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DELICIOUS FOOD 😋
Our list of food vendors is updated for the 2024 festival! We have hand selected a yummy bunch of tasty treats for you to tuck into while you're at the festival.
We've got fan favourites the Texas Smokery and Truly Crumptious back again, plus plenty of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options from the likes of Creative Intentions, Food in the Belly and more! Festival-staples like the Paelleria (how can you resist a bit of Spanish cuisine in the sunshine!?), as well as more global flavours with Indian, Lebanese, Chinese, Italian and Greek options all on the table.
We have hand selected a yummy bunch of tasty treats for you to tuck into while you’re at the festival with plenty of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free optTexas Smokery • Tikka Guys • Shakebar II • Rocket Dogs • Korean Chicken • Espresso Coffee House • Poffertgies UK • Italian Kitchen • Shippy Chippy Fish and Chips • Wildfire Burger Co • Castaway Kitchen • Nurses Cottage • Mac Daddy • Taste of Spice • Mango Rays • Brownie Madame • Spanish Street Food • Steak It Easy • Truly Crumptious • Carnival Coffee & Crepes • Barnaby Sykes Pie Maker • My Big Fat Greek • Stonebake Pizza • Noodle City • Smash The Hash • Soul Bowl • Food in the Belly • Jolly Hog • Tibetan Kitchen • Taylors Toasties • Toastiefest • Cargo House Coffee • Loaded Fries • Bubble Waffle • On The Green Bus • The Pink Donut Van • Melted Toasties • Churros Ole • Paelleria • Creative Intentions • Frank Water
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CHEERS TO ONE AND ALL! 🍺
Join us down the local for some fresh pints. We’ve got some great breweries pouring for you this year, including Brooklyn, Hobgoblin, Wainwright, Westons, Shipstones and of course, legendary Burton beer, Bass.
We’ll have a huge range of cask ales and ciders (including Bearded Theory favourite range, Rosie’s Pig ❤️🐷) plus spirit and mixers, award-winning low and alcohol free beers and a selection of gluten-free and vegan ales, beers and ciders across the board!
PLUS, don't forget we've teamed up with Frank Water this year who'll be serving unlimited refills of cold, filtered water and botanical cordials, with each purchase supporting their charity work, ensuring the worlds’ most marginalised communities receive access to clean, safe water, sanitation and hygiene for life.
See you down The Catton
Fiddle!
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Can't see Convoy opening Wednesday and then shut Thursday, I reckon it will be open at some point that day.
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3 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:
This year Thursday will be a full day yes, but only Woodland and Tea Tent until the normal 5/6pm ish start time for Pallet.
And Convoy I believe
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1 hour ago, Nobody Interesting said:
I first went in 2015 and arrived on Thursday and danced to music later that night.Yes in 2014/15 they only had tornado town open on the Thursday.
Then in 2016 it was Maui Waui on the Thursday.
It was 2017 when it went to Pallet and Woodland stages on the Thursday
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1 hour ago, Nobody Interesting said:
It always has been 4 days hasn't it?
This year we have 5 cos of all the roadworks.Not always, think the Thursday thing started back in 2017, for the 10th Anniversary
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2 hours ago, Nobody Interesting said:
You obviously have abetter ear trumpet than I do.
Its all the hills around thats muting the noise I reckon...
1 hour ago, Pinhead said:So it's gone to a 4 day festival now officially. Hope I get an early shift (have been warned it's possible). Getting in as staff might be a challenge now tho as we normally get to pitch up then told to drive back to customer parking a mile away and with all the extra traffic that will be tasty.
Numbers are limited on the Wednesday so shouldn't be that big an issue.
1 hour ago, Pinhead said:Would be good if they let Oxfam in Tuesday tbh...
I'd assume some of you will be as they will have positions to cover on the Wednesday.
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We pitched our caravan next to the woods last year, front row far right hand side and could hear Convoy when there was quiet spells.
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Yes be better in the new location, as long as the sound from the Woodland & Convoy doesn't cause bleed.
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56 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:
Last time I was at Latitude, it was ridiculous, and no doubt even worse now for that festival presented by Cinch!
Ben
Do keep up, its now Barclaycard Presents Latitude Festival
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Yes we had one of them when we had the motorhome, no need for it now with the caravan
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3 hours ago, Chazeboy said:
Excellent news mate. See you mon/tues at some point
Yes mate for sure, myself and Sadie are both there for the duration.
2 hours ago, philipsteak said:From the ones I've met I assumed that was the main criteria
Shhhhh... the walls have ears 👀
1 hour ago, stuie said:
Congratulations! How many of the 9 shifts are festival days. I’m with Oxfam and usually on PGC which is nice and busy which is more fun.
We work right through, paid work so no days off, though I suspect by the Sunday we won't have a lot to do.
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On 3/27/2024 at 4:35 AM, Paul ™ said:
It will hopefully be working as a Gate Manager directly for the festival.
On 3/27/2024 at 1:20 PM, Paul ™ said:ot sure what I would get, but arrival day is the Saturday, commence on the Sunday till the following Monday.
On 3/27/2024 at 3:55 PM, philipsteak said:Friendly, approachable, know everything there is to know about running a Glastonbury gate and usually absolutely recognise the fact that we're volunteers (not always the case at some festivals).
They are also usually an excellent source of gossip, so if you haven't already you'll need to up your gossip game Paul.
Got confirmation email yesterday, quite excited about this as not worked Glastonbury for nearly 20 years.
I think once you have done volunteering at festivals and then go to a paid role, you appreciate what other people are experiencing and I would never expect anyone to do anything I wasn't prepared to do myself.
Apparently there are 30+ gates that get covered, won't find out where I am located till nearer the time, but hopefully one of the busier public gates as it would be more interesting.
9 shifts, fed 3 meals a day and we get staff camping near the farm I believe, not sure what field but there are bunkabins and we will have our caravan with us (my OH and myself).
Will definitely try to get to the Monday night meet up 😁
Oh and I never Gossip 🤔😉
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Confirmed to be working, arriving on Friday 21st at some point, starting work the next day.
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Not actually sure where our team camp, find out soon hopefully
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Crew get deliveries all the time, at Reading last year we had some people ordering every night.. before crew catering was operational.
We've done it a lot, shopping and takeaways, when on site for weeks at a time, it's easier than going off site all the time. -
We worked there in 2021 and got a few supermarket deliveries, think Asda and Morrisons did it. Just get it delivered to the nearest gate
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On 3/23/2024 at 8:19 AM, Paul ™ said:
Poor rate for the job description and what they are looking for, considering the litter pickers are on £13.50ph and an SIA Supervisor will be on around £15ph.
Job Title: Site Manager for Bath & West Campsite
Still not filled this position, rate is far too low.
My OH and myself have been confirmed on the Gates team and getting more than that, and on site for 10 days.
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12 hours ago, Neil said:
So you've worked with that team for years and never observed a process that could be improved. My first tip for improvement is to lose the unthinking staff.
Now your on about a totally different company to the one your previous rant was about in the CV Fields.
The team, led by the lovely Fiona is who run the CV fields.
The team you are now referring to in the ticket check area are a totally different company, CTM (Now Tracsis)
[snip. Refrain from becoming so personal please - mod]
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3 hours ago, BlueDaze said:
I have to say in my 11 stays in CV East (starting in 2007) i have never had reason to complain about the entry & exit..
Even the 2016(?) massive pre-fest soaking that meant they delayed CV entry at the last minute and had huge queues on the roads for hours was handled as well as it could have been (shuttle tractor pulls getting campers on site from the road & emergency use of B&W..)
The entry, considering it uses the v narrow Pylle Road, always seems super efficient to me.. and the stewards are nearly always friendly and have accommodated when we have arrived in (near) convoy.. I would be interested to hear your specific issues
The exit, down the same narrow lanes, is never going to be quick when you have hundreds of vehicles trying to leave around the same time.. to your point either leave at 6am or queue
I've worked alongside the team involved for years, including overseeing them at other events and 100% agree with you.
However Neil is obviously an expert and should let the festival know his improvement ideas.
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7 hours ago, Neil said:
never been smooth in and always obvious where it could be improved, only been smooth out with a 6 am exit.
2 hours ago, Neil said:Ive never had reason to complain about entrance or exit. I've often seen how staff decisions nake it run less smoothly than it could. There's no real reason why there's queues on the lane in. Should be able to keep a constant flow.
🤣 Contradiction right there... You need to lie down in a dark room.
People cause the queues going in on ingress, looking for tickets, not got them ready, wanting to wait for mates etc
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43 minutes ago, Karlhippy said:
Already starting to think about logistics: trolley [walks from car park], beer, food, tent, big jumpers, etc
I do it every year, I suppose it's all about the build up to the festival.
Can't wait to see you mate
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38 minutes ago, BlueDaze said:
I may have met her last year..
A friend (on her own in a small cv) had obnoxious neighbours... A very helpful lady in charge helped us move her to a nicer spot 👍
Indeed she is amazing, along with the rest of the management team.
She had a lot of involvement when a friend of ours needed urgent hospital care on the Wednesday morning in 2022, went above and beyond what was needed.
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17 minutes ago, Neil said:
the thing about how they fill the fields
remind me, when was the first?
no particular point apart from i'm surprised someone is claiming the management it always seems shambolic, and can normally see that "a few tweaks right now would make it run smoother. like so there wasn't a two hour lane-queue
I'd hardly say a post on social media, which looks like it's answering someone's question is putting out documents.
I've only stayed in the Live In fields once at Glastonbury, in 2022 and it was as smooth as silk for ingress and egress, no complaints whatsoever.
I must tell her to ask for your expertise and knowledge when next needing some help..
Keep taking those pills Neil
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Missed the punchline there