[Svengalifest]

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Svengali

Someone capable of disappearing tricks

Someone able to make others money disappear before vanishing himself

[Tent Robbers]

Any news from Reading or Leeds?

Especially after all the thefts from tents at the Reading WOMAD this year.

[Tent Robbers]

I noticed at the Wickham Festival they had CCTV covering the main Festival site and part of the campsite. One of the organisers told me it was 'movement-activated' so anyone moving between stalls or tents at night would be videoed. They didn't have a single theft from a tent at Wickham so maybe CCTV is a good deterrent. It might be costly but a basic temporary system ought to be affordable to Festival organisers who stand to benefit from increased ticket sales if their site is known to be safe.