Photos from a disposable camera, dropped at last year's Isle of Wight Festival and found by an Islander, have helped restore precious memories.

Joanne Hough tripped over a discarded camera as she walked past the festival's iconic helter skelter, in September 2021.

She told the County Press: "It was dark. I was planning to take it to lost property but forgot and ended up taking it home.

"Then it got put in the cupboard. I've just been having a sort out and found it!"

Isle of Wight County Press: The photos showed four people at the Isle of Wight Festival in 2021.The photos showed four people at the Isle of Wight Festival in 2021.

Joanne decided to get the photos developed, in a bid to track down the camera's owner.

The four people in the photo were all at Seaclose Park to watch the four day music festival, headlined by Liam Gallagher, Tom Jones, The Script, Primal Scream and Duran Duran.

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Luckily the pictures were unaffected by the time the camera spent lying on the ground in the busy field - a walk through between Main Stage and the Big Top.

Joanne posted them on Facebook with an appeal and they were quickly shared far and wide, including by the County Press and the Isle of Wight Festival.

Joanne's request found its way to a social media page dedicated to chat about Glastonbury festival and then came the break through.

A friend of people in the photo spotted it and passed on the message and Joanne was contacted by the camera's rightful owner.

Joanne has told the County Press she is based in Sussex and is very happy to be getting their long lost photos back - the photos are already in the post!

This year, Lewis Capaldi, Wet Leg, Griff, Del Amitri, The Proclaimers, Mark Owen, Kasabian and Muse are among those on the bill, from June 16, although Lionel Richie has been forced to pull out over Covid-19.