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GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL-GOERS’ ENDURANCE skills are really being put to the test this year.
Thousands of revellers faced massive delays getting to the UK music festival yesterday and were greeted with a sea of mud on arrival at the campsite.
Festival organisers apologised after thousands of people were stuck in queues of up to 12 hours as traffic chaos hit all major routes to the site.
One ticket-holder told the BBC he was stuck in a queue for four-and-a-half hours but only moved half a mile. More than 100,000 people were due to descend on Worthy Farm for the five-day event.
Event founder Michael Eavis said he was “sorry for the delay” but said the problem was because “people were coming before the gates were open” at 8am yesterday.
Heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields at the Somerset site, meaning people who missed out on tickets were feeling rather smug.
Photos from the event showed people dragging their belongings through the mud, with some forward-thinking revellers bringing wheelie bins and airport trolleys with them.
Many people took to Twitter to joke about conditions at the festival.
Concern has been expressed about the festival clashing with today’s Brexit referendum, with no polling stations on-site. Instead, revellers were encouraged to register for a postal vote in advance.
Meanwhile, a vigil will be held at the festival this afternoon in memory of Labour MP Jo Cox, who was killed last week.
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Great Im off the hook. More chocolate please.
It’s “Man Fuel” isn’t it? That’s what the TV ad says anyway…………..
pass the yorkies round,hands off ladies
More BS research chocolate sales must be down.
There is no large Swedish evil chocolate corporation coming to mind..
I love chocolate!
Hmmm , I’m unreasonably skeptical about “research” like this , i seem to be conditioned to think that research like this is almost always to try influence consumption as an alternative to advertising , those Dime Bars (daim in Sweden and Ikea;) are massive and were bought by Kraft who now own Cadburys so my totally groundless unfounded conspiracy is that marketing olks in Cadbury will be quoting the “Swedish research” for years to come saying that even milk chocolate is good for you , god I’m getting so cynical these days ;(
Eh I don’t think Kraft bought Ikea…
I know that reads wrong , Dime bars are called Daim bars in Sweden and sold as daim bars in Ikea , Dime Bars were bought by Kraft who also own Cadbury , It was lighthearted reply to an earlier comment that had said they weren’t aware of major confectioner in Sweden , so I made up a groundless conspiracy that linked Swedish chocolate with major chock company … ;) I wasn’t suggesting Ikea were bought by Kraft…
Off to get some chocolate stout. 5 for a tenner in a well known supermarket chain. Woohoo.
So eat a lot of chocolate, lower your chance of stroke but increase your risk of diabetes! Just eat it in moderation…
The Guardian thought it was worthwhile mentioning the following (probably the most important fact in the entire study ) “Studies seem to demonstrate a benefit on cardiovascular health with chocolate consumption but, as in this study, other factors such as eating more fruits and veg, smoking less, and a modest intake of alcohol also assist in maintaining cardiovascular health. A little of what you fancy does you good, but in terms of chocolate, choose one with at least 40-50% cocoa solid content if you want to boost your flavonoid intake.”
Sexism at its very best!!!!!
In what way? I don’t see how an inanimate object such as a Cocoa Bean could be sexist!
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