AFTER raising more than £60,000 in the last 10 years for local children’s charities, a free music festival is set to bow out with a bang.

Yeah Baby! has taken over the Market Place in Abingdon for the last decade with live music and stalls but organisers have announced that Saturday’s event is likely to be its last.

The event raises money for Oxford hospice Helen & Douglas House, the Amber Phillpott Trust, and Oxford Children's Hospital's overnight facility for parents of sick children, Ronald McDonald House.

One of the festival’s founding members is James Phillpott - father of Amber Phillpott, the Abingdon toddler who died from Acute Myeloid Leukaemia at just 18-months-old, and trustee of the charity set up in her name.

Amber was diagnosed with the blood cell cancer in October 2010 and had looked set to make a full recovery but treatment failed and she died on March 5, 2011.

The charity funds research into the rare condition.

Mr Phillpott said: “I am so proud of what we have achieved over the last 10 years and we are keen to make the last Yeah Baby! the best event yet."

He added an end to the popular festival did not mean the group, made up entirely of volunteers, would stop supporting the children's charities.

He explained: "We will continue to put on events and raise money for the charities we love so much but they may well take a different format over the months and years to come. We are not going away so watch this space.”

As usual there is a great line up of bands and musicians, all of whom are giving their time for free, including renowned children’s singer/songwriter Nick Cope who is taking time out of his busy festival schedule to support the event.

There will also be a barbecue, bar, face painting, cakes, crafts, a teddy bear tombola and balloon race.

Many local schools are also supporting the event by holding a special Yeah Baby! non-school uniform day tomorrow.

Children will pay £1 to go to school in their own clothes and in return will get a raffle ticket to be in with a chance of winning prizes including books signed by David Walliams.

Saturday's event will take place from 11am until 6pm, with live music continuing from 7pm at The Brewery Tap, Ock Street.

Those who would like to support the event but are unable make it on the day can donate £5 by texting BABY to 70456.