Council staff hard at work as music’s biggest party comes to town

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With one of the world’s biggest parties set to take place in Mendip later this month, the council’s staff are preparing to do their bit to ensure the event passes off as safely as possible. Each year, a town the size of Bath temporarily sets up camp in the middle of the beautiful Mendip countryside for one of the world’s most famous music festivals – Glastonbury. Full story: Read more

Council’s band of staff hard at work as Glastonbury gets ready to party

Screen Shot 2015-06-11 at 10.57.43Each year, a town the size of Sunderland temporarily sets up camp in the middle of the beautiful Mendip countryside for one of the world’s most famous music festivals – Glastonbury. A huge amount of work goes into making the festival a success and, with just a few weeks until around 203,000 people descend on Worthy Farm in Pilton, Mendip District Council staff are hard at work behind the scenes, doing their bit to make sure the event passes off as safely as possible. Full story: Read more

OXJAM GLASTONBURY & STREET 2014 SMASHES ITS FUNDRAISING TARGET

oxjam prize and chequesOxjam Glastonbury & Street 2014 has made its final counts and smashed its target of raising over £1000. The final total is £1685.80. This total includes a cheque still to be banked for £250 from Kier Construction for matching the amount raised at Hawthorns Hotel from the performance one of their employees, Spencer Cox. This was not the only instance of matching as the amount raised by the public of £323.90 at the Bocabar and Red Brick Building was also matched by Bocabar Glastonbury. Full story: Read more