FROM OUR HEARTS TO YOURS — THANK YOU

And Grand total raised……including gofundme and all donations before any costs…£10,119 WOW!!!!

…. And with the raffle still on going!

Now that Franki Fest has come to a close, we want to take a moment to say the biggest, most heartfelt THANK YOU to every single person, business, artist, and volunteer who made this day possible. What we achieved together in memory of Frankie & Neeve was nothing short of extraordinary.

Despite the challenges, setbacks, and last-minute pressure —you showed up. You gave your time, services, donations, and energy to make sure this festival not only happened, but left a lasting legacy.

Our Incredible Supporters & Sponsors

• Manchester Cabins – donated all festival toilets
• Falcon Power Generation – donated full power supply
• Light Media Displays – provided our LED screen
• Capricorn Security – secured the entire weekend at a discounted rate
• New Image Events – stage, sound, lighting, and an incredible team behind the scenes
• Swiss Watch Shop Manchester, and especially Kev & Michelle Croft – for your personal support in so many ways and donating all our staff T-shirts
• Waterside Restaurant Garden & Cabin
• Malmaison
• Ryshaven
• The Cedar Tree – hosted our volunteer meetings and provided refreshments
• RHM Waste
• Andrea Berry – for the beautiful Frankie & Neeve biscuits
• Charlene – for the incredible homemade traffic light cakes
• FSW Services (Fairground) – helped with setup Friday and gave a huge donation
• Frankie (Owner of FSW Services) – for your hands-on support and generosity
• Greggs – for donating food, drinks, and cakes to keep our team going
• Parkview Pub, Blackley-  SO much help running around and promoting and donating for drinks, snacks, build-up support, and promoting the event everywhere
• Cover Fencing NW Ltd – for stepping in and helping with vital infrastructure
• Away We Spray – for the incredible door spray art donations for our auction, and for building and storing our go-karts
• Fletchers Solicitors – for ongoing support, donating raffle prizes and leaflets, and having Jess and Sarah work the charity stall on the day and Chris for the website promotion
• MADHLO youth services. Cricus skills arts and crafts
• Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue – Chadderton Crew – for engaging with families and showing your support
• ITV Granada Reports – for sharing our story and helping us raise awareness
• Oldham Community Radio – for keeping the message alive in the community
• Sacha Lord, Lost in Paradise Photography – for capturing the heart of the day behind the lens all day long
• Ami – for bringing the gazebos and supporting all day with heart and hustle
• V Fresh catering–  amazing food and your donation
• Glitter Alchemist wow! beautiful people made our day sparkle and your donation
• Cookie Corner amazing desserts and your donation
• Matt Walker – for running errands, lending chairs and cool boxes, and being a helping hand when we needed it most
• Buzz Bar & FSW Services – worked side by side throughout the build and breakdown, and even helped dismantle fencing afterward
• Parkview Pub Lads – for going above and beyond before, during, and after the event — helping with setup, donations, and morale
• Shaw Crompton and Royton Community Group (SCAR) Dawn – for arranging our much-needed skip just in time
• Meg and David – for your incredible support backstage and David for being a fantastic co-host on stage!

Our Fantastic Performers

• PoolEra
• DJ Andy Stott
• Abrish Khan
• SJ Dance School
• Middleton Pop Stars
• JJ Dean
• Samm Hewitt
• Lewis (Simply Ed – Ed Sheeran Tribute)
• Niall Barnes
• Sie Ray
• Two Connors

Our Volunteer Dream Team

To our 20+ volunteers from those on the gates like Katie, Dave, Wendy, Charlotte, to the stalls and beyond we are so grateful for your time and effort.

Special thanks to Dave for capturing incredible drone footage on the day.

Hayden, Dreadzs tireless effort teaching children throughout the day with road safety karts on Road boat highway, big shout to Jake aswell for his help and building that gazebo!

And finally, to our core prep team this festival simply wouldn’t have happened without you, your help throughout the coming weeks and during and after has been out of this world :

• Jennifer Hough
• Paul
• Heather
• Charlene
• Special thanks to Keeley Beery our Event Coordinator

This event was built with love, powered by community, and held in memory of two beautiful souls. Together, we created something that will echo far beyond the park gates.

From the bottom of our hearts… thank you.

We also thought it would be good to share some photos from the day which capture the spirit and great fun that everyone had as part of the day: