Glastocam!

[Fork_UK]

I stayed in (the non-family bit of) Wicket Ground and I'm pleased to say that the vast majority of people took their stuff home.  Even the group of party animals next door that kept us awake most nights took all their stuff and just left a neat pile of bin bags (that'll teach us to judge books by their covers!).

 

Although it'll never be perfect, and there are still some campsites that are worse than others, I think the amount of rubbish left behind this year was much less than last year.  I think it has a lot to do with everything being covered in stinking mud last year. 

Edited June 27, 2017 by Fork_UK

[edwardjc14]

very strange watching it now, looks eerie, is anyone on here still there?

[deebeedoobee]

6 hours ago, edwardjc14 said:

very strange watching it now, looks eerie, is anyone on here still there?

yes - all year 

 

just followed into Pilton: 

1 Arcadia crew going back on site.

2 large artist airstreams going towards the motorway and

3 artics with shower blocks on the back - one had stopped on a narrow bit in Glastonbury to restrap the blocks !

[scaryclaireyfairy]

Even last year in the mud, Wicket was pretty spotless.

Only one tent abandoned in our vicinity in Cockmill.  It was a lovely one, as well.  Massive. Too much for my needs although I could do with an upgrade. Someone else wombled it (or at least took it down) by lunchtime.

[Gnomicide]

Felt better today reading Michael's comments about it, he manages not to get annoyed so I'm trying not to as well, but it's bloody hard.

[fatyeti24]

21 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Felt better today reading Michael's comments about it, he manages not to get annoyed so I'm trying not to as well, but it's bloody hard.

Today we went looking at sofas for our place, particularly lovely Chesterfields. The guy who makes them said a firm that runs either a backstage VIP or some offsite thing bought 11 of them for the festival, after which they just chucked them. 

They did the same last year too, but this year they increased their order. 

[deebeedoobee]

1 hour ago, fatyeti24 said:

Today we went looking at sofas for our place, particularly lovely Chesterfields. The guy who makes them said a firm that runs either a backstage VIP or some offsite thing bought 11 of them for the festival, after which they just chucked them. 

They did the same last year too, but this year they increased their order. 

That's just too disgusting for words. The waste makes you feel sick 

[Mickball]

Litter pickers out in Silver Hayes today. John peel being taken down as well.

It's hard to watch it all get taken apart, but I still am 

[stuartbert two hats]

Fuck me, they must save thousands and thousands on the cleanup operation on a dry year.

[OFP]

Does the fence normally start coming down this early? It's astonishing how quickly they've cleared the site this year. 

I guess the weather has helped. 

[kalifire]

I must be in the minority in that I love watching the site being built but also dismantled. Glastonbury Festival is a truly magnificent creation, but it doesn't belong there beyond the five days it exists. To watch the land return to the farm is beautiful thing.

[deebeedoobee]

I can't wait to get back on my running track! The security at the top of Worthy Lane said he had one more week. Hopefully then we can get back on the farm. I need the fence to go from the SE corner so I can get onto the railway track, then up across the stone circle and Park , down passed Steanbow. Can't wait

 

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

Amazing how clear the site looks already. If you look at the fallow year purely in the context of its traditional use in farming, then it seems odd considering we'll probably not be able to tell the festival even happened in a couple of weeks!

[pauladam]

1 hour ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

we'll probably not be able to tell the festival even happened in a couple of weeks

Oh, it happened! I can tell you that, it wasn't all a dream

[kalifire]

I suspect the notion that the land needs to recover is a bit of a misnoma. It's more likely they just want to concentrate on farming more consistently every few years. 

[Pink_Tequila]

1 minute ago, kalifire said:

I suspect the notion that the land needs to recover is a bit of a misnoma. It's more likely they just want to concentrate on farming more consistently every few years. 

I think it is also the need to give the village a break as well

[kalifire]

Just now, Pink_Tequila said:

I think it is also the need to give the village a break as well

Probably. And the organisers a year off. 

[Yorkshire Chomper]

I remember few years ago on the fallow year there were crops growing possibly backstage area or other stage field.    Also do they ever dismantle the pyramid frame?

[pauladam]

5 minutes ago, Yorkshire Chomper said:

I remember few years ago on the fallow year there were crops growing possibly backstage area or other stage field.    Also do they ever dismantle the pyramid frame?

not in recent years and I'm unsure about last fallow year, but I do wonder if they will do this time round - or at least get it checked over structurally (Yes...I know, I don't doubt that its checked every year, but I mean a proper thorough check over)

[Rudi]

On 7/1/2017 at 3:47 PM, deebeedoobee said:

I can't wait to get back on my running track! The security at the top of Worthy Lane said he had one more week. Hopefully then we can get back on the farm. I need the fence to go from the SE corner so I can get onto the railway track, then up across the stone circle and Park , down passed Steanbow. Can't wait

 

Could there be a better way to alleviate the glasto blues than this?!

Certainly puts my lunchtime run around a smog filled west london to shame!

[fatyeti24]

38 minutes ago, Yorkshire Chomper said:

I remember few years ago on the fallow year there were crops growing possibly backstage area or other stage field.    Also do they ever dismantle the pyramid frame?

as far as i'm aware, they never have done.  it was built to be a temporary structure, but they got planning permision a few years ago to leave it in situ.

[JayBalls]

38 minutes ago, Yorkshire Chomper said:

 do they ever dismantle the pyramid frame?

No, it's permanent

[Michaels denim shorts]

The Glastonbury man video in this thread has footage of the pyramid being built

about 40 mins in 

Edited July 5, 2017 by Michaels denim shorts

[stuartbert two hats]

58 minutes ago, Pink_Tequila said:

I think it is also the need to give the village a break as well

I think that's 99% of the reason to be honest.

[stuartbert two hats]

15 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said:

as far as i'm aware, they never have done.  it was built to be a temporary structure, but they got planning permision a few years ago to leave it in situ.

They used to, but I think it's over 10 years since they last did.