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| Glastonbury arrivals told to expect long queues and tightened security | Glastonbury arrivals told to expect long queues and tightened security |
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| People attending Glastonbury festival this weekend have been urged to “pack lightly” due to strict new security measures in the wake of the terror attacks in Manchester and London. | People attending Glastonbury festival this weekend have been urged to “pack lightly” due to strict new security measures in the wake of the terror attacks in Manchester and London. |
| Festival organisers said those entering the site should also expect much longer queues because of stricter security. | Festival organisers said those entering the site should also expect much longer queues because of stricter security. |
| The gates to Worthy Farm opened at 7am on Wednesday but eager campers waited more than three hours to get on to the site, with each subject to an initial bag search and another with handheld metal detectors. | The gates to Worthy Farm opened at 7am on Wednesday but eager campers waited more than three hours to get on to the site, with each subject to an initial bag search and another with handheld metal detectors. |
| Anna Harris and Georgia Nightingale, both 25, from south London, set off at 1.30am and entered the gates at 8.10am. Harris, who has attended the festival for the past three years, said: “Security does seem stricter this year, they were checking bags. There were some checks but there are so many people and it is so hot. The queues were better than I thought they would be.” | Anna Harris and Georgia Nightingale, both 25, from south London, set off at 1.30am and entered the gates at 8.10am. Harris, who has attended the festival for the past three years, said: “Security does seem stricter this year, they were checking bags. There were some checks but there are so many people and it is so hot. The queues were better than I thought they would be.” |
| Joe Stacey, 23, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, set off at 3am. He said: “Security was much tighter than it usually is. They were searching every single person. The queues were staggered too, we were separated into lines.” His friend, Devoney Payne, 22, from Frome, Somerset, said: “Every person had their bag checked. There were police dogs and we saw a metal detector.” | Joe Stacey, 23, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, set off at 3am. He said: “Security was much tighter than it usually is. They were searching every single person. The queues were staggered too, we were separated into lines.” His friend, Devoney Payne, 22, from Frome, Somerset, said: “Every person had their bag checked. There were police dogs and we saw a metal detector.” |
| Assistant chief constable Caroline Peters, gold commander for the Glastonbury festival police plan, said in a statement: “Public safety is always our top priority but we also want everyone going to the festival to have a great time. | Assistant chief constable Caroline Peters, gold commander for the Glastonbury festival police plan, said in a statement: “Public safety is always our top priority but we also want everyone going to the festival to have a great time. |
| “There is no intelligence to suggest a threat to Glastonbury festival but we, along with the event organisers, will be taking extra security precautions this year. | “There is no intelligence to suggest a threat to Glastonbury festival but we, along with the event organisers, will be taking extra security precautions this year. |
| “The policing style might look and feel slightly different this year – there will be a higher visibility of officers on the perimeter of festival helping security with searches.” | “The policing style might look and feel slightly different this year – there will be a higher visibility of officers on the perimeter of festival helping security with searches.” |
| She added that festival-goers should be “alert but not alarmed”. | She added that festival-goers should be “alert but not alarmed”. |
| Meanwhile, those hoping for a sun-kissed Glastonbury may find themselves a little disappointed. The forecast for the festival marks an end to the heatwave which has gripped Britain this week, breaking a 40-year record, with temperatures dropping to 20C on Thursday. | Meanwhile, those hoping for a sun-kissed Glastonbury may find themselves a little disappointed. The forecast for the festival marks an end to the heatwave which has gripped Britain this week, breaking a 40-year record, with temperatures dropping to 20C on Thursday. |
| The first campers through the gates had a chance to soak up the sun and the 31C temperatures, but by Thursday morning it will give way to thick clouds, with even chance of rain in the early hours of the morning. | The first campers through the gates had a chance to soak up the sun and the 31C temperatures, but by Thursday morning it will give way to thick clouds, with even chance of rain in the early hours of the morning. |
| But the hot dry weather of June means that the Worthy Farm ground is unlikely to turn into the churned mudbath of last year, when it rained in the week building up to the event and continued relentlessly over the festival’s five days. The most likely chance of rain will be on Saturday morning, but even that is predicted to be light. | But the hot dry weather of June means that the Worthy Farm ground is unlikely to turn into the churned mudbath of last year, when it rained in the week building up to the event and continued relentlessly over the festival’s five days. The most likely chance of rain will be on Saturday morning, but even that is predicted to be light. |
| Oli Claydon, a spokesperson for the Met Office, said: “The cloud will come in overnight and the theme of that cloud continues really through Thursday. There are some weather warnings for rain but they don’t cover Glastonbury, they are much further east so Glastonbury might get away with being a relatively dry year.” | Oli Claydon, a spokesperson for the Met Office, said: “The cloud will come in overnight and the theme of that cloud continues really through Thursday. There are some weather warnings for rain but they don’t cover Glastonbury, they are much further east so Glastonbury might get away with being a relatively dry year.” |
| The thick cloud and temperatures between 18C and 20C will continue into Friday, Saturday and Sunday, dropping to lows of 11C at night. | The thick cloud and temperatures between 18C and 20C will continue into Friday, Saturday and Sunday, dropping to lows of 11C at night. |
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