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Sunday night Reading festival nightmare - do they even care?

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itsallabittiring · 31/08/2021 19:20

I wanted to ask about the experience people had on Sunday night in the campsites. My daughter, who is 18 and fairly streetwise, said it was absolutely terrifying as people were going round blowing tents up using aerosols. There was also a massive fight right next to them and then a stampede of people trampled over her tent. They seriously feared for their lives. Until then they had had quite a good time, although some men camping nearby had been threatening on and off so they felt a bit unsafe at times.
Security guards were next to useless apparently and a few of them were apparently clearly on drugs and were asking people for 'Ket'.
It literally sounded like the most unsafe place you could probably think of - they had to take it in turns to stay up and not sleep to try and stop themselves getting blown up. She said it felt so out of control and everyone was drugged up and didn't care.
I would seriously think twice if you think your 16- 18 year old could cope with that. I know my daughter and her friends will never, ever go back. I think it is pretty appalling how scenes like that are allowed to happen. If your teen does insist on going maybe ensure they aren't there for Sunday night which is when it all really kicks off in a nasty way.

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Kite22 · 08/09/2021 19:04

Thank you to the Reading journalists.
Still a shame that the Council aren't interested, and that no National papers will take it up.

FionasFanjoFondu · 08/09/2021 19:31

Also came here to link the article. Well done Berkshire Live and please keep applying pressure to the festival organisers to respond.

GellerYeller · 12/09/2021 12:36

I'm late catchung up with the thread, sorry, but I have a question: if they're going almost market this as a teen rite of passage and have it attended by loads of under 18s, who has accountability for the arson/drugs/assaults/theft?
And if that's widely known as a likely consequence of attending, how the hell do they get public liability insurance for this event?

GellerYeller · 12/09/2021 12:37

Sorry that should say preventing the arson theft etc.

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