Beneficiaries of the 2025 Festival
Each year our all the profits from our events goes to support local good causes and charities. This year our main benefactors is:
Teenage & Young Adult Cancer Unit, Ward 34 at the Freeman Hospital
Ward 34, the Teenage Cancer Trust Unit is designed for 19 – 24 year olds and has eight in-patient beds and two day care chairs. The trust funds four expert staff, to ensure each person having treatment gets the best possible quality care and is treated as a young person first, cancer patient second.
We are a Principal Treatment Centre (PTC) for the North East of England and work closely with other designated cancer or haematology services within this region to provide expert care and support for young adults throughout their cancer treatment.
The unit has seven dedicated teenage and young adult beds. Four in single sex bays and three in en suite cubicles. You can personalise your bed space by bringing in your own pillow, duvet or photos. We also provide a graffiti wall for leaving messages of encouragement or information for other patients.
The Teenage Cancer Trust has a break-out area with a pool table and access to a computer and Sky TV.
There is a day room with kitchen area, sofas, Sky TV with full sports and film packages. It also has a digital juke box updated every two weeks, a Playstation and 3D television.
Tynedale Hospice at Home
Tynedale Hospice at Home is a well-established charity of over 30 years. We’re here to provide high quality care and support to the approximately 70,000 residents of West Northumberland, Tynedale, and Ponteland. We’re dedicated to providing compassionate palliative care and support to those living in our catchment area which covers an 800 square mile radius, much of which is rural. We provide nursing care, bereavement support to all ages, complementary therapies and patient transport. Our services are available from the moment of need, which could be at the point of diagnosis, or when medical requirements become more complex. We also provide vital end of life care, allowing people to remain at home until death, if that is their wish. Our services are integrated into the wider palliative care network in the local area, working with GPs, social workers, schools, community NHS teams and other professionals providing a vital link in our community’s healthcare provision.
Festival Information
All drinks must be purchased with tokens.
No cash will be accepted at the bar.
Tokens will be available for purchase at the entrance at all times.
Tokens are non-refundable.
You are not permitted to bring your own food or alcoholic beverages into the Festival.
Alcohol will only be served to adults confirmed over 18 years old by
the security staff and issued with a wristband.
Children under the age of 18 are permitted to enter the Festival free of charge.
No Children under 18 will be permitted access after 8pm and no children under 18 are permitted inside the Marquee after 9pm.
Bar staff will not serve alcohol to anyone without a wristband.
The festival organisers/security staff withhold the right to refuse access or ask persons to leave the festival if they are considered a threat to security or to disturb other festival attendees.
Please use the bins provided to keep the site clean.
The marquee is a no smoking and no vaping area.
LAST ORDERS CALLED AT 10.45pm, BAR CLOSES AT 11pm
The Festival closes at 11.15pm, please leave the premises in a quiet and orderly fashion to show respect to our neighbours.
Thanks for your co-operation & support
We hope you have a great time.
Haydon Bridge United FC
Our Festival is held in the ground of Haydon Bridge United Football Club. They provide excellent footballing facilities and currently have 14 teams from the Development Squad (4-6 year olds), Under 7’s to Under 15’s including a girl’s team and 2 senior teams including the recently formed Haydon Bridge Ladies FC. They play their football across the region, for further information click on the link below.