SUNSHINE Festival brought massive crowds to Worcestershire, with thousands enjoying some of the best music from the last six decades.

The four-day music festival is held every year at Fish Meadow, Upton-upon-Severn.

With headline act Holly Johnson joined by names such as Bananarama, the Wurzels and Jason Donovan, the festival stands out with its appeal as a family-friendly weekend.

Now in its 15th year, the festival has gained a regular audience who return to Fish Meadow every year.

Andy Houlston, Susanne Houlston, Sarah Nokes and Jamie Nokes are regular attendees of Sunshine FestivalAndy Houlston, Susanne Houlston, Sarah Nokes and Jamie Nokes are regular attendees of Sunshine Festival (Image: Newsquest)

One festival goer, Susanne Houlston, said: "We come most years, the atmosphere at the festival is amazing and we love the music.

"We're looking forward to seeing Bananarama today."

Around 8,000 music lovers were in attendance every day of the event.

Suzanne Young and Ellen Chandler said: "We love coming here, it's really good fun and the tickets are good value.

"It's much cleaner than other festivals, everyone looks after the site a lot more and we feel safer here as well."

Suzanne Young and Ellen Chandler enjoy their drinks while waiting for the next artistSuzanne Young and Ellen Chandler enjoy their drinks while waiting for the next artist (Image: Newsquest)

Away from the five music stages, the event also featured licenced bars, street food vendors, market stalls, and a circus.

Crowds gathered at the sunflower stage, one the festivals smaller stagesCrowds gathered at the sunflower stage, one the festivals smaller stages (Image: Newsquest)

Concerns were raised by residents in the area after Upton-upon-Severn was brought to a standstill by long tailbacks of traffic trying to get into the campsite on Thursday morning.

A spokesperson for the festival said: “Thursday morning is always the busiest.

“The 8am to 12pm period is our rush hour with getting people into the site and this year it was exceptionally busy.

“The fantastic work from the police and fire service in helping us was much appreciated.

“We do apologise for any inconvenience caused but we did manage to get over 7,000 people into the site in a four-hour period.”

Organisers are optimistic that more can be done to reduce traffic: “It’s something that we are working on and we’ve got one or two suggestions for next year which will speed the whole process up."