In pictures: Thousands descend on Rock and Bowl Festival in Market Drayton

The three-day Market Drayton Rock and Bowl Festival has been showcasing the best of local talent.

Organisers hope the event, which began on Saturday and is due to end today, will break last year's record of 4,800 visitors.

Revellers have been dancing in front of the main stage set up in the picnic area in Newport Road while bands performed.

The headline acts this year included Jean Genie, Doctor and the Medics and Noasis.

Speaking yesterday, Laurence Payne, one of the organisers, said: "It has been incredible.

"We reached capacity on Saturday and we are expected to sell out today. We have had to draft more staff in.

"We have had more and more people every year and I am sure this year's event will turn out to be the biggest yet.

"We have had some great music, the weather has been fantastic, and we have had some amazing feedback from customers.

"We have had people come from far and wide, including Lancashire. It has been a lovely crowd.

"We had our first international performer come over from Ireland who did a fantastic job."

Mr Payne added: "We are thrilled with how it's going. It's all well and good putting events on but you have to do it in the right way."

The festival was launched in 2009 to fill the void left by the cancellation of Market Drayton's carnival and money raised goes to local charities.

Last year a record 4,800 people attended, which was an increase of more than 1,000 from the 3,500 who attended the year before.

The festival started off at the back of the Coach and Horses pub in the town but over the years has grown to a popular platform for local musicians.

This year's event will also be raising money for the Midlands Air Ambulance charity.