moonhunter

Ah I see what you mean, thanks for clarifying! I was really surprised to hear they accepted GP letters alone, also agree about the temporary impairments.

Would be really surprised / disappointed if they did this! I heard last year had the most applications for accessibility stuff ever which makes sense following covid / increased disability awareness and everything, but Glasto are literally considered gold standard for accessibility (by the charity Attitude is Everything) and I imagine it would reflect badly if they lowered that standard. That being said I’m not aware of what exactly they need beyond PIP evidence. If people are able to get it with only GP letters or something I can see why it might need to be tightened. I guess given how the public health situ is looking this will need to be a consideration for all festivals in their attempts to be disability inclusive, because the reality is the disabled population is increasing especially amongst young people. As Neil says above though if they’re making you jump through lots of hoops I can’t imagine how much stricter they must get before the point of blocking people who really need the support?

lol indeed Thank you! They should actually be able to refund the ticket directly if you contact the access team I believe, as said above, and turn that one into a PA one! My issue is I don’t actually know 100% who my PA will be yet so can’t buy for them yet. With the coach ticket thing, what happened last time was I emailed Seetickets, Glasto and the access team all literally a minute afterwards (probably while there were still seats on the coach!) asking for my PA’s seat as I didn’t see an option on the form. See were the first to respond quite quickly saying no, that’s not a thing as the coach has fully sold out. Access team initially said yes we can sort a seat for you but then later said that’s not actually the case, that the person who said that had their info wrong and we’ll need to travel separately. This wound up being a massive pain and I ended up really struggling with my stuff with nobody to help me, it was difficult for my PA to arrange alternative transport. We got there in the end but with a sense of it being really key that we avoid the same situation in future! So now I’m really unsure. People booking coach tickets that want to bring kids - how does this work for you?

Hi all! 2 questions: 1. I never saw an option last year to add a PA ticket to the coach and we ended up having to travel separately. Silly q but does anyone have an idea roughly where on the screen / form it tends to be? Would be great if there are pics of what the form looks like floating around actually as I’ve got someone trying this year who has no idea what to expect, and I’m worried the PA thing might panic them in the moment as it did me! I’m assuming it’s the same place you add an extra seat for a child? 2. Do the London coaches tend to go quicker or are they a larger portion of tickets so tend to stick around? Wondering whether I should instruct my friends to go for other cities if London has ran out. PS. Only doing for two people (plus my PA) - both coach & general - so would be happy to buddy up with anyone on here!

I’m going too and couldn’t be more excited, only been once but it was my favourite festival experience so far. High hopes! Just hoping it won’t be too warm…

Gutted we can no longer make it! Two Wednesday entry tickets - one Phase 1 and one Phase 3. Both include eco bond, Wednesday arrival, and train shuttle bus. Phase 1 - £227.50 - https://ww2.theticketsellers.co.uk/q/b2855b36f98940549d6c20dc8e39ddba Phase 3 - £256.50 - https://ww2.theticketsellers.co.uk/q/1c77243c632e49f99f344ad66290a84b

Two Wednesday entry tickets - one Phase 1 and one Phase 3. Both include eco bond, Wednesday arrival, and train shuttle bus. Gutted we sadly can no longer make it. Phase 1 - £227.50 - https://ww2.theticketsellers.co.uk/q/b2855b36f98940549d6c20dc8e39ddba Phase 3 - £256.50 - https://ww2.theticketsellers.co.uk/q/1c77243c632e49f99f344ad66290a84b

This does make me think if it’s a phone model thing. Mine is an iphone Xs. Had it a few years now and it’s definitely a lot slower / battery is worse / camera quality has suffered etc so wouldn’t be shocked if this got impacted too. I’ve been testing it just now with wifi off and I can guess from the map what spot is right which it does land on from time to time but it can’t settle. Takes me as far as all the way up the next road. Definitely no help for trying to locate people in a crowd. And tried it with wifi on and it’s only marginally better. I was on EE and it was so good that I think I can definitely expect to have absolutely 0 signal whatsoever at the next festivals to bring back the balance. 😂 I’ve never had it as good as that.

Been wanting to go since I was a child watching it on TV (so much so that when I got tickets my Mum was hugely excited for me and kept messaging me all the way through saying she thinks she’s seen me on TV 😭). It definitely lived up to my expectations! I posted on here about being worried I wouldn’t be able to physically manage it with my disabilities but I surprised myself and managed to see a lot of the site. Saturday was a write-off bc I way overdid it the night before but at least I got my SEC late night! The people you’re with can make or break a festival but this is multiply true when you’re disabled. I’m still struggling with my desire to be totally independent - I’m used to doing many events and even festivals completely alone, so needing to rely on others has been a hard pill to swallow and it gets harder when you don’t share much music taste etc. The scale of it and FOMO definitely got to me quite a bit over the weekend too. None of that the festival’s fault, but important lessons for me to take forward. Obviously there were logistical issues. I had nothing to compare it to and thankfully didn’t get caught in any of the crushes but things like lack of water points, toilets and food queues were worse than any festival I’ve been to. I’m very grateful for the facilities at Spring Ground that made me feel a bit more human! Four Tet @ Park, Fontaines DC, PSB, and some beautiful moments in the Healing Fields will be moments I remember forever. I found people to be super friendly too. I’ve caught the bug and will definitely be trying for tickets again! And feeling extra prepared for the rest of the festivals I have this summer.

Anyone else found what3words to just barely work at all? I think my phone’s GPS must be a bit crap or something. My signal was actually incredible, internet worked probably 90% of the time, but my friends’ didn’t. Relied on calls and texts where I’d give the w3w which often directed them to the approximate right place (eg the right stage) but not much more specific to that. I was better just verbally describing where I was and we ended up just doing that. I also had an issue where every time I refreshed the app it would show me a totally different w3w. It even did this for my tent. Is there something I could do to improve the accuracy? Am I just being stupid/using it wrong? Got a couple more fests this year and would be great to have it working for them!

On the Sunday at the Other as Fontaines finished: “hmm… might stay around for Paul McCartney”

just to say we found proper hiking shoes in Oxfam! still looking for a micro USB

Long story but my PA needs shoes - not wellies but either trainers or hiking boots that will do her for the festival. Any ideas? The camping shop only seems to do wellies. Also for me, realised I brought the wrong cable and now can’t charge one of my portable chargers! Anyone know where I could buy a micro USB cable? Need it for my time here so don’t want to rely on borrowing and none of my mates have that one.

Ah I thought they both did, is it only if you book in advance maybe? On the first link if you click on the price list it shows price for plaits, then on the second one there’s option to book for braiding if you scroll down (ETA: it is with a wash). I know only the first can do them with extra hair pieces but both seem to offer regular braiding on your own hair. They both offer walk-ins.

Haven’t been yet but the two I’ve seen floating about are Glamour & Grooming around T + C and Blowfest near Pyramid (I think)