A FESTIVAL set up in memory of Witney teenager Liberty Baker has smashed its fundraising records.

This year's LibFest raised £33,000, which will be distributed among three Oxfordshire charities.

LibFest, which has been held each summer since 2015, celebrates the life of Liberty, from Thorney Leys, who was killed at the age of 14 in June 2014 when she was hit by a car which mounted the kerb in Curbridge Road as she walked to school.

Her father, Paul, said he was again left stunned by the support the event receives in Witney.

He said: “It’s a fantastic amount to have raised – I can’t believe the generosity of people in Witney and beyond.

“LibFest is getting more popular each year and we do get a comfort from it raising money in Liberty’s memory and the fact it is helping people who are disadvantaged.”

LibFest was set up by Liberty's friends and family and is held in The Leys in Witney each year and features a series of outdoor concerts as well as stalls and a fun run, among other activities.

The first LibFest raised £8,500, rising to £25,500 in 2016.

This year’s total of £33,000 meant the team could offer cheques of £11,000 each to its three chosen charities: Yellow Submarine, an Oxfordshire-based organisation which supports people with learning disabilities and autism; The Teenage and Young Adults Cancer Fund, based at the Churchill Hospital in Headington; and Oxford-based child bereavement charity SeeSaw, which is selected to receive funds each year.