PEACE is top of the bill as Creamfields backs its first charity.

As the dance festival gears up to host this summer's event in Daresbury organisers revealed The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation as its first charity of the year.

Cream chief executive James Barton said: "Creamfields attracts more than 40,000 young people to its festival.

"We wanted to support an organisation that was working with young people in the area and the foundation is doing some amazing work to reduce intolerance and violence."

Funds raised from the festival will be used to deliver educational programmes run at the Cromwell Avenue centre.

The aim is that at the end of 2007/8 two young people who have shown a real improvement will get the chance to experience a day in the life of Mr Barton.

Wendy Parry, foundation co-founder and trustee, said: "Our organization has worked with more than 15,000 young people since the opening of the peace centre in 2000.

"This support will enable us to expand our remit and continue delivering our programmes to change the lives of young people across the region."