National Lottery winner Adrian Bayford who scooped £148million prize plans music festival in his garden
Bayford, 46, volunteered to hold this year's Cambridge Rock Festival in the grounds of his £6m home in Horseheath, Cambs.
A LOTTO winner who scooped one of the UK's biggest jackpots is planning to host a music festival – in his back garden.
Adrian Bayford, 46, has volunteered the grounds of his £6million mansion in Horseheath, Cambs., to hold this year's Cambridge Rock Festival.
Some 3,000 people are expected to turn up to Adrian’s estate every day for four days after he offered it to organisers for free.
Bayford bagged a massive £148million lotto jackpot with his wife Gillian, 44, back in 2012 – before the couple, who have two kids, split up.
He later moved in younger girlfriend Sam Burbridge, 29, but she walked out on him earlier this year – taking with her up to 30 prize horses and their two pet dogs.
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Cambridge Rock Festival organiser Dave Roberts said Adrian approached him to offer the venue free of charge.
He said all he wanted in return was to garner publicity for his music company, Black Barn Records.
The lotto winner sells signed products and life-size Hollywood cut-outs from his company’s store in Cambridge.
Dave said: "I know Adrian would like to do lots of things with his estate and [that's] great – he's a lovely fellow and absolutely into his music.
"He has come to us with his love of music so the two knitted together."
The acts for this year's festival, which will run from August 3 to 6, have not yet been announced, but Dave revealed that "Eddie and the Hot Rods will be back".
Headliners in the past have included The Stranglers, Hazel O'Connor, Australian Pink Floyd and Dr Feelgood.
The festival had previously been held at Haggis Farm Polo Club in Barton, Cambs., but locals in the quiet rural location complained about the noise.
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