Reading Festival 2010

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Campsite Opening Times

Opens: Thursday morning 8am (26th August)

Early bird permit holders have access from 6pm Wednesday 25th August.  Please note that Early Bird permits can only be bought in advance and NOT on site this year.  Anyone arriving early without and Early Bird permit will be sent away until 8am Thursday.

Closes: Midday Monday 30th August.  Please bear this in mind if you'll be making multiple trips to pack up your stuff.

NO GAS CANISTERS OR CYLINDERS

For various reasons, mainly your and our staff’s safety, we have decided to continue with our gas canister policy and we will not permit any gas canisters, cylinders or petrol cookers into the campsites, or anywhere on site.  We suggest that if you want to cook outisde your tent that you bring disposable bbq’s only.  They are also available at the nearby supermarkets.  Anyone seen with canisters or cylinders will be ejected from site.  Please help up with this, plan ahead and have a great camping experience.

The caravan and campervan ticket holders in white campervan field only will be permitted to bring in gas containers up to the limit of 3kg.

NOT ALLOWED:
GAS CANISTERS (any size) [this includes nitrous oxide, or similar, capsules]
PETROL BURNER
ANY FORM OF AEROSOL OVER 250ml

ALLOWED:
GREENHEAT Base Camp Cooker
SOLID FUEL STOVES
DISPOSABLE BARBEQUES
FIRELIGHTERS / FIRELIGHTER STOVES
METHYLATED / “TRANGIA” SPIRIT STOVES


We recommend the GreenHeat base camp cookers and fuels:


Buy from camping shops or online, including here - 
http://www.proadventureshop.co.uk/acatalog/Greenheat_Eco-Stove_Cooker.html 

NO AEROSOLS

Confiscation policy and entry conditions to the festival

There will be NO RECEIPTS issued for any confiscated items. SO PLEASE DON’T BRING IT IF YOU DON’T WANT TO LOSE IT!

The following items may not be brought into the site through the campsite gates:

o Aerosols over 250ml  
o Airhorns
o o Alcohol in the possession of U18yr olds
o All gas canisters of any size (including nitrous oxide) 
Any goods for unauthorised trading
o o Any goods with unauthorised Reading/Leeds Festival logos
o Any items which may reasonably be considered for use as a weapon
o Audio recorders
o Chinese lanterns
o Excessive amounts of alcohol
o Excessive amounts of cigarettes
o Excessive amounts of food
o Fireworks
o Flares
o Generators
o Glass bottles, jars, containers
o Illegal substances
o Legal highs
o Megaphones
o Portable laser equipment and pens
o Unauthorised professional film or video equipment 
 
All items will be confiscated.

You may be body searched at the entrances. 

Persons suspected of carrying items that may be used in an offensive or dangerous manner, or carrying out illegal activities onsite may be searched.

Excessive amounts of food, cigarettes and alcohol will be refused entry to the site. Please only bring enough for personal consumption. 

No animals are allowed onsite at all, with the exception of registered guide dogs.

In addition to the items not allowed into the campsite, the following items will not be allowed into the arena through the arena entrance:

o Cans
o Disposable BBQs and permitted cooking stoves (see below)
o Drinks bottles *(other than sealed plastic water/soft drinks bottles under 500ml) 
o Flags

All items will be confiscated and not returned.

*Sealed plastic water bottles 500ml and under and food for personal consumption may be brought into the arena.

Cameras are normally permitted for personal use. Cameras with telephoto lenses will not be allowed through the arena entrance. Professional cameras and video/audio equipment are strictly prohibited. Live video/audio recordings made without the permission of the artiste/promoter are prohibited.

You will be allowed to bring the following into the campsites:

o Aerosols less than 250ml
o Alcohol (not contained in glass bottles) in the possession of over 18yrd olds
o Cans
o Disposable BBQs
o Firelighter stoves
o Fitted gas canisters/cylinders in campervans
o Flags
o Greenheat base camp cooker
o Methylated spirit stoves
o Solid fuel stoves

CONFISCATION POLICY FOR THE ARENA ENTRANCE
Illegal items will be confiscated and you may face arrest and eviction. 

Any disallowed items that are not permitted in the campsites will be confiscated and not returned to you.

Any legal, arena disallowed items listed above, that are permitted in the campsites,  should be taken back to your tent  or left luggage, depending on their monetary value. If you refuse they will be confiscated and not returned.

Please avoid this by adhering to the entry conditions.

Items allowed in the campsites

Security and police in the campsites

Quieter Campsite

In 2006, we stepped over the Thames to North of the river for the first time and created our quiet white zone campsite., if you are planning to bring a car to white car park, you must have previously purchased a white car pass to park here. There are a couple of food traders, showers, Tangerine Fields and a bar based here open 23 hours a day. The white bar will be serving ales this year.

There is a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Thames from the main site in brown zone campsite over to the white zone campsite and car park.

Please do not walk to white campsite from Reading town centre, the station or Kings Meadow/green car park as it is a four mile walk by road.

Walking to White Campsite by road

Please do not walk to white campsite from Reading town centre, the station or Kings Meadow/green car park as it is a four mile walk by road.

If you have parked in Kings Meadow/green car park or been dropped off in Kings Meadow and you want to camp in White zone please get the bridge to the main site green wristband exchange, then walk down through the campsites and cross the pedestrian bridge in brown camp straight into white camp.  This is a much shorter and manageable route.

If you arrive by shuttle bus from the station, or are walking from the town centre, go into the main site via the red wristband exchange, then walk through the campsites and cross the pedestrian bridge in brown camp straight into white camp.  This is a much shorter and manageable route.

White campsite has histrorically been our quiet campsite and so those who wish for somewhere away from the hub may wish to cross the bridge over the Thames and camp there.  There are showers, a bar and food traders based over there and a footbridge over the river for very easy access.

No Family Campsite

The Green Tent Company

Here at ReadingFestival we are very excited to announce the arrival of THE GREEN TENT COMPANY.

Each year we are faced with the mammoth task of cleaning up the fields which are usually strewn with huge amounts of used camping equipment including TENTS, SLEEPING BAGS and CAMPING MATS. 

Until now we have only been able to work with charities in the main to collect good equipment and a vast majority of the remainder end up going straight to LANDFILL because a traditional tent is made up of many different components such as FIBRE GLASS POLES, NYLON ZIPS and METAL PEGS which makes them un-economical to separate for recycling.

We are working closely with THE GREEN TENT COMPANY who are the first company in the world to design a stylish, competitively priced tent range made solely from ONE PRODUCT and incorporating a new peg system which prevents them from being left in the ground all with one focus of being environmentally and festival friendly. 

Their ground breaking range starts with a 2 man dome tent and is topped by a deluxe 6 man, 3 bedroom version which is tall enough to stand up in.They have even manufactured their SLEEPING BAGS and CAMPING MATS from the same single product making them more festival friendly. 

So if you’re going to be purchasing a new tent for this year’s Reading festival please visit www.thegreententcompany.co.uk and help us to reduce our carbon footprint, thus SAVING THE PLANET.

Click here for more information and to buy a Green Tent

Free Hot Showers

Tangerine Fields

Your tent’s already here!

The camper’s dream that is Tangerine Fields returns to Reading Festival. So leave your camping gear at home and start the party early. Book a ready-pitched and fully equipped tent. Choose from 2, 4 and 6 man tents and all the kit you need to camp – from sleeping bags to head torches.

And for that added bit of luxury and piece of mind, we have our own toilets and showers in a secure area with 24 hour stewarding

Visit www.tangerinefields.co.uk for more information and bookings.

Myhabs

The funky and new innovation for luxury camping at festivals is back for 2010. They are made from recycled plastic and waterproof cardboard with plenty of space to kick back and relax...

YOU BOOK. WE SETUP. YOU USE. WE RECYCLE.

Why are they so good?

- Your myhab will be set up waiting for you Toilets and Showers in the area 
- Comes with king size foam bedding Built in locker for your valuables.
- Raised off the ground; no damp nights
- Two way access; great ventilation

All this for only £250 inc vat , that’s only £125 each split between two. Please ensure you have full weekend festival tickets before booking.

Click here to book your myhab

Podpads

Campsite Offices

The campsite offices are based in caravans in each zone. They are open 24 hours and they are the bases for the Zone Managers, security, the CATs (Campsite Assistance Teams) and DC campsite staff . Please talk to the team in your campsite and get to know them.

Use them for getting any information you may need. They will also be patrolling and watching out for anything untoward in the campsites so please help them.

Lockers with power for phone charging

We have teamed up with Lockerhouse to make sure you can keep your belongings safe at Reading Festival. You get to keep a souvenir branded padlock after the event too! Book now, and be sure to keep your stuff safe all weekend. The lockers also have mobile phone charging facilities, which means you'll need to bring your own 12v Car adapter/charger.

IMPORTANT! - PLEASE NOTE: the locker sizes are 25cm wide x 15.5cm deep x 10cm high - so they are the right size for small valuables (mobiles, wallets, cameras). The Locker is used at Hirers own Risk.

These are only available to Weekend Camping ticket holders.

Info Boards

There will be new electronic information boards at the entrances.

There will be information boards at each campsite office. These will include a large site map, latest running order information or changes, and other general information on all onsite services, facilities and entertainment.

The Information Tents will be located at road G4 and in the arena between the Alternative and Festival Republic stages.

Campervan & Caravan Permits

CATs

The CATs are volunteers based in the festival campsites. CAT volunteers are there to help you get the most out of your festival 24 hours a day! If you're having trouble putting up your tent, need directions, are wondering about a performance or the days line-up, are concerned about a group or an individual's behaviour, need a UV pen to mark your belongings, would like to complain about a build-up of litter, or let us know about facilities which require attention – please contact a CAT volunteer – they'll do their best to help!

To contact a CAT – head towards your nearest fire tower, campsite office, or catch them as they patrol around!

If you're interested in volunteering to be a CAT please visit: www.HotboxEvents.com