I didn't see that but as I was bimbling back and forth trying to cool off after getting a bit excitable to ed/nipsla/jefe, there was something going down. I think some kids had been told they couldn't come in, and kept going back harrassing the security so it could have been them. It seemed to be going on for ages, but time was something of an illusion by that point so i might be wrong.
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I didn't see that but as I was bimbling back and forth trying to cool off after getting a bit excitable to ed/nipsla/jefe, there was something going down. I think some kids had been told they couldn't come in, and kept going back harrassing the security so it could have been them. It seemed to be going on for ages, but time was something of an illusion by that point so i might be wrong.
Crispy
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They had people going round with clipboards taking down people's opinions of the festival - how's the toilets? securty bothered you? what could they do better? etc. First time I've ever seen that at a festival. They really would want to hear any criticism.
If not for yourself, tp, for any future attendees who have the same trouble.
Onket
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Skim
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this really.
i'll be keeping an eye out for next year's line-up cos if i'm honest, travelling all that way to be sitting around chatting etc. for 3 days would've bored me. I NEED MUSIC!i'm glad the majority had a good time though.
It was kind of strange to go to a festival and not want to see the bands. The chatting was lovely, but yeah, I'd need a better line-up to be enticed back.
I loved the lack of crowds, but I'd trade that for a better line-up and a few more tents with decent music.
Onket
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did I contact them to explain that the floor needs to be lit up so I can see where I'm going? no because it's common sense and a reasonable expectation.
madzone
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I contacted them by email but didn't get a response which was a bit off but when I turned up and explained to them that there were certain things I wasn't going to be able to manage they bent over backwards to help. You wouldn't have got that at Glastonbury.
Innit! Just moan about it on here, that'll sort it.
they'll read all this, so what's the point.
cesare
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Sounds like a bit of a nightmare. The lighting bit is something they could do something about. Beats me how it doesn't even occur to people. Invisible conditions innit, out of sight out of mind.
madzone
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But at Glastonbury, where they had a dedicated team of disability workers and a disability co-ordinator, they still managed to fuck up and at Womad the disabled facilities were frankly laughable. I think it's unreasonable to expect a tiny festival like this to be disability aware to the exent where they get nothing wrong
Onket
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Music wise, I was quite happy akshully I didn't know quite what to expect having heard of only about half a dozen bands on the line up. But just wandering around meant it was quite easy to find something to have a boogie to. Big Red Ass were good, as were Flipron, Ratrace and another ska band in the wig on casino on Sunday pm (?), dunno what they were called but they had a great bassist with a 6 string. The headline acts were pretty good - Dreadzone, Eat Static and especially Zion Train who really got the whole tent going
I didn't know quite what to expect having heard of only about half a dozen bands on the line up. But just wandering around meant it was quite easy to find something to have a boogie to. Big Red Ass were good, as were Flipron, Ratrace and another ska band in the wig on casino on Sunday pm (?), dunno what they were called but they had a great bassist with a 6 string. The headline acts were pretty good - Dreadzone, Eat Static and especially Zion Train who really got the whole tent going
cesare
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I don't think I've suggested that I would have expected them to get nothing wrong. But they're providing an event so yeah, I would expect some basic provisions such as lighting walkways.
basically, yeah.
Onket
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They've got no excuse for next year then. You'll be going, obviously.
madzone
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Walkways were lit
editor
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Be sure to post up their response to your email.
Stig
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Couple of bits of feedback:
The toilets were reported last year as being so clean you could eat your dinner off them, even right to the end. I'm imagining the organisers saw that reporting and thought: Bonus, thre's something we can really cut back on this year. Nooo big mistake! They were the WORST this time.
One other thing: 180decibel sound system in the camper van field on Sunday night. *cries*
I did go over at one point, but there were 5 completely fucked special brew drinkers, and they couldn't hear me anyway, they just laughed and blanked me.
Security did turn up and tell them to turn it down, which they did and then turned it right back up after they went away.
Might have been easier to just smash it up, destroy their vehicle, then drop them of in Exeter ot somewhere.
The toilets were reported last year as being so clean you could eat your dinner off them, even right to the end. I'm imagining the organisers saw that reporting and thought: Bonus, thre's something we can really cut back on this year.
Nooo big mistake! They were the WORST this time. One other thing: 180decibel sound system in the camper van field on Sunday night. *cries*
I did go over at one point, but there were 5 completely fucked special brew drinkers, and they couldn't hear me anyway, they just laughed and blanked me.
Security did turn up and tell them to turn it down, which they did and then turned it right back up after they went away.
Might have been easier to just smash it up, destroy their vehicle, then drop them of in Exeter ot somewhere.
it was the arena bit, they had one strip of lights going through the tents bit, the arena was near pitch black.
Stig
Condimentalist
Innit! Just moan about it on here, that'll sort it.
that's what I just did.
I'm not expecting anyone to read it though, so I'm fine. 
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
You really think so?
With my vision problems I have terrible trouble moving around festivals at night, not normally being able to see below my knees in the darkness. Depth perception and inability to refocus quickly to make up for all the shadows and spotlights and stuff. It never occured to me that I should write and ask them to provide floor lights so that I could avoid tripping over things. Didn't really think it was reasonable or common sense to do so. I just move a lot slower and make sure i have a torch so that i can always find out what obstacles are in my way.
I'm not saying that the solution is that easy for you, it's just that I'm not sure it's either common sense or reasonable for a one-off event to make adjustments for every possible disability need.
cesare
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Ah, right.
normals were complaining about it too.
Couple of bits of feedback:
The toilets were reported last year as being so clean you could eat your dinner off them, even right to the end. I'm imagining the organisers saw that reporting and thought: Bonus, thre's something we can really cut back on this year.
the bogs in the family camping field were very clean all weekend. Which was quite handy, in the event of being in the main arena, thinking 'I need a poo!', going 'UGH!' at the toilets there, then thinking 'ah! lovelycleantoilets 5 mins away
'And using the loo in the morning 10 yds away from Trashpony & foal's tent was quite amusing
*knockknockknock* Pete!! Pete!! what you doing??' <---- that was foal btw, not Trashy
cesare
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Then maybe festival organisers generally need to have a bit of a think about it.
but when you stick everything inside pikey circus tents the light can't get out.
yeah, i think the middle of the arena could have done with a few poles with some bright spotlights on, just to brighten it up a bit. near the sides, by the marquees and bars and stuff there was plenty of light to see.
i didn't really notice any problems with the loos, the bands (that i noticed) weren't really to my taste but a lot of other people seemed to enjoy them. the horse box cafe at the top of the camping area needs to have a few lessons in catering for large groups
no complaints about security - fairly low key, a bit more noticable on the sunday (maybe after reports of thefts on saturday night) but they didn't seem to be in anyone's face at all.
looking forward to next year already. still can't be fucked with glastonbury again but def gonna go back to dorset
i didn't really notice any problems with the loos, the bands (that i noticed) weren't really to my taste but a lot of other people seemed to enjoy them. the horse box cafe at the top of the camping area needs to have a few lessons in catering for large groups
no complaints about security - fairly low key, a bit more noticable on the sunday (maybe after reports of thefts on saturday night) but they didn't seem to be in anyone's face at all.
looking forward to next year already. still can't be fucked with glastonbury again but def gonna go back to dorset
