FESTIVAL bosses made the right decision to postpone as the sun beamed down at the busy event.

The sixth Little Scarlet Music Festival took place in the sunshine in the Jubilee Orchard at Tiptree Farm.

The event is named after the variety of strawberry grown at the Wilkin and Sons farm.

Maldon and Burnham Standard: Crowds: Mixtape putting on a showCrowds: Mixtape putting on a show (Image: Andre Kimche)

Maldon and Burnham Standard: Live: Colour and Shape performing for the crowdsLive: Colour and Shape performing for the crowds (Image: Andre Kimche)

The proceeds of all the tickets sold at this year’s event will be donated to the Marie Curie charity.

Volunteers for the charity came along for the day to raise awareness of the cause.

The event was originally scheduled for July but, due to stormy weather, was postponed to September.

Maldon and Burnham Standard: Guitar: Jax and Co at the Little Scarlet FestivalGuitar: Jax and Co at the Little Scarlet Festival (Image: Andre Kimche)

Maldon and Burnham Standard: Fresh: Little Scarlet strawberries grown at TiptreeFresh: Little Scarlet strawberries grown at Tiptree (Image: Andre Kimche)

Local dramatic group KYDS opened the main stage with songs from Matilda and six local bands performed on the stage made from Tiptree lorries.

The line-up of local bands featured the Punk Freud, Suffolk Slappers, Tantric Zoo, Jax and Co, Slugworth, and Mixtape who brought the crowd to their feet to dance in the sunshine.

In between the band performances, festival visitors were encouraged to sing in the ‘Busk Stop’ tent.

Maldon and Burnham Standard: Bus: crowds enjoyed fresh drinks from the Tiptree busBus: crowds enjoyed fresh drinks from the Tiptree bus (Image: Andre Kimche)

Maldon and Burnham Standard: Sunshine: The Suffolk Slappers playing at the eventSunshine: The Suffolk Slappers playing at the event (Image: Andre Kimche)

Children’s entertainer Gunpower Gertie provided the children with plenty of activities, with lots of fun during the wheelbarrow race.

There was face painting, henna tattoos and hula hooping, and visitors cooled down by enjoying ice creams, and Tiptree Punch from the Tiptree Bus.

Local brewery Datum Attitude Brewing Co created a beer using strawberries from the farm. They named it ‘Send More Jam’ after the story of Lieutenant Milburn dropping a streamer from a plane with a message for the jam factory to send more jam to the frontline during the First World War.

Maldon and Burnham Standard: Band: Tantric Zoo on the stageBand: Tantric Zoo on the stage (Image: Andre Kimche)

Event organiser Jeanette Lynes said: “Every year Little Scarlet Music Festival gets better and better.

“Postponing this year’s event from July to September was quite risky but not as risky as keeping to the original date with its bad weather.

“People came in their droves on Saturday, September 2, to enjoy the live music, the children’s area, the variety of stalls, the food and drink, and the glorious sunshine.

Maldon and Burnham Standard: Busk stop: The Other Party playing at the busking stopBusk stop: The Other Party playing at the busking stop (Image: Andre Kimche)

“Little Scarlet Music Festival has become a highly anticipated event for Tiptree and, since the first one in 2016, has developed its own fabulous ambience.

“The festival continues to provide an enormous amount of fun and enjoyment for the whole community as well as raising funds for very worthwhile charities each year.

"Tiptree… you make me very proud.”