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convert · 2019-05-08T13:22:53Z

Think article made me a bit sad -We live quite close to Boomtown and the mess afterward I still find shocking. I genuinely don't remember it being the same attitude to abandoning swathes of rubbish post festival in the late 80s. I find it hard to reconcile this being the same youthful generation pushing the agenda with Extinction Rebellion and the school strikes. How did this happen? How did we to yo the stage where we have to retroactively educate people and change the marketing of shops to make people think about packing away their tent and rubbish and not just walking away from them? What is it about a festival environment that makes this socially acceptable when it isn't in normal life. Or is it the same as normal life but the population density is such that the behavior looks worse. As for Jordan quoted at the bottom of the article whose tired little legs just find the thought of carrying his tent home to too daunting:- After hearing that a tent is equivalent to hundreds of plastic cups, I feel bad for leaving the tent there now. Did someone actually have to tell you that Jordan? Are you such a drooling moron that you couldn't work that out for yourself? They say ‘Love the Land and Leave no Trace, But you can’t be arsed Cos you are off your face. You’ve been partying for days, But look at the state of the place. An abandoned refugee camp; They came, they trashed, they left. All the litter for the pickers. All the tat for the tatters. All the food for the seagulls, if they could get it out of the packets. All the boots in the car parks, In almost every parking space. All the trolleys broken in the race To be first out the gates, While the land fills up with our disgrace. You make up lies to soothe you Like we can recycle, upcycle, re-use. Make a thousand go carts Out of all the spare parts And send them to migrants. With sleeping bags, roll mats, and beloved Indian blankets. Abandoned vango tents, and empty baggies dusted with ket. Cookers and camping chairs. Your funky shirts and his muddy flairs. Someone will pick up the bits, Cool boxes full of shit, Who the hell does a dump, In the middle of their tent? A steaming monument to represent the level of descent you underwent. It’s not rocket surgery, You were potty trained in nursery, But you can buy more with your college bursary, Buy one get one free in our disposable society. While people are starving in a time of austerity, lunching out your stuff ain’t donating to charity, So lets’s get some clarity … All the munters are knackered by Monday. So why don’t the punters pack up on Sunday? Put your stuff in the lock up Party all night, ready to go at sun up You can sleep easy on the bus. They said ‘Love the Farm and Leave no Trace, So have a bit of dignity And tidy up the place. We’ve been partying for days, So respect the land and leave with grace.

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I find it hard to reconcile this being the same youthful generation pushing the agenda with Extinction Rebellion and the school strikes.

If young people are 18-30 (because that means I'm just "young") that's about 9 million people in the UK. Some were born in the 80's, some in this century.
I don't necessarily have anything in common with somebody 10 years younger than me from the other side of the country (although I might).

This reminds me of being accosted at a bar by a red faced old duffer who told me all young people love Corbyn and wanted me to explain why he as so great. He didn't accept my answer that I liked Milliband and voted for him, but thought Corbyn was an idiot that would be unelectable as PM. Just repeated the statement about all young people liking him

Posted : 09/05/2019 4:55 pm

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Do tell, what’s the conundrum?

Are you that dim-witted you need me to explain what you should be perfectly capable of understanding all by yourself?
It’s not worth my time.

Posted : 09/05/2019 11:02 pm

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Posted : 09/05/2019 11:14 pm

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seosamh77 sorry it took me a while to respond but thanks for addressing the few questions I had.

I am on board with your 'leave no trace' ethos. As is Glastonbury Festival and host. Did you read the small print?

Leave no trace

https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/information/green-glastonbury/take-it-dont-leave-it/

For a few days in June, the farmland which plays host to Glastonbury Festival is transformed into a fully-functioning, makeshift city. The scale of the Festival is so vast that it is easy to forget that, for the rest of the year, these pastures, streams and woodlands are home to roaming herds of cows and thriving local wildlife.

For Glastonbury Festival to be sustainable, we all have a duty to make sure the land on which it stands is looked after. With over 200,000 people visiting and working across this sprawling site, reducing the impact Glastonbury Festival has on its general environment is a huge task. And it is one which we are fiercely devoted to.

But we simply can’t do it without you. There are many ways in which you can help us to protect our environment and the future of the Festival.

Please use the toilets provided. Urinating on the land or in the rivers contaminates the local water supply, killing wildlife and seriously compromises the future of the festival.
Please use our recycling bins. It is not okay to drop litter on the ground. Help us by placing your waste into the correct recycling bins.
Please only use what you need. If every Festival-goer used four napkins instead of one, there would be an extra 450,000 napkins wasted unnecessarily.
Take your tent and equipment home with you. Nothing should be considered disposable so please only bring equipment that is built to last.
Please use public transport, cycle or car-share to Glastonbury Festival. Car exhaust is still the greatest contributor to global climate change. Join the 40 percent of Festival-goers that travel to the Festival by public transport and help to reduce our carbon footprint.
Please bring a reusable water bottle. These can be filled for free at all of our taps and WaterAid kiosks across the Festival site.
Please use water responsibly. Turn off taps and help us use water efficiently.
Please do not bring in glass bottles or other prohibited items such as paper lanterns. They cause fires and harm the cattle that live on the land.

BEYOND THE FARM
Our commitment to protect our environment – to use its resources responsibly and to reduce our ecological footprint – also extends beyond the physical boundaries of the Festival. Over the last few decades, we’ve donated millions of pounds to our partners at Greenpeace, Oxfam and WaterAid, who all do invaluable work to meet the urgent needs of our planet. Those donations wouldn’t be possible without all of you who buy our tickets, and the support of the thousands of volunteers who give their time to these good causes at the Festival.

Please take a moment to read through our energy, waste and ecological policies and learn how we are working towards a more sustainable future, and the vital role you can play in helping us to achieve that.

Love the Farm, leave no trace.

Posted : 10/05/2019 6:59 am

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BBC News – The Malvern rave that ended all raves
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-40001484

I was at Castlemorton. Jesus, what a bank holiday weekend that was. I did however take all of my rubbish home with me.

Posted : 10/05/2019 7:47 am

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