please do look out for their teams and dig deep to support them!'
Head of events at Chelmsford City Racecourse Anthony Coleridge said: 'It is fantastic to have these three local charities on board for the very first Chelmsford City Live festival.
'We hope to build lasting relationships with local causes as we put Chelmsford City Live on the map as Essex's largest music festival.'
Headliner - Olly Murs on stage during a previous show in Colchester (Image: Steve Brading)Hazel Keane, chief executive of Helen Rollason Cancer Charity, said: 'As a local charity working in Essex we're delighted to be selected as a partner for Chelmsford City Live and to highlight what we do within the community.
"With one in two of us being diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime the need for our services is greater than ever.'
Emma Hughes, chief executive of Sanctus, said: 'Being selected as a partner is an absolute privilege.
'It provides us with a wonderful opportunity to both up-scale the profile of Sanctus and raise some vital funds to enable us to continue our work with the homeless and vulnerable community.'
James Martin-Whymark, community fundraiser at St Helena Hospice, said: 'We are facing financial challenges like never before and we need the support from our community more than ever.
'So we are delighted to have been selected as a charity partner.'
To find out more about Chelmsford City Live, visit chelmsfordcitylive.com.
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