Artwork created and donated during Northampton’s huge Wall Games festival is set to raise further money for the Hope Centre after around £2,000 was collected over the Bank Holiday weekend.

More than 330 artists descended on the town for the three-day street art event, covering walls and buildings with new murals while thousands of visitors watched work taking shape.

Money was raised for Northampton Hope Centre through merchandise and donated artwork, with organisers saying the total has already reached around £2,000.

But fundraising will continue beyond the festival itself.

A large collection of work donated by participating artists is now being catalogued and will eventually be made available through the Hope Centre’s website.

Plans are also being drawn up for a commemorative Wall Games magazine featuring photographs from the weekend, with proceeds again going to the charity.

Wall Games founder James Thompson said the support from artists, volunteers, businesses and visitors had helped make this year’s event the most successful so far.

He said: “Not only have we created an incredible collection of public artwork for Northampton, but we’ve also raised valuable funds for Northampton Hope Centre and demonstrated the positive impact creativity can have on a community.”

The festival took place across Northampton over the August Bank Holiday weekend, with crowds continuing to turn out despite periods of poor weather.

Alongside the murals, Northampton Town Council funded graffiti workshops and a Codebreaker Challenge trail based around artworks across the town.

Almost 100 people completed the challenge, while 20 young people, including teenagers from Free2Talk, took part in the workshops.

Councillor Keith Holland-Delamere, chairman of the town council’s community services committee, said the activities had allowed young people to learn new skills while encouraging visitors to explore the artwork.

West Northamptonshire Council deputy leader Councillor Charlie Hastie said the event had supported local businesses and created a sense of pride in the town.

Wall Games organisers are now cataloguing photographs and donated artwork as fundraising for the Hope Centre continues.