A NEW one-day dance and electronic music festival created by two Frome-based friends is bringing some of the biggest names in dance music to West Ashton next Saturday (Sept 12).

Field Trip festival was set up by Jack Clink, 33, and Ryan Allcott, 40, to capitalise on their shared passion for an eclectic taste in dance music genres, after founding their own event production partnership, Powwow Productions.

The event is a mini one day and one night camping festival and will take place at Grange Farm in Bratton Road, with high profile, international DJs already secured as headliners.

Phil Hartnoll, one half of Orbital, acclaimed electro house act The Freestylers, Brazilian drum and bass artist DJ Marky and Bristol’s Redlight are already confirmed, along with popular floor-filler DJ Sam Divine.

“This 3-stage mecca of electronic music is the brainchild of two friends who know how to put a party on,” Mr Clink and Mr Allcott explain. “Our love of festivals, parties and dance music shines through and is reflected in our attention to detail in planning this event.”

Powwow is in support of Dream Big Ghana, a charity run by Mr Allcott’s brother-in-law, Dougal Croudace, which aims to improve sanitation and education in villages in rural Ghana.

Depending on the success of the Field Trip, Powwow hope to amplify their involvement in the ongoing success of the compost toilet project, which cost £500 each to build and provide useable compost for local farmers.

Mr Clink added: “We have always been into dance and electronic music and I used to organise small parties in and around the Frome area, so this is the next step up for us.

“It was last summer when we decided to go for it, but we didn’t ever imagine it would be quite on this scale. The idea has just snowballed and it is really exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time.

“We were surprise how hard it was to get the acts together and it was quite a shock to the system, but we are delighted with the line-up we have.

“Redlight was the hardest to tie down as he is very busy at the moment, but he will be a highlight. We are also delighted to get Sam Divine and we are both big fans, while DJ Marky is another great addition.”

Field Trip - The End of Summer Party will take place on September 12 from 12pm-4am with camping at Grange Farm, West Ashton, near Trowbridge. Tickets cost £40 in advance at www.fieldtripparty.com or will be available on the gate for £50 until 9pm.