New security measures in place

[TheSheriff]

I've found the security staff around Gate C when go back and forth to the campervan to be complete idiots, who find it OK to make Xenophobic, racist and sexist remarks. Really need to learn some respect to be honest, seen one with a Chelsea tattoo on his neck having a right go at a women for no reason, told him he was a wrong un and he did quieten down after

[Stretlow]

22 hours ago, Upside down frowner said:

East camper van fields- no search coming in Wednesday.

Came through PGC twice a day weds/thurs- no search at all.

Friday morning- no search.

Exiting after radiohead, complete search, bag/pockets/clothing/phone/test cards for powered. Torch up nostrils and in eyes from the doctor* who declared "he's definitely had something but it ain't coke". Threaten with ticket being ripped up.

it didnt matter as I kept answering I didn't have anything. Weirdly I re entered after getting some alcohol and wasn't searched!

Saw some lads being taxed early in the morning when we exited again.

 

*security guard 

Jesus Christ. 

I've been coming out of gate c each night, if that would have happened to me as wholloped my way out at gone 6 this morning I'm not sure what they would have done

 

 

[barcelonista1899]

23 hours ago, Upside down frowner said:

East camper van fields- no search coming in Wednesday.

Came through PGC twice a day weds/thurs- no search at all.

Friday morning- no search.

Exiting after radiohead, complete search, bag/pockets/clothing/phone/test cards for powered. Torch up nostrils and in eyes from the doctor* who declared "he's definitely had something but it ain't coke". Threaten with ticket being ripped up.

it didnt matter as I kept answering I didn't have anything. Weirdly I re entered after getting some alcohol and wasn't searched!

Saw some lads being taxed early in the morning when we exited again.

 

*security guard 

That's not on that.  (The torch in eyes/ nostrils) Next time take their badge number and report them. 

Probably a bored knob who was trying to get a sneaky stash for when he clocks off.

[Ed209]

Wrong thread

Edited June 25, 2017 by Ed209

[WS_Jack_III]

Been out twice now and the queues to get back in are getting worse and worse. I understand why they are doing it but I've never had to wait 10 minutes before to reenter the festival. 

Just about to head back in and it looks like it could be 20 mins wait now.

[Stretlow]

So I've been in and out of gate C every day (currently back in) 

I haven't been searched once.

I've seen no difference to my other two visits

[Beaver89]

Any undue abuse or nonsense, take their numbers and report them or record them and send to GFL. They are there to do a job, not to abuse people.

Makes me glad that when I get to go (no tix this year), once on site, I'm there til Monday!

[Walter Sobchak]

Same here arrived on coach, no search, camping next to my mates caravan in east. Not been searched once. 

[Penrhos]

Arrived gate A Thursday lunch. Just a squeeze of my bag and a cursory look inside. No police, no dogs. Asked if I had any glass or prohibited items - so almost the same as any other year. Virtually no security on way out today.

AFAIK the law is specific on possession - if you have consumed it you are not in possession so no offence has occurred  (unless you attempt to drive under the influence) so you would be within your rights to take their details and report them to management for harassment. Small dick syndrome by the sounds of it.

 

Edited June 26, 2017 by Penrhos

[Flysheet]

On 22/06/2017 at 11:42 AM, idb said:

There were three lads with Liverpudlian accents yesterday in the acoustic tent with no wristbands on at all. Was wondering how they got in. 

I came across them in the bar at Williams Green on Wednesday lunch...hmmm

[Flysheet]

Queued from 5.30am on Weds till 9 and barely moved at C

9.15, sprinted down the hill and through wristband without being checked, security even stamped our arms to say we had been because he said we'd waited long enough already.

[GT3]

My friend had a joint ripped out his hand by a steward who was really agressive and shouted "I can get you removed from site if I want, so think yourself lucky". Bit OTT if you ask me.

[FloorFiller]

13 minutes ago, GT3 said:

My friend had a joint ripped out his hand by a steward who was really agressive and shouted "I can get you removed from site if I want, so think yourself lucky". Bit OTT if you ask me.

I've had a steward give me a warning for lighting up a joint but he was pretty damn reasonable about it - this guy sounds like a bad dickhead.

[Slugworth]

So for all the worries expressed on here prior to the festival it didn't feel any different to any other year. Other than an increase of wrist band checks i didn't experience any bother at all. Didn't see a police officer until Sunday evening where there were about 20 at Lovebullets. Looked like they had shut the place down. Someone said they had caught a group of people that were using fake money. Anyone know what that was all about?

[Rylbld9]

I was expecting massive queues when I arrived on Wednesday mid-afternoon but we got in pretty quickly, and didn't get searched whatsoever. They just told us if we haven't been asked to be searched to just continue through. We didn't have anything on us anyway so it didn't really matter but I still found it pretty strange. We went through gate A for what it's worth.

[jonodillieono]

Friends brother and his mates where camped literally the other side of the path to us in bushy.

Security turn up 5 minutes after they get back from getting breakfast and start to mention how they've had a reliable tip off that they're carrying a large amount of counterfeit money and that the police are on their way to search them.

5 minutes later 2 jeeps turn up and all of a sudden there's about 7 police and 4 security here to search these 4 young lads. They go through every inch of their tents, make them take their socks off and search them and search all pockets. Prettt much the only place they didn't check was their underwear.

Obviously they didn't find any counterfeit money as they didn't have any but they found a very small amount of powder which one of the jobsworths insisted was enough to get them thrown out.

So they get escorted over to the main security office to speak to the head of security and he lets them go saying the security are being stupid wanting to kick them out for having such a tiny amount and then went on to say how he's seen nothing but scousers all day and the security are clearly discriminating against them.

Bit silly really, like apparently they were stalked back to the tents by these security guards for 30 minutes. Where this 'tip' come from we don't know but it's ridiculous

[shoptildrop]

On 2017-6-20 at 11:44 PM, Spindles said:

What possible reason would security have for confiscating a can of deodorant?  Surely there must be more to it than that.  A spray of deodorant in the tent after a wash is about as fresh as I get to feel for 5 days.

One of our group has theirs confiscated... apparently you could easily make a flame thrower out of It!! ! Ridiculous tbh 

Personally I went through gates 3 times and didn't have anything checked once, neither did the fella.

I thought the Alton towers queues were unnecessary to maybe check the odd bag, I was in the queue at D for nearly 6 hours on Wed and that was arriving in pink around 6.30am.... got heat stroke and screwed me up all of weds and most of Thursday too

[FloorFiller]

23 minutes ago, jonodillieono said:

Friends brother and his mates where camped literally the other side of the path to us in bushy.

Security turn up 5 minutes after they get back from getting breakfast and start to mention how they've had a reliable tip off that they're carrying a large amount of counterfeit money and that the police are on their way to search them.

5 minutes later 2 jeeps turn up and all of a sudden there's about 7 police and 4 security here to search these 4 young lads. They go through every inch of their tents, make them take their socks off and search them and search all pockets. Prettt much the only place they didn't check was their underwear.

Obviously they didn't find any counterfeit money as they didn't have any but they found a very small amount of powder which one of the jobsworths insisted was enough to get them thrown out.

So they get escorted over to the main security office to speak to the head of security and he lets them go saying the security are being stupid wanting to kick them out for having such a tiny amount and then went on to say how he's seen nothing but scousers all day and the security are clearly discriminating against them.

Bit silly really, like apparently they were stalked back to the tents by these security guards for 30 minutes. Where this 'tip' come from we don't know but it's ridiculous

Ridiculous, and infuriating to hear, not just as a fellow scouser but because it's a load of bullshit regardless. If they'd had done that to me I don't think my amounts would've got let off so kindly 

[Swine_Glasto2014]

It seems the uber security operation was a huge public stunt, or it seems that way! 

I've been through into East Camper for the past six Glastonbury's and have never known the security to be so poor. Usually there is a check point just inside the gate as you come in, hit and miss van search and confiscation of bottles ect. This year no check point atall, just Campsite Wardens showing you to a very poor laid out E19. So much space taken up and the rows were ridiculous. 

Did not see hardly any security doing spot checks either. 

Agreed the checks on gate C at points were thorough. 

[Upside down frowner]

7 hours ago, Slugworth said:

So for all the worries expressed on here prior to the festival it didn't feel any different to any other year. Other than an increase of wrist band checks i didn't experience any bother at all. Didn't see a police officer until Sunday evening where there were about 20 at Lovebullets. Looked like they had shut the place down. Someone said they had caught a group of people that were using fake money. Anyone know what that was all about?

The two lads making money on laughing gas in love bullets were upset by Friday and checking £20's becUse they must have been getting done over the night before ha ha ha

[ivan]

We were in Cv East .  

Asked entering site in the van " Have you any glass in your van ? "

Otherwise we saw very little security , very little searches and only the occasional " Please show your wristband " crossing cv fields.

No change from other years tbh 

[Laurenkfj]

Awful queues at gate b on the wed, about 5 hours in the heat - horrific, people passing out and having panic attacks. Herded in like cattle.

When we got to the search tables, everyone was "searched" - mine consisted of "have you got anything you shouldn't have" and patting my bag down. 

I would've preferred a proper search that would've at least then made the queue worthwhile - what they had done was endangered everyone's safety without actually increasing security/reducing people taking things they shouldn't in.

A lot of ill people around on Wed as a result.

[Ricci's Special Kebabs]

I was in CV East.

The van got a complete search upon entry, no search on us.

I went through PGC twice per day with a reasonably sized bag, neither I or my missus got searched once.

[rpfranks]

Security were knobheads early Wednesday morning when searching everyone's bags...one came up to me and asked if I had any drugs, I said no and he said I don't believe you, put your arms out now. Looked pissed off that he didn't find any and said I had a "fucking lucky escape". 

We only went back to the car once on Thursday morning but returned with our big bags and loads of other stuff and didn't even see anyone who could be searching. 

[Mezhyp1]

Apart from the smallest of pat downs to the outside of my bag on Wednesday morning, don't think I had a single conversation with any member of security the rest of the time. All about personal experience really but I thought they were more lax than ever this year