Looking after number one
The moment you enter the Festival site, you do not become an indestructible being, capable of anything. So look after yourself, don't overdo it and, most importantly, look out for others.
- Without wanting to sound like your mum, please wash your hands regularly. There is more chance of catching an infection in a field than at home.
- The festival takes place on uneven farmland. Take care, especially at night - you can't dance with a twisted ankle.
- Please do not climb any trees on site - it's dangerous and may damage the tree.
- Don't dig holes - a cow with a broken leg wouldn't thank you. If it could speak.
- There is lots of traffic on site. Give farm vehicles and trucks plenty of space to pass and don't ride on vehicles.
- Illegal drugs are no more legal on site, than off. There will be police on site.
- The festival is not a good time to experiment with drugs. The crowds, the noise and the sheer size of the place are likely to make any bad reaction much, much worse.
- Drunkenness is, at best, annoying and antisocial. Drug/alcohol cocktails can be lethal.
- Prolonged exposure to high volume noise can cause severe hearing damage.
- Serious sunstroke, sunburn or cancer can be caused by the sun on unprotected skin.
- You risk pregnancy and/or infection from unprotected sex.
Antisocial and illegal behaviour will not be tolerated: ejection, possibly by the police, without return, will be the outcome. This can be widely interpreted.
Medical & Welfare
- There are two Medical Centres, a pharmacy & two Welfare Centres.
- The Welfare Centres provide experienced, caring & confidential help for all kinds of practical and personal problems, as well as dealing with lost & found property.
- Lost children are cared for in the Children's Areas until 8pm daily, after which they are taken to Wagonshed Welfare, next to the farmhouse.
- Green Fields offer a variety of alternative therapies.
Worthy Indeed
Glastonbury Festival prides itself on being a festival with a conscience, utilising local facilities and giving to many good causes. As well as the big donations to major charities, the festival helps raise funds for many smaller organisations - many of whom provide staff and facilities on site. These range from local Parent-Teacher groups to others campaigning for a better world.
The ethos of Glastonbury is always carefully considered, including any sponsorship at the Festival. Sponsorship helps balance the Festival books, providing vital income for the good causes, while branding is kept to a minimum.
A Greener, Cleaner, Fairer World
The Festival actively supports the invaluable work of environmental charities - whose message becomes more urgent each year. All festival-goers are encouraged to think green and to do their bit - this year the aim is to reduce the amount of rubbish scattered everywhere. So please bag it & bin it - and recyclers will collect it. This way you'll enjoy a cleaner festival and feel good about yourself in the process. Oh, and please don't pee in the ditches and hedges, it's bad for the wildlife and makes the site dirtier for everyone, including you.
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