Increased police and security

[Pink_Tequila]

1 minute ago, ripcurl85 said:

Imagine that there was so much gear around that the dog was overwhelmed so just took to barking indiscriminately. "I can't work in these conditions FFS!"  

Having been caught with stuff in my wallet by a dog at V festival I must have been very unlucky!

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

And if there are dogs, have a small bit of weed in your pocket which you can readily hand over.

[lucyginger]

3 minutes ago, DAVA said:

Through the urethral opening

If your stash is small enough to be plugged, it'll be small enough to be resting down in your grundies next to your meat and 2 veg. Alls you need are a pair of underpants that are similar to Y-Fronts or the new type of tight boxers that are the fashion these days. You could even have a pouch which is tied to your underpants-fly. Less agro than plugging.

If you're worried about getting strip searched... then if they're gonna go that far, they'll also ask you to squat.

Be polite and courteous with the security and you shouldn't have any problems.

 

Plugged?! All these technical terms are quite baffling!! 

I'm a bit (quite) scared of dogs, they always make me nervous when I see them whcih I'm sure makes it worse! 

[eFestivals]

c'mon peeps, you know drugs can reflect badly back onto the festival.

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

Just now, eFestivals said:

c'mon peeps, you know drugs can reflect badly back onto the festival.

Sorry my bad, I was literally editing my post to say that it's a bit bad talking about things like this on an open forum.

Use your head people and stay safe.

[Davet84]

16 minutes ago, MattDavies__ said:

I didn't see any dogs at all last year.

In fact I've only seen one single dog at all the festivals I've been to, and he was barking his nut off at everyone so wasn't much use. Pretty sure they're just a police scare tactic. 

 

Seen em twice, they've worked twice!

I see them again ill be using that there bin for honest people :/

[Sawdusty surfer]

Another new measure for this year. On entry, all caravans have a pass put in the window with the resident's name and phone number on. Not sure how soon this is going to be implemented,didn't have to do it a week and a half ago when I delivered two caravans for daughter.

[Mr.Tease]

1 hour ago, mrfunk said:

no doubt they will have dogs at Castle Cary?

They had dogs at Bristol Temple meads on the Tuesday a few years ago

[sidewinder679]

1 hour ago, musky said:

They usually do, and Paddington if you're coming from London. 

Getting a bit paranoid about this, only have to get from London to Reading for the coach. Already planning to use a station other than Paddington but still worried. The festival gates don't worry me at all, it's the train stations and coach

[musky]

9 minutes ago, sidewinder679 said:

Getting a bit paranoid about this, only have to get from London to Reading for the coach. Already planning to use a station other than Paddington but still worried. The festival gates don't worry me at all, it's the train stations and coach

I do believe you can get to Reading via Waterloo/Clapham Jcn.

[sidewinder679]

Just now, musky said:

I do believe you can get to Reading via Waterloo/Clapham Jcn.

Yeah got a station near to me on that route so will be heading that way

[big__phil]

There is no need to get nervous. At some festivals they make an effort to search EVERY person on the way in. Glastonbury seem to have one table per queue (where you split at the gate), and search one person at a time, whenever the table is free. You probably get 30/40/50 people walking through for every search (or at least early on Wednesday when I go through).

[VolumetricFox]

The @Policeatglasto twitter are doing Q+A using the hashtag #askglastopolice at 6:30pm for an hour tonight.

[jumbomcnutt]

4 minutes ago, nodolphie said:

The @Policeatglasto twitter are doing Q+A using the hashtag #askglastopolice at 6:30pm for an hour tonight.

"Where will your dogs be positioned?"  #askglastopolice

[RickW]

The website Glastonburypolice.co.uk gives an interesting insight into how the festival is policed, and the work that they do, I'm just hoping for a safe and enjoyable festival for all.

[jumbomcnutt]

Just now, RickW said:

The website Glastonburypolice.co.uk gives an interesting insight into how the festival is policed, and the work that they do, I'm just hoping for a safe and enjoyable festival for all.

Every year I've been the Police have been fantastic. They know its best to let the contained party be self regulated by the festival teams. They often look to be having as much fun as the punters!

[bennyboi]

2 hours ago, DAVA said:

Through the urethral opening

If your stash is small enough to be plugged, it'll be small enough to be resting down in your grundies next to your meat and 2 veg. Alls you need are a pair of underpants that are similar to Y-Fronts or the new type of tight boxers that are the fashion these days. You could even have a pouch which is tied to your underpants-fly. Less agro than plugging.

If you're worried about getting strip searched... then if they're gonna go that far, they'll also ask you to squat.

Be polite and courteous with the security and you shouldn't have any problems.

 

Have people been striped at Glasto? 

I balls it too, i bung it it down the from of my boxers every year. They even asked me to empty my pockets but then no one checked if I'd left anything in my pocket. ive been searched twice, it's not bad at all, they may find something if they go though your bag. 

[stopwn1981]

1 hour ago, nodolphie said:

The @Policeatglasto twitter are doing Q+A using the hashtag #askglastopolice at 6:30pm for an hour tonight.

And people at are seriously asking them whether they can take in weed for personal use hahahahahahah

[stopwn1981]

2 hours ago, jumbomcnutt said:

"Where will your dogs be positioned?"  #askglastopolice

Some div actually asked them this on Twitter also hahahaha

Edited June 14, 2016 by stopwn1981

[Mezhyp1]

[stopwn1981]

Has anyone actually ever seen old bill and sniffer dogs on an entrance gate checking people - I thought this was a myth!

[Spindles]

19 minutes ago, stopwn1981 said:

Has anyone actually ever seen old bill and sniffer dogs on an entrance gate checking people - I thought this was a myth!

Not once.  I have seen them at Reading train station on entry days at Reading festival only.  Never seen dogs apart from that at more than a dozen festivals.  The only time I've seen police at the gates at Glastonbury they were just passing through.

[Mezhyp1]

I've never seen anything at Glastonbury. On the other hand, the past 3/4 times I've been at TITP has been like fucking Crufts 

Edited June 14, 2016 by Mezhyp1

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

3 hours ago, bennyboi said:

Have people been striped at Glasto? 

I balls it too, i bung it it down the from of my boxers every year. They even asked me to empty my pockets but then no one checked if I'd left anything in my pocket. ive been searched twice, it's not bad at all, they may find something if they go though your bag. 

Not that I know of mate... you never know what goes on though behind closed doors.

[guypjfreak]

personally i HATE taking any id to festivals so the idea of having to show id every time i go in or out is a night mare ,,,

also some one said about them chipping the bands .well surely they wont have time to do that now ...