A HAMPSHIRE festival has refunded £10k worth of crowdfunding donations after only meeting half its target. 

Graze Festival in Twyford has refunded almost £10k worth of donations after its crowdfunding campaign was "unsuccessful". 

The music and food festival was only able to raise 50 per cent of its overall target for its Graze Festival 2021 Crowdfunder campaign. 

The campaign was aimed at helping to fund the re-launch of the popular event which hasn't taken place since 2018. 

Now though, a new crowdfunder has been launched with the hope of bringing back the festival in 2022. 

Organisers have set a £2,000 target for the fundraiser which is aimed at helping to recover ongoing costs for the event.

These include legal and accounting fees, website hosting, social promotion costs and other unavoidable ongoing expenses.

The campaign has currently raised £90 of its target with organisers set to keep all pledges made, regardless of whether they hit their target. 

One organiser said: "Although the campaign was unsuccessful, the enthusiasm from supporters has clearly demonstrated a willingness to support the arts in these strange times. It is much appreciated."