ORGANISERS are adding the finishing touches as they gear up for the first Lib Fest.

Tomorrow’s charity eventwill celebrate the life of Liberty Baker, who was killed at the age of 14 on June 30 last year.

The Henry Box School pupil was knocked down and killed by a car as she walked to school. The driver involved, Robert Blackwell, was jailed for four years.

Lib Fest was organised by people from the town, including Liberty’s friends, and will focus heavily on music, which was a big part of Liberty’s life. Money raised will go to charities chosen by her parents.

Organiser Mike Dove said preparations were well advanced but appealed for more people to lend a hand today and on the day itself.

He said: “We are all very excited because we realise everything we have been planning for the past eight or nine months has come into place.

“Everything is ready to go but we are still hoping for lots of volunteers to come forward.

“We have about 60 or 70 in place but the more the merrier.

“There’s a wide variety of things to do, such as putting stalls and marquees up and taking them down.

“Volunteers also might run a stall or just do general assistance around the site. We have some people doing the whole day and some a couple of hours.”

The festival will start at 10am tomorrow with a 5k fun run around the centre of Witney.

There are still some places available for the run, which people can sign up for by visiting libertybaker.co.uk.

There will then by a family fun day on the Leys and live music on the main stage, including local bands Twisted State of Mind, Fused, 1000 Mile Highway and others.

Witney business Fat Lil’s has sponsored a silent disco and the main stage has been backed by DR Plastering from the town.

Mr Dove said: “When the music finishes at 9.30pm we are going to have a moment of reflection about what the day has been about and why we are doing it.

“There will be a song play which has been chosen by Liberty’s parents Paul and Maureen.

“We want this to be the day that is special for them and is a day of positive memories because they have been though a living hell in the past year.

“If they come away with a good feeling then we have done our job.”

Volunteer at libertybaker.co.uk