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On 9/7/2022 at 9:03 PM, StoneCircle said:
I have a feeling they may change the other supporting documentation this year. I haven't heard anything to back this up but they can only accept so many people and that would be a way of reducing the numbers.
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?
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On 9/7/2022 at 12:50 PM, gooner1990 said:
@incident It's started already! 😄
lol indeed
On 9/7/2022 at 2:01 PM, Zoo Music Girl said:We also want a PA ticket next year but I think we are going to just get two deposits for the person and the PA and then cancel the deposit for the PA once confirmed. Partly as we want to try coach and partly because we are just too scared to not get everyone a ticket all at once! Appreciate this will incur an admin charge though.
I don't think there is an option on the booking screen. I think you just have to email them after you have the ticket for the person that requires a PA.
Pretty sure there are more London coaches. We are London based so go for them anyway but if its easy to get to for you I'd probably be tempted. Being able to choose departure time is also a bonus.
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?
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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!
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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…
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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
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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
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1 hour ago, stuartbert two hats said:
It always got me to where I needed to be. Galaxy A52.
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.
46 minutes ago, dizzymoo said:I've noticed when testing it at home that it circles around a bit before settling on one location. Definitely more use when looking for larger objects like campervans, or one person in an empty landscape!
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.
45 minutes ago, gigpusher said:I couldn't get a phone signal so anything phone related was a no go for me. I'm on 3. I have always been on EE before. Is it always this bad for other networks or was it just this year?
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.
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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.
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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!
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On the Sunday at the Other as Fontaines finished: “hmm… might stay around for Paul McCartney”
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13 hours ago, moonhunter said:
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.
just to say we found proper hiking shoes in Oxfam! still looking for a micro USB
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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.
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3 hours ago, Glast0baby said:
These are hairdressers. OP is after a stall doing hair braiding. These two are not normally the same 😁
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.
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Haven’t been yet but the two I’ve seen floating about are Glamour & Grooming around T + C and Blowfest near Pyramid (I think)
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Hi everyone, not long now!!
Appreciate I have left this very late, but I still haven’t sorted my return to London. I’m on a Seetickets coach there which is just one-way. My friend initially said they could sort a lift back but now looks like that’s fallen through. National Express is sold out (unsure if it even lets you buy just a return back?).
Is my best bet to get a flexible train ticket for the Monday? Are there maybe people with London return coach tickets who wont want to use them?
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That email they’ve just sent out has got me a bit emotional! Even in 2019 I felt like I was maybe growing out of Boomtown / or it was starting to lose itself, and definitely have my doubts about this year (bought a ticket in lockdown out of sheer nostalgia!). But I really do hope it all works out for them
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Aw I loved that! Read all the entries. Especially good to read about 2016 in particular as that kind of weather has been my ultimate fear… Thank you so much for sharing!
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On 5/10/2022 at 9:15 AM, a6l6e6x said:22 hours ago, Bennykill said:
i bought the same one a few years back. it is still going strong (i only use it for festivals, so a few times a year) and I have had no problems. isn't 120l though. Slightly bigger than my expensive Gregory 85l bag
+1 I’ve also had this one a few years and it’s held up very well through festivals, several house moves, and lots of abuse. It does feel really cheap though to me so I’m always a bit on edge about when it’ll finally give up, but hasn’t let me down yet! I might get a sturdier one for Glasto just for peace of mind…
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On 4/16/2022 at 10:44 AM, irnkrtn said:
I have some experience, I hope its useful.
I have never camped in the accessibility areas, but I can talk some to the site. I have a chronic disability that flares up and sometimes graciously slips off into the background! I've done Glastonbury at my worse, as well as been lucky to have good weeks. It affects my mobility and I can suffer from a lot of pain with exertion.
Compared to Boomtown, yes its much bigger but its much more present everywhere. It is more like a huge city with activity literally everywhere rather than the linked village feeling other festivals can have. This means you can still have a fantastic festival experience even when you're flagging, because the festival is full on wherever you settle. It does mean you can't always chase the different bands from one side of the site to the other, but compared to absolutely every other festival I've been to - it doesn't change anything. There's no "dead spots" really. When I've been feeling immobile, in pain etc, I've tended to pick one bit of the festival and settle up there. Although its on a slope, often The Park as it has a lot of fun things in a small range. But really could do this most areas.
I would say the two biggest things that have impacted my experience really have been 1. the attitude/approach of companions. It's a huge site with everything in the world going on and the ability for even the most level headed of people to get some kind of Glastonbury Syndrome and become infected with FOMO. Being dragged around by someone when you're feeling crap, despite the fact you could be quite happy chilling at one space for a while, has impacted my Glasto experience far more than a lack of things to do or the festival itself. Also an expectation from people to stay up late and party when you know if you can just get that sleep in tomorrow will be better. I now am rigid in who I will go with! This has improved my disability experience 500%. I hope your festival buddies are as delightful as my chosen ones!
Toilets. If your disability does in any way impact your relationship to using toilets, this is something I would plan out more. They are plentiful but often big queues. I get a pass from the festival for the disabled toilets, which are dotted around portaloos. This should enable me to get to the toilet much quicker. But I have had a lot of abuse from always drunk people - it clearly is impacting their reasoning - for "queue jumping" and also demanding the code, or getting shitty cause I have closed the door and not let them in. So be prepared for that. I often find myself walking longer distances to the toilets I have mapped out as being easier to access than using the disability ones after dark.
I hope you have a wonderful time and honestly, with a bit of planning and quick adjustment once you work out whats working for you, I'm sure you will be grand.Thank you so much, this has been really helpful! I definitely empathise about who you bring along. I’m usually quite happy to go off on my own or be left if the group wants to break away, (especially because I can’t stand that feeling of knowing people are sticking with something they don’t like just to humour me!) but that’s less possible these days. That’s given me a lot to think about.
Also sorry to hear about your experiences with the disabled toilets at night, but thank you for the excellent tip! I’ve heard similar about hiring a mobility scooter, with drunk people at night trying to get on top of it etc.. Reading this has definitely made me feel a lot more prepared.
On 4/16/2022 at 11:16 AM, Neil said:the hill at boomtown doesnt have a glasto (on site) equivalent, i'm now disabled and worried about coping with glasto, i'd be more worried about coping with boomtown(ive been to both many times).
Thank you, that’s good to know! And I relate to that worry definitely. Sounds like it’s a lot more doable to stay within favourite areas of Glasto if needed vs necessarily having to traverse the whole Boomtown site over and over, which makes me feel more positive. But still definitely not missing a day of physio, lol.
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Thanks so much everyone, this has been really helpful!
I loved Flash’s guide! Also in a way reassuring to know it was written pre-accessible shuttle bus. And been using the map overlay site to plan my walks. 🤓
On 4/8/2022 at 10:09 AM, Sku said:I can't comment on accessibility features, but in terms of ease of "getting around" I would note the following.
It must have been your tweet about the size difference I had in my head when writing this! I’ve only done festivals as crew before and at Boomtown we were always allocated the crew camping on the exact opposite side of where we wanted to be, so yeah there was no way of avoiding those uphill treks and it was a challenge even for the really athletic in my group.
Given what a lot of people have said about sticking to specific areas, I’m actually in two minds about whether to camp in the accessible site Spring Ground. It’s up near the John Peel stage. From what I’ve read I think I’ll want to spend loads of time around SE corner/Green Fields. If the average person can’t cover most of the festival, maybe I’m better camping towards the bottom of the map? I know that’s where it’s busiest, and that walk from gate A might be what kills me off… 😂 On the plus I’m not a very light sleeper and I have a PA who will help me carry stuff. They want to camp there near their mates who they’ve said could set our tents up in the best spots before we arrive.
Then again Spring Ground sounds lovely in so many ways! Either way I’ll be able to access the shuttle bus and the shortcuts in between stages, but imagine the bus is very weather dependent.
On 4/8/2022 at 11:45 AM, Old_Johno said:Glastonbury is a disaster in heavy rain, June gets worse weather too
Yes it’s such a game changer! I’m thinking of having multiple campsite options to aim for depending on the forecast…
6 hours ago, gigpusher said:I'm not disabled and haven't done Boomtown but one sensible bit of advice is to pace yourself. If the night time activities are your thing take it easy in the day time. Don't spend your time trying to rush around various stages if you can find a stage that has a run of 3 or 4 acts that you like you'd probably be better doing that during the day. SE Corner after hours can get very, very busy so if you do want to do the night time stuff you might be better resting for an hour or 2 after headliners before bothering to join the queues as a lot of people will have given up and gone elsewhere but right after headliners it can be uncomfortably busy trying to get to these places. Otherwise sacrifice a headliner and get their early.
Definitely following all the advice about pacing, and especially good shout about getting ahead of the headliner crowds!
Thanks again all
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Hi all, new here
Got my first ticket to Glastonbury after trying for years, I’m beaming!
I’m disabled and have a health condition affecting my strength and mobility. Like many, across the last couple years and throwing long covid into the mix, this has got worse. I am eligible for the access support and got my application in, but seeing as I’ve never been before and not been to a festival since getting this ill I feel I have no idea what I’m in for. I’ve read Glasto Earth and searched around a lot, but a lot of access info is either quite old or just sparse.
The most physically demanding festival I’ve been to is Boomtown. I know it’s smaller! I’m wondering for people who have been to both, how would you say the sites compare in terms of physical demands? Are they relatively comparable, or is Boomtown child’s play compared to Glasto?
Also keen to hear from other disabled festival goers / others with similar concerns about you how you found it at Glastonbury?
Obviously I know there’s no way of getting around it being physically taxing, just want to have a better idea of how to prepare myself. Thanks all!
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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.