Leeds Festival will have Green Messengers in the campsites again in 2008, talking to campers to encourage them to be environmentally aware in the disposal of their rubbish, particularly in packing up their camping site. We are keen to alert festival goers to the environmental impact of burning tents and possessions instead of taking them home or donating them.

All Green Messenger volunteer positions are now full!

If you would like to help reduce the festival’s environmental impact, please apply to Team Recycle here: http://www.247recruit.com/employer-profile_Leisure_Support_Services_-_Leeds_Festival_620.aspx

Food for personal consumption only may be brought into the arena. There are plenty of outlets on site selling food & drink. No glass is permitted anywhere in the campsites or arena. Only sealed plastic bottles of water under 500ml size will be permitted into the arena.

Click here for 2008's Trader prices

Leeds Festival 2008 takes place at Bramham Park. Bramham is located just off the A1, 5 miles south of Wetherby, 15 miles west of York and 10 miles East of Leeds.

PLEASE RESPECT YOUR ENVIRONMENT AND DON'T DROP LITTER ON YOUR WAY TO AND FROM THE FESTIVAL.

Please do not use your sat nav system to get directions to the festival as there are specific routings into site depending on which direction you are approaching from. Instead please follow our directions below and the temporary festival road signage that we put in place – thank you.

PDF PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR A ROUTE MAP 

Tickets should always be bought from a reliable source, below are some options for you.

Online:  www.seetickets.com

By phone: Call the Festival Republic 0871 231 0821
[Info line: Cannot take bookings 020 7009 3001 Mon- Fri 10-6]

We cannot be held responsible for any purchases made through unauthorised sources.

SEETickets.com  Lastminute.com   Ticketline   
Ticketmaster       Stargreen            Gigantic  
Jumbo Records    Crash Records
First Call
Leeds Gateway

Ticketmaster 0844 847 2366

HMV
Barnsley, Birmingham High St, Doncaster, Grimsby, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds Birstall, Leeds Headrow, Leeds White Rose, Manchester 90 Market St, Newcastle, Rotherham, Scunthorpe,
Sheffield High St, Sheffield Meadowhall, Wakefield, York, York Monks Cross

See our information on Touts here

To read the Disabled Access Festival Guide 2008 [PDF] , click here
To download the application form, [PDF]   click here

And last but not least! The "Love Not Riots" campaign was started up in 2006 by two festival goers to promote the festival communities wellbeing and enjoyment.

This is how they describe their campaign:

Whether you have been a victim of the events previously present at the festivals or just think it is wrong to risk putting people's safety in danger, we need your support and you need a free "Love Not Riots" badge to join the massive following of Reading & Leeds Festival Fans that we have already hooked!

The simple message the Love Not Riots stands for is that everyone deserves to leave the festival safe and happy and should not have their safety jeopardised as a result of someone else's behaviour / enjoyment.  And that we all have a duty to protect our fellow festival goers in order for everyone to have the most awesome weekend possible. If we make one possible rioter listen and change their views of how to enjoy the festival then the campaign will have worked and been worth every second!

There WILL come a time when the authorities take into account the destructive behaviour of previous festivals and say enough is enough and the Reading and Leeds Festival will be no more.

More information on how to get hold of this years campaign T shirts, vest tops and badges will be made available shortly on their new website and myspace page - visit

www.lovenotriots.com  www.myspace.com/lovenotriotscampaign

At Leeds Festival we aim to reduce the environmental impact of the festival and offer you ways of enjoying yourself while also doing your part to reduce your impact.

Result!

At Leeds Festival 2007 we introduced several new initiatives including the beer cup deposit and refunds, where more than 90% of the pint cups were collected for recycling. Well done everyone for getting into the project. Some people took it on with a lot of vigour, making some extra cash... The record was 1000 cups handed in in one go!!!

A big thank you to everyone who PACKED IT UP AND HANDED IT IN in 2007. Our Give Me Shelter campaign went through the roof last year. Festival goers donated thousands of camping items such as tents, sleeping bags, camping mats, etc for reuse by international charity broker Global Hand, rather than these making their way to landfill. We were overloaded with gear and it took our Green Messengers a lot of work to sort out everything, but we were so very happy with the result.

This Year

This year we are looking at more ways to reduce the impact the festival has on the environment. We'll be putting a deposit/refund on all paper cups sold over the bars so we can collect even more cups for recycling.

We hope to encourage you all to take your camping gear home rather than donating it (though we do love to pass your gear onto charity). But the best way is to take it home and re-use it for your next festival.

We'll be expanding our Tent Recycling program to include much more Resource Recovery. We hope to salvage as many of the re-usable items left by campers as possible. You can really help by taking your stuff to the donation points around the campgrounds.

If you want a clean body and a clear conscience we’ve got good news for you. Our friends at Ecover have provided you environmentally sound shower gel to use. It’s biodegradable, leaving no harmful residues on the land or in the water after use. Please use the shower gel provided if you have not brought your own ecological version.

Leeds Festival has been planned in compliance with BS8901, Phase 1.

Read through the various items on the left hand menu bar for more info on what’s in store in 2008.

Click here to read the full information pages

Leeds Festival is increasing its environmental responsibility by this year including 200 Team Recycle stewards. If you missed out on a ticket to the festival, or other stewarding positions, have a passion for the environment, know a bit about recycling, and want to help get the festival goers to recycle as much as possible, then please join Team Recycle. You will be at recycling points around the festival, in the campgrounds and the arena, showing people which bin to put their recycling in.

Typical duties of a volunteer include:

·     Proactively helping festival patrons to recycle their litter.
·     Covering an area in the campsites or arena to ensure recycling practices are maximised.
·     Helping to keep litter collection areas clean and free from overflowing bins.
·     Advising festival patrons on where to deposit materials, developing awareness.
·     Supporting and aiding the cleaning teams to keep the site clean.

In return for their efforts all volunteers are provided with:
·     A festival site pass
·     A Team Recycle info pack
·     A Team Recycle hi-vis t-shirt
·     All necessary personal protective equipment.

In order to receive a free ticket to the Festival, your terms will include:

·     Be 18 or over.
·     Be available to arrive at the Festival site by 17.00 on Wednesday 20 August.  Therefore be available for a briefing at 18:00 on that Wednesday.
·     Be available to work a 6 hour shift each day on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (a total of 24 hours) from either 10.00 – 16.00 in the campsites or 11.00 – 17.00 in the Arena.
·     Wear a Team Recycle t-shirt when on-shift.
·     Report in at the beginning of the shift and then every two hours to your area supervisor, or immediately in the case of any problems.
·     Provide a deposit of £195.  Subject to the fulfillment of the terms and job description through out the duration of the event, the deposit will be fully refunded.

All volunteers are welcome to enjoy the festival when they are off-shift.  This includes being able to camp with their friends in the main campsites.  Team Recycle volunteers can therefore contribute directly to creating a great festival atmosphere, whilst seeing the bands when off shift.

To apply Team Recycle volunteers need to initially register online and they will subsequently be contacted to progress their application.  

Please visit:  http://www.247recruit.com/employer-profile_Leisure_Support_Services_-_Leeds_Festival_620.aspx

If you wish to use disabled facilities, we ask you to contact us in advance. We cannot process applications at the event. The scheme and disabled facilities are not open to those with temporary injuries such as broken legs, pregnant customers and so on.

Via our 2-for-1 scheme, we provide many disabled ticket holders with a free ticket for an accompanying friend or PA. For all events: 

• Purchase your own ticket as normal
• Fill in the application form and attach a copy of a recent DLA letter
• Send them by post to the address shown below, to reach us by the closing date

Please post applications to:

Disabled Ticket Enquiry
Festival Republic Festival Office
35 Bow Street, Covent Garden
London WC2E 7AU

The following is a list of distances from the site to nearby villages and towns (calculated by shortest road journey rather than as the crow flies)

•  Bramham Park to Thorner 1.6 miles
•  Bramham Park to Bramham 2.6 miles
•  Bramham Park to Seacroft (Tesco) 5.9 miles
•  Bramham Park to Leeds 11.3 miles
•  Bramham Park to Wetherby 5.4 miles
•  Bramham Park to Harrogate 14.4 miles
•  Bramham Park to York 17.7 miles
•  Bramham Park to Leeds Bradford Airport 18.3 miles
•  Bramham Park to Wakefield 20.6 miles
•  Bramham Park to Bradford 31 miles

There is no pedestrian access to the festival but if you choose to walk onto or off site at night then please wear reflective clothing as the roads are not lit. Free reflective stickers are available at the gates. Please take great care.

If you want to plan where to camp with friends before you arrive, these are the names of the campsites. They are the same as last year –

BROWN CAMPSITE (including campervans)
GREEN CAMPSITE
ORANGE CAMPSITE
RED CAMPSITE
BLUE VALLEY CAMPSITE
WHITE VILLAGE CAMPSITE
YELLOW BUBBLE CAMPSITE

Between us we have made massive progress in capturing any unwanted gas canisters and aerosols from the campsites during and after the show and last year we have had about 3,000 handed in by you, which is fantastic.  When the canisters are handed in to the campsite zone managers caravan they in return then give back a raffle ticket which also means that every day some very lucky people win tickets to Leeds and Glastonbury 2009 as a result of winning the raffle. 

Winners names are announced from the main stage each night.

The canisters don’t need to be empty, they can be any sort of canister or aerosol, and you can hand them in at any time 24 hours a day  to the campsite zone managers caravan whilst the campsites are open – including Bank Holiday Monday morning to enter the Monday raffle draw.  

Whilst packing up to leave  have a quick scout around you and see if there are any lying around that others have left and take them to the caravan and enter the draw that way! 

This is a scheme that we are very keen to develop as every canister handed in means that there is one less for idiots to throw on fires for dangerous effect.  In 2005 an innocent victim suffered serious and permanent disfigurement when a gas canister was thrown on a fire near him and this is something that we have to stop.  

We have upped our zero tolerance campaign on this type of behaviour this year and anyone seen to have, or even thought to have, thrown a canister, aerosol or can on a fire will be evicted from the festival immediately. 

You can also help us further by reporting any concerns that you have about the campsites and other campers by talking to the zone manager in your campsite.  They will watch over anyone that has been reported to them and you will not be identified at any point without your consent.

Let’s make 2008 the best year yet in terms of safe campsites and please also see the Love Not Riots button on this website for further information. 

There are several bars onsite. They should be able to take Debit and Credit cards as well as cash. Bar staff will ask for proof of age ID whenever the customer appears to be under 18. Proof of the attainment of 18 years of age will be required before you are able to buy alcohol.

If there is any doubt as to the age of the customer they will be refused service. The onus is on the individual to demonstrate unequivocally that they are 18 years old or over and if the individual cannot do so they will not be served. This must be evidenced by a Portman Proof of Age Card, Citizen Card, valid UK Card or by a full or provisional photo card driving licence issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority or by a passport.

Leeds Festival will have Green Messengers in the campsites again in 2008, talking to campers to encourage them to be environmentally aware in the disposal of their rubbish, particularly in packing up their camping site. We are keen to alert festival goers to the environmental impact of burning tents and possessions instead of taking them home or donating them.

All Green Messenger volunteer positions are now full!

If you would like to help reduce the festival’s environmental impact, please apply to Team Recycle here: http://www.247recruit.com/employer-profile_Leisure_Support_Services_-_Leeds_Festival_620.aspx

The drop off and pick up point is located in the Red Day Car Park / Drop Off accessed via Red Gate 1 on the A64 travelling eastbound. You can drive into the site, drop off or pick up passengers by the entrance to the campsites and then travel out of site via Red Gate 2 which leads you back to the A64. Please follow the signage.

Please come straight into site as there is absolutely NO STOPPING allowed on the A64 or at the gates. Once well inside the site you will be able to park up, obtain information and exit back onto the A64.

• THERE IS A STRICT CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS. WE ARE UNABLE TO PROCESS LATE APPLICATIONS OR APPLICATIONS MADE ON SITE.

FRIDAY 25TH JULY 2008

• If you are not offered a free ticket for a PA, and the event has sold out by the time we inform you, we will make one ticket available to buy
• Disabled customer tickets are the same as everyone else’s, and there is no separate allocation of tickets or ticket booking arrangements for disabled customers. Please be aware some events sell out quickly.
• We don’t send out free tickets in advance: they are issued in person at the event.
• If you don’t wish to apply for a free ticket, but would like access to the disabled facilities, please fill in the application form stating your reasons, and we will try to assist you.
• All applications are at the discretion of Festival Republic and we reserve the right to alter or withdraw arrangements
• Applications are not first come first served. We send all confirmation letters 3 to 4 weeks before the event, with maps & car passes – please be patient and wait to hear from us!

Once we have all your details, we will acknowledge your application. At least 5 weeks before the event we will write to advise you either:
• We can offer you one free ticket for an assistant and use of the disabled facilities
• We cannot offer you a free ticket but can offer use of the disabled facilities
• We cannot offer a free ticket or access to the facilities

FURTHER ENQUIRIES PRIOR TO THE EVENT:

THE BEST PLACE FOR REGULARLY UPDATED INFORMATION IS AT WWW.FESTIVALREPUBLIC.COM
CLICK FAQS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOME PAGE FOR VENUE/FESTIVAL INFO.

National and Regional music press and the internet provide a wealth of information.

Unfortunately we are unable to accept telephone enquiries, but you can call 020 7009 3000, leave your details and we will call you back. Events sell out quickly, so you may wish to buy your ticket immediately. We can arrange a refund if you change your mind about attending after hearing back from us.

PLEASE NOTE:The scheme and disabled facilities are not open to those with temporary injuries such as broken legs, pregnant customers and so on. There are medical and welfare facilities on site which are open to all customers, but use of the disabled facilities and campsite are strictly regulated.

IMPORTANT!
Our offices close completely for up to one week prior to the start of each event, as staff relocate to site, so we cannot respond to phone enquiries/emails at this time.

Beware of unauthorised ticket agencies including eBay, buying from them can be a lot of trouble - You are likely to pay over the odds for a ticket that will have never existed or might never materialise.

Info on Authorised agents
Info on UNauthorised agents
Info on Ticket Touting

Most notable of these unauthorised sites are:
SOS Ticketmaster (not to be confused withTicketmaster who are the real agent)
readingfestivaltickets.co.uk
leedsfestival.net
leedsfestival2009.com
readingfestival2009.com
Westminster Events, Get Me Tickets , Splendid Tickets, Herts Box Office
Click For Tickets, London Ticket Shop, anyworldwideevent.com
ticketssoldout.co.uk, TicketSolutions, Tickettout.com, TicketUK.com
Double 8 Tickets, London Ticket Shop, Ebay,Gumtree, Viagogo, Seatwave, Stubhub,BritishConcerts.com, GetMeTickets,Tickettout.com, No1soldoutevents.com ,Westminster Events, Splendid Tickets, Sold Out Events, Any Worldwide Events, Tickets Sold Out, Tickets UK, Ticket Solutions, Click for Tickets , Herts Box Office, XclusiveTicket.com, Summer Festival Tickets.com, Corporate Box Office, Ticket 4-you, Euro team,Everysell.com, Anyticket.com, Getmein.com,showtime, Tickco.com, London Ticket Express, paperticket.co.uk, bookmetickets.com, euroteam.net, swickets.com, euroticketfinder.co.uk

Additional Unauthorised Sites:
Anyone advertised on Readingfestival.org - this is not an authorised site.

More tout info from Office of Fair Trading - please read
                               ~ . ~

We are currently looking into companies selling 'touted' tickets and we are doing what we can to stop fraudulent activity.

FURTHER INFORMATION & CONTACTS: 
If you feel a victim of these companies we suggest a number of actions:

1.Call the police; if your money has been taken and no product delivered, this is theft.
2.Report the company to the Trading Standards
3.Contact the BBC's watchdog programme
4.Contact the websites' Internet Service Providers as they have obligations to ensure they are not publishing fraudulent and illegal activity.

HELPFUL LINKS:
Trading Standards website customer accounts of GetMeTickets 
Easynets Acceptable use policy, Service provider of GetMeTickets 
BBC Watchdog
Get Safe Online

Full Festival Republic PDF information on Unauthorised Ticket Agents

charity number: 202918

Oxfam Festival Stewarding: you will be able to apply to steward with Oxfam at a number of music festivals during the Summer from 31st March 2008 and this year all applications will be taken on-line.

To steward you must be 18 or over and willing to work 3 x 8 hour shifts. In return, we will provide you with full training, a separate camping area with toilets and showers, a meal ticket per shift, chance to make new friends and the opportunity to help raise £900,000 for Oxfam.

To apply go to www.oxfam.org.uk/stewards, or call 0870 010 8553

Booking Fees apply to all standard tickets.

Limiting the amount of STUFF you kit yourself out with the come camping at the festivals for the weekend, will really help to reduce the overall environmental...especially if you are going to throw out your STUFF after the event.

The more STUFF you buy, the bigger your carbon footprint related to you coming to the festival. Your STUFF is mined, manufactured, distributed, retailed and makes its way to your house - transport along the way, power used at every stage. The less STUFF you buy, the smaller your footprint's gonna be.

Before you buy anything for the festival (or even in everyday life), please take the time to watch this 20min film The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard.

www.storyofstuff.com

'From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20 minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.'

And when you decide to buy stuff, please think about taking it home with you and re-using it for the rest of the season. If you really don't need it, please PACK IT UP AND HAND IT IN!!!

We will have separate collection bays for:

* Tents, Sleeping Mats, Sleeping Bags
* Chairs
* General camping bits and pieces
* Wellies
* Clothes
* Unopened food

Look out for the collection points that will pop up on Monday morning on your way out of the campgrounds.

There will be frequent shuttle buses running from Leeds City Railway Station and Leeds Coach Station to Bramham Park. There is also a service from York Station on Thursday and back to York Station on Monday. 
PDF
Click here to download the full timetable in Excel (.xls) format.

The shuttle bus stops will be signposted from the Railway Stations and Coach Station.

www.geldardscoaches.co.uk are operating the shuttle service during the Leeds Festival.

There is plenty of capacity on the buses for all of your stuff and you will not have to walk far to the campsites onsite from the bus station nor will you have to walk far from the Railway Station / Coach Station to the bus stop.

The shuttle bus service will also run to and from the Tesco Extra supermarket at Seacroft so that you can go and stock up on essentials although there is also a supermarket onsite selling everything you might need at the registered retail price. Consider using the shuttle bus to get to and from Tescos if you need to go there as it is likely to be much quicker and easier than leaving the site with your car and coming back in again.

Using public transport and the shuttle bus is the best way to arrive at Leeds Festival. The shuttle buses get you nearer to a festival entrance than any other means of arriving onsite, they run regularly, the operation should be smooth and hassle free and there will be enough shuttle buses to meet the demand.

The shuttle buses will drop you off very close to the railway station or bus station and you will not have to queue as long to get on a shuttle bus as you would in a car to get to or leave the car park. Plus you can make friends on the way, enjoy a drink and feel good about your reduced impact on the environment and the fact that a part of your fare is being donated to charity!

The fares for this year's shuttle bus service are being held at the same price as last year to encourage you to use it. The journey time from Leeds to Bramham Park is around 45 minutes.

The shuttle bus fares are:
£4 single from Leeds Railway / Coach Station to Bramham Park
£7.50 open return from Leeds Railway / Coach Station or York to / from Bramham Park (£7 if booked in advance)
£5 cheap day return from Leeds Railway / Coach Station to / from Bramham Park
£15 travel card - as many journeys as you like to any of the destinations from Wednesday to Monday.
£3 return to Tescos.

You can buy tickets on the bus or at the bus station onsite at Yellow Gate or you can book on 0113 263 9491 (office hours)

SHUTTLE BUS SERVICES SUMMARY

Service X28 will start and finish at Leeds City Bus Station calling at Sovereign Street for Leeds Rail Station. Returning journeys will call at Sovereign Street first then the Bus Station.
Service X29 will run between the Bramham and Tescos at Seacroft.
Service X30 will run between York and the festival site.

LOCAL BUS SERVICES

Leeds Festival may have an impact on local roads in the Bramham area due to the heavier traffic conditions expected and this may have an impact on local bus services in the area.

For up to date information visit www.wymetro.com or call MetroLine on 0113 245 7676 open 7am until 10pm daily for the latest travel information in West Yorkshire.

Leeds City Council have again given us the go ahead to allow small campfires fuelled by clean wood in the campsites but not bonfires. Small campfires are ones where the flame itself is below knee height and less than one pace wide.

They will be monitored and will have to be put out if they are exceeding these limits. We have a firewood trader onsite so that you can buy clean wood for your small campfires. Campfires are not allowed in the arena or in the car parks.

The Leeds Festival will have an impact on the local roads in the Bramham area due to the heavier traffic conditions expected.

Local bus services within the Cross Gates, Scholes, Seacroft, Tadcaster and Wetherby areas will not be diverted but may be subject to delay, however for the latest information on local bus services during the festival visit www.wymetro.com, call MetroLine on 0113 245 7676 or register with Metro Messenger.

Transdev Yorkshire Coastliner alterations
- Journeys to York and the East Coast will be diverted away from Seacroft and will operate via Scholes and Barwick starting with the 0830 departure from Leeds.

    These journeys will stop additionally on Barwick Road [bus stop 12093], 
    opposite Cross Gates Avenue and at Scholes - Coronation Tree [bus stop 
    13244]

    Journeys to Leeds will operate on the normal route via Seacroft Green 
    and York Road.

- Also, between Tuesday 19th and Friday 22nd August, services will be subject to disruption in Copmanthorpe, Dringhouses, and York (Tadcaster Road and Mount Vale) areas between 0930 and 1330 due to the Ebor Festival race meeting at York Race Course.

Bonfires are not permitted anywhere at all at the festival.

No fires at all are allowed in the arena. No fires at all are allowed in the car parks. Anyone seen creating a bonfire or fire in the arena or the car parks will be subject to being evicted from the festival site on the spot.

If you must bring gas to the festival please follow the guidelines below:

Before coming to the festival have your equipment serviced.
•  Never light a gas cooker inside your tent.
•  Always store any spare canisters out of doors.
•  "EMPTY" canisters may not be completely empty. When you've removed it from your stove, store it upright outside your tent for a while to allow any gas that may be in it to evaporate before bringing it to the gas canister exchanges at the campsite offices where it will be disposed of safely and you will have the chance to enter the competition.
•  Never change gas cylinders inside your tent.
•  Never hold gas cylinders upside down when changing.
•  Never use a naked flame to search for a leak.
•  NEVER put a camping gas cylinder on a fire or try to heat it artificially. This can prove fatal. Anyone seen doing so, or even thought to have done so, will be evicted from site.
•  Check the colour of the flame: If the flame is burning blue it's fine. If it's burning with an orange or yellow flame or is creating sooty stains on your stove you may have a problem with your stove, don't use it.
•  Never attempt to refill a gas canister. If you smell gas or think you have a leak turnoff if possible. Evacuate the area and get help from a steward or on site fire team. Remember the on-site fire team are there to answer your questions.

Every year, thousands of tents, sleeping bags and camping mats are left behind after the festival, along with things like wellies, radios, and clothes. We encourage you to pack your gear up and take it home, ready for your next festival weekend. Not only will you save money, you’re helping the environment by not being wasteful and not giving fuel to those that are looking for abandoned gear to destroy in fires sending up toxic fumes into the air.

If you really don’t want your camping gear, please pack it up and hand it into the Give Me Shelter Tent Recycling points in the campgrounds. Donated gear will make their way to charitable and community organisations.

Your festival kit could help:
•  Give shelter for families caught up in disasters such as earthquakes, famine and conflict
•  Give children from impoverished backgrounds the chance to have fun at a summer camp
•  Give emergency staff shelter and storage space for vital medical and educational materials 

Don't dump it. Don't destroy it. Donate it

IMPORTANT: NEWS ABOUT YOUR TENT!
We need you to take down your tents and hand them in. It is simply impossible for us to take down so many tents. We will, however, check all tents handed in. If they are good quality, they will be distributed to people in need, locally and in many places on the planet.

Tents left standing will go to landfill and damage our environment:
So, don’t leave your tent. Pack it. Hand it in. Change lives!

 

The Welfare Tent is situated in the Village Area and is open 24 hours from 2pm on Wednesday to noon on Monday and offers general welfare, assistance and advice, a drugs advisory service, counselling, a messages service and they will help distressed / missing people.

The Welfare Tent also offers a recovery area for patients from medical and emergency shelter in a Crash tent with camper mats and sleeping bags.

There is also a book here that you can add your comments to.

We would love to hear from you if you are already coming to Leeds Festival and would like to become a 'Festival Supporter' and help us secure the festival's future. We really want to build on the work we have done in previous years to make our campsites friendlier, safer and cleaner and to create a good atmosphere.

What we are hoping is that you will pledge your support to the future of the festival by keeping your eyes and ears open and letting us know when you spot any problems either with the facilities or with something happening.

There is no 'work' involved, we are just hoping that you would go to the nearest CAT or HAT if you saw or heard of a problem and report it to them so that we can take action.

If you would like to know more about the Festival Supporters scheme, then please email hblake@festivalrepublic.com

To read the Disabled Access Festival Guide 2008 (PDF)click here

To download the application form (PDF)  click here

Disabled customers will be provided with one free ticket for their helper, where required.

The following are tips for you include:

• Minimise the amount of packaging on products purchased
• Avoid buying over-packaged goods and individual portion packs
• Buy durable products, returnable bottles and containers that can be re-filled
• Look out for recycled goods and those packaged in recycled materials
• Cut down on packaging by buying your fruit and vegetables loose
• Buy fair-trade and organic food, drinks and products at stalls if possible
• Use re-sealable containers to keep your food fresh (this reduces the amount of plastic film and aluminium foil you throw away)
• Use rechargeable batteries
• Where you can, recycle what you cannot reuse
• Don't drop your litter. Use the bins and recycling units!
• Litter pickers are lovely! Please help them and make up for 'messy' times
• Don't leave rubbish or indeed your entire camping set behind!
• Say no to plastic bags if offered by market vendors. Bring your own re-useable cloth bag.
• Please please please don’t drop your cigarette butts. Every butt you throw on the ground has to be picked up by someone else. Use an empty film canister to collect your butts.
• Separate your waste at your campsite and bring your recycling to the appropriate bins.
• Use public transport and our shuttle bus service if possible, or look for a lift through our Car Share Schemes.
• If you must use your car, then please consider a Car Share scheme. Making sure your tyres are properly inflated will mean that your car will run more efficiently and will reduce your carbon emissions. If you are in a queue to enter the site, please turn off your engine rather than idling the car.
• Use only phosphate free shampoo and soap in the showers and remember to take a short shower!
• Turn off taps & showers when finished.
• Live by the 'LEAVE NO TRACE' philosophy – take only photos, leave only footprints.

Leeds Festival is increasing its environmental responsibility by this year including 200 Team Recycle stewards. If you missed out on a ticket to the festival, or other stewarding positions, have a passion for the environment, know a bit about recycling, and want to help get the festival goers to recycle as much as possible, then please join Team Recycle. You will be at recycling points around the festival, in the campgrounds and the arena, showing people which bin to put their recycling in.

Typical duties of a volunteer include:

·     Proactively helping festival patrons to recycle their litter.
·     Covering an area in the campsites or arena to ensure recycling practices are maximised.
·     Helping to keep litter collection areas clean and free from overflowing bins.
·     Advising festival patrons on where to deposit materials, developing awareness.
·     Supporting and aiding the cleaning teams to keep the site clean.

In return for their efforts all volunteers are provided with:
·     A festival site pass
·     A Team Recycle info pack
·     A Team Recycle hi-vis t-shirt
·     All necessary personal protective equipment.

In order to receive a free ticket to the Festival, your terms will include:

·     Be 18 or over.
·     Be available to arrive at the Festival site by 17.00 on Wednesday 20 August.  Therefore be available for a briefing at 18:00 on that Wednesday.
·     Be available to work a 6 hour shift each day on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (a total of 24 hours) from either 10.00 – 16.00 in the campsites or 11.00 – 17.00 in the Arena.
·     Wear a Team Recycle t-shirt when on-shift.
·     Report in at the beginning of the shift and then every two hours to your area supervisor, or immediately in the case of any problems.
·     Provide a deposit of £195.  Subject to the fulfillment of the terms and job description through out the duration of the event, the deposit will be fully refunded.

All volunteers are welcome to enjoy the festival when they are off-shift.  This includes being able to camp with their friends in the main campsites.  Team Recycle volunteers can therefore contribute directly to creating a great festival atmosphere, whilst seeing the bands when off shift.

To apply Team Recycle volunteers need to initially register online and they will subsequently be contacted to progress their application.  

Please visit:  http://www.247recruit.com/employer-profile_Leisure_Support_Services_-_Leeds_Festival_620.aspx

The medics have pharmacy supplies onsite and arrangements with local hospitals for restocking.

Basic pharmacy supplies eg plasters, sunscreen etc will be available in the supermarket in the Village Area at the registered retail price.
The nearest pharmacy is at Tesco at Seacroft (shuttle buses run there from the onsite bus station at Yellow Gate).

The pharmacy at Tesco is open 24 hours on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, until 10pm on Saturday and from 10am to 4pm on Sunday.

The opening hours for Bank Holiday Monday are not confirmed yet but are likely to be 10am to 6pm.

For information on See Tickets coach packages, please call 0871 230 7140.

The services take you right into the festival site.


IMPORTANT INFORMATION - See Coach Packages

Coach tickets will be dispatched to you no later than 8th August 2008. When you receive your ticket, please note that on there will be the times of departure to and from the festival and the pick up point from the town you are travelling from. The coach number shown on your ticket is the coach number you MUST board. Unfortunately you cannot change your coach departure time or coach number.

To board the coach you must show your coach ticket to the driver. If you are collecting your coach ticket on the coach, please show identification and your reference number to the driver. They will give you your ticket.

Please keep hold of your coach ticket for your return journey, you will need it to get home!

Your Festival Entry Tickets will ONLY be distributed once the coach has left the pick up point. They will be handed out mid journey and again only when shown with a valid coach ticket. You MUST board the coach to receive your Festival Entry Tickets.

National Express is making travel simpler by providing dedicated services directly to the gates of Reading and Leeds Festival sites. The fun begins from the moment you get on a coach with like minded festival goers. Someone else can do all the driving so all you need to do is sit back, relax and soak up the atmosphere. And just so you know you're doing your bit for the environment, your journey generates less than 10% of CO2 of those who travel by car.
 
Services for both festivals are available from all major towns and cities and much more. Simply click on the National Express logo to book your travel.
or call the booking line on 08717 81 81 81 (£1 booking fee applies)

National Express offer award winning coaches with wheel chair access.
Disabled customers should call 08717 818 179 to make arrangement for their journey.

For those with hearing difficulties the National Express Minicom line is
0121 455 0086

 

You must get everyone out of the tent, evacuate the area as quickly as possible and get help from the nearest steward or security who will call the onsite Fire Team.

In the campsites you can go to the nearest Fire Tower (situated around the perimeter of the campsites and easily visible). In the unlikely event that you cannot find a member of security or steward nearby then please dial 999.

You may discover a fire in its very early stages and think that you can deal with it yourself. The first thing that you should remember is that fire spreads very quickly. Even a small contained fire can quickly spread, producing smoke and fumes which can kill in seconds.

If you are in any doubt do not tackle the fire, no matter how small. You can put yourself at risk by fighting the fire. If in doubt, get out, get the onsite Fire Safety Team out, stay out.

Many people put out small fires quite safely. However, some people die or are injured by tackling fires which are beyond their capabilities. Here is a simple fire code to help you decide whether to put out or get out -
•  Only tackle a fire in its very early stages.
•  Always put your own and other peoples safety first. Make sure you can escape if you need to and never let a fire block your exit.
•  Fire extinguishers are only for fighting a fire in its very early stages. Never tackle a fire if it is starting to spread or has spread to other items nearby.
•  Around 70% of fire deaths are caused by people being overcome by smoke and fumes.

National Express, Cross Country, TransPennine Express and Northern and East Midlands Trains run trains to Leeds City Station.

There are no special services but the local networks are aware of the festival. There may be engineering works affecting services so please call 08457 484950 before travelling.

The summer timetables have not been published yet and will not be available until May. In May information on the first and last trains will be included here for journeys to major stations. Alternatively call 08457 484050 or visit www.thetrainline.com



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Save an extra 10% off select advance tickets simply be entering the promo code OFFER at www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/sale - hurry once they’re gone they’re gone!

Typical prices for advance tickets to Leeds are;

- Cheltenham - Leeds from £10.00
- Exeter - Leeds from £13.50

The left luggage facility is open 24 hours from noon on 2pm Wednesday to noon on Monday and is located in the Village Area. This is also the point where any Lost Property found during the festival is sent.

On Monday morning, this is the point where you can pick up any items that you have had confiscated.

The address for queries for lost property post event will be available from the Left Luggage Tent onsite and will be posted on the website.

It is estimated around 8 tonne of aluminium cans are at the festival after the party’s over. Much of this is left on the ground in the campgrounds. We want to let you know that YOUR CAN COUNTS. Bring back a bagful of cans to the Recycle Exchanges in the campgrounds, and we’ll give you a free can of beer. It’s that simple. We’ll even give you the bag to collect the cans in. They’ll be handed out at wristband exchange when you enter the site, by our Green Messengers wandering the campgrounds, from your campsite manager’s caravan, and also from the Litter Exchanges.

But how does YOUR CAN COUNT?

For every tonne of aluminium cans collected separate from all other waste, we are paid up to £600 a tonne, and this money is being donated to charity.
For every tonne of aluminium cans recycled, the aluminium can association of the UK, Alupro, will buy a fruit tree for projects in Malawi run by charity Ripple Africa. 

For every tonne of aluminium cans recycled only 5% of energy is used than to make one from scratch. 

The Litter Exchanges finish up on Sunday night so don’t forget to get your voucher and redeem your beer before the bars shut…

Arena
Friday - opens approx 11am
Saturday - opens approx 11am
Sunday - opens approx 11am

Campsite: 
Opens: [Early Bird Wednesday 20th August 2pm] Thursday 8am
Closes: 12pm Monday 25th August 2008.

Reusable Beer Cups

In 2007 we introduced a highly successful way of drastically reducing the waste in the arena by having a 10p deposit on beer cups. In 2008 this will return, and will extend to ½ pints and also to the cardboard pint carrying trays. You’ll pay a 10p deposit, which you’ll get back when you return your cup to the refund points. Last year over 90% of the cups were returned. Just amazing – that’s more than 6 tonnes of cardboard which was diverted from landfill.

Water Bottle Deposit

To work towards getting all the plastic water bottles recycled, each bottle of water sold at the festival will have a 20p deposit charged. When you’ve finished, bring back the empty bottle to the refund points to get your 20p back. Only water sold at stores onsite will be refundable. Other plastic bottles should be placed in the recycling bins. 

Campervan applications have now closed.

Those that booked through See, and were then refunded, your permit is in the post.
As are permits for those that emailed in to us. 

The exact directions will be on the back of the campervan/caravan pass that we will send you nearer the event.

You will also be receiving a letter with your permit, and a copy via email. Please print a copy of this and bring with you to speed entry.


PDF Click here for the terms and conditions

The Information Tent is open from noon on Thursday to 1am Sunday night and reopens Monday morning at 8am until noon.
 
The Information Tent is located in the Village Area.

The Information Tent handles a large variety of queries from festival goers, runs a message board and has details of all local transport services etc. The latest information on the running order is available at the Information Tent.

There are plenty of Customer Protection Officers and Customer Support Officers in the campsites again this year.

•  Customer Protection Officers are in white tabards and are supervisors.
•  Customer Support Officers are in bottle green tabards
•  Oxfam stewards are in yellow or orange tabards
•  Campsite Assistance Teams are in turquoise tabards
•  Traffic marshals are in royal blue tabards
•  Fire marshals are in red tabards 
•  Security Monitors are in light blue tabards
•  Zone Managers are in burgundy tabards and are overall managers of their zone.

If you have a complaint to make about Customer Protection or Support Officers, please make a note of their tabard number (so we can identify who you are referring to) and speak to one of the following:

Zone Managers - these are based in each campsite zone, at the arena entrance, and in the arena itself. They are dressed in burgundy coloured tabards with the title "Zone Manager" on them. Their role is to oversee their zone and to direct the actions of staff. They are completely independent from security and we have employed them in order that we have a manager in each area. Please use them.

Welfare staff - these are based in the Welfare Tent in the Village and at Yellow Gate. They are present in this tent 24 hours. They are dressed in tabards with Ministry of Welfare on them. Their role is to look after festival goers and they offer a complaints / suggestions feedback service. Please use them.

Please make good use of these staff and ask them if you need any help or if you have any concerns at all. All of the above will pass on your complaints and comments to Festival Republic straight away.

We are experiencing some difficulties with processing email enquiries for Lost Property. Please call 07527 258479 Between the hours of 5:30pm - 9:30pm Sunday-Thursday.
 
Many thanks,
 
Lost Property 2008

If you are camped in an emergency access lane, your tent will have to be moved by our security teams. If you return to your tent to find that this has occurred, please make a note of the campsite that you are in (Orange, Green etc) and go to the nearest Campsite Office or fire tower (situated near the toilet blocks) for assistance. If you are not sure about whether you are camped inappropriately or not, please check with the Campsite Assistance Teams (CATS).

If you find yourself without accommodation due to your tent being removed then please go to the Welfare Tent in the Village Area which is open 24 hours. They will be happy to help you. Thank you for your co-operation. Please note that although we will make all reasonable efforts to take care of your property, no responsibility can be taken for any items that are lost or damaged during tent removal.

The following is advice from West Yorkshire Police:

Car Keys, Cash Credit Cards, Mobile Phones, Wallets, Purses and other valuable items should be kept with you at all times. Do not leave them in unattended vehicles or tents.

Large Gatherings of people such as this can provide easy pickings for thieves. If you present them with easy opportunities they will take them. If you are reporting the theft of a mobile phone you will be required to first contact your network provider and have the handset blocked. This will ensure that its use will be blocked across all UK networks even if the SIM card is changed, and will render it useless to the thief. A list of contact numbers for UK network providers is available at the Information and Welfare Tent. West Yorkshire Police are not based on site but their command is run from Wetherby Police HQ. The crime reporting number is 01924 293523. Only in an extreme emergency should you call 999. Crimes can also be reported via Security" 

Please use the lockers at left luggage point near the arena entrance to store your belongings.

Car sharing will help save you money by splitting the petrol costs, reducing the amount of congestion on the roads leading into the festival, and getting you onsite quicker. Of course by car sharing you’ll also be kinder to the environment by reducing fossil fuel use and CO2 emissions. If you have to come by car to the festival because the bus or train just won’t work for you, please try and fill up all the seats in your car.

So Double Up & Cut Down …  four people in your car will bring the per person CO2 impact down to less than travelling by train. Join forces with others and fill up all your seats.

Last year we had 130 liftshare matches and we’d like to try and reach 500 this year.

Below are three schemes you can join. Have a look through them and see which one suits you. 
  

 

SAFETY FIRST

Please read this practical safety guide on liftsharing put together by A Greener Festival: www.agreenerfestival.com/Lift_Sharing.pdf 

•           Please note that all arrangements which you make are private arrangements between you and other sharers. The Festival does not arrange lift sharing or have any liability to or for lift sharers.
•           Make sure you know the identity of the person or persons you are sharing with.
•           Having a home telephone number is sensible precaution and make sure you leave details of the lift share, the driver and passenger's number(s) and home address if possible with friends and/or family.
•           Take your mobile phone with you.
•           If you are at all uncomfortable with any arrangements, or the condition of the vehicle being used, then make other plans.
•           If a vehicle is not taxed it is possible the driver has no driving license, no insurance and no MOT.
•           Safety first: trust your instincts and use common sense.

REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

Do you know that the biggest CO2 impact on festivals is simply through the audience travelling to get there? In 2007 30% of people travelled by Bus or Train to get to Leeds Festival, and we want to try and increase that this year. We have put some excellent public transport options to get you to the festival without any fuss and with the minimum environmental impact as possible.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Travelling by coach to the festival is by far the lowest impact way if you’re looking to reduce your carbon footprint. Train is the next best option in terms of CO2 emissions. Coming to the festival by coach or train will also help to reduce congestion in the carparks and on the surrounding road. Shuttle buses from the train stations make your trip to the festival really easy.

Emissions: If you travel alone to the festival by car, you are emitting approximately TEN TIMES the amount of CO2 than if you travelled to the festival by bus and three and a half times as much as if you travelled by train.

Congestion: Coming to the festival by coach or train will not only reduce total CO2 emissions, it will also help to reduce congestion in the carparks and on the surrounding roads.

BY COACH
National Express coaches are the greenest form of motor transport with each journey generating less than 10% of CO2 of those who travel by car. Not to mention a solution for congestion. For each coach full of people, it is estimated that this is equivalent to 25 cars off the road. So relax, let somebody else do the driving and do your bit for the environment.

Click here for more information on travelling with National Express 

BY TRAIN
National Express, Cross Country, TransPennine Express and Northern and East Midlands Trains run trains to Leeds City Station. There are no special services but the local networks are aware of the festival. There may be engineering works affecting services so please call 08457 484950 before travelling.

SHUTTLE BUS
There will be frequent shuttle buses running from Leeds City Railway Station and Leeds Coach Station to Bramham Park. There is also a service from York Station on Thursday and back to York Station on Monday.

Click here to download the full timetable in Excel (.xls) format. 

The shuttle bus stops will be signposted from the Railway Stations and Coach Station.

There is plenty of capacity on the buses for all of your stuff and you will not have to walk far to the campsites onsite from the bus station nor will you have to walk far from the Railway Station / Coach Station to the bus stop.

Full information is available on this website, on the Travel page.

CAR SHARE
If you have to come by car because the bus and train just won’t work for you, please try and fill up all the seats in your car. As an example, if you’re driving an average sized petrol car, having four people in it will bring your impact down to just a bit more than travelling to the festival by train, and just under twice as impactful as travelling by coach. So it really does make a difference if fill up all the seats.

       



Please visit the Travel Page on the left hand menu to find all the info you need on how to get to the festival by public transport.

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Figures for these calculations were taken From DEFRA July 2007 Report: Passenger Transport Emissions Factors. http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/business/envrp/pdf/passenger-transport.pdf

Car Travel (average sized petrol car)
- 335 gram C02 per mile (1 passenger)
- 167.5 grams CO2 per passenger mile (2 passengers)
- 83.75 grams CO2 per passenger mile (4 passengers)

Train Travel (National Rail diesel trains – average passenger numbers per annum)
- 96.32 grams per passenger mile

Coach Travel (Annual average figures of coach types and carriageways)
- 32.88 grams CO2 per passenger mile

At Leeds Festival we aim to reduce the environmental impact of the festival and offer you ways of enjoying yourself while also doing your part to reduce your impact.

Result!

At Leeds Festival 2007 we introduced several new initiatives including the beer cup deposit and refunds, where more than 90% of the pint cups were collected for recycling. Well done everyone for getting into the project. Some people took it on with a lot of vigour, making some extra cash... The record was 1000 cups handed in in one go!!!

A big thank you to everyone who PACKED IT UP AND HANDED IT IN in 2007. Our Give Me Shelter campaign went through the roof last year. Festival goers donated thousands of camping items such as tents, sleeping bags, camping mats, etc for reuse by international charity broker Global Hand, rather than these making their way to landfill. We were overloaded with gear and it took our Green Messengers a lot of work to sort out everything, but we were so very happy with the result.

This Year

This year we are looking at more ways to reduce the impact the festival has on the environment. We'll be putting a deposit/refund on all paper cups sold over the bars so we can collect even more cups for recycling.

We hope to encourage you all to take your camping gear home rather than donating it (though we do love to pass your gear onto charity). But the best way is to take it home and re-use it for your next festival.

We'll be expanding our Tent Recycling program to include much more Resource Recovery. We hope to salvage as many of the re-usable items left by campers as possible. You can really help by taking your stuff to the donation points around the campgrounds.

Leeds Festival has been planned in compliance with BS8901, Phase 1.

For more Green Initiatives and Recycling info, go here

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

o Glass – no glass is allowed onsite
o Illegal substances
o Portable Laser Equipment and Pens
o Unauthorised Professional Film or Video Equipment
o Audio Recorders
o Air Horns
o Spray Cans
o Fireworks
o Flares
o Any item which may reasonably be considered for use as a weapon
o You may be body searched at the entrance.
o Persons suspected of carrying items that may be used in an offensive or dangerous manner, or carrying out illegal activities onsite may be searched.
o Excessive amounts of food, cigarettes and alcohol may be refused entry to the site. Please only bring enough for personal consumption.
o All items will be confiscated.

In addition to the items, above, the following may not be brought into the arena:

Cans, glass, alcohol, opened plastic bottles, illegal substances, portable laser equipment and pens, unauthorised professional film or video equipment, audio recorders, fireworks and flares.

All the above items will be confiscated.

No glass is permitted anywhere onsite. Only sealed plastic bottles of water under 500ml size will be permitted into the arena.

Parking is separate to the campsites in adjacent fields.
There are six areas for public car parks: red, orange, green, brown, guest / disabled and campervan. Please make a note of the colour / name of your car park so you can find your car again.

CAR PARKING ON SITE IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF AN EVENT TICKET.

PLEASE DO NOT PARK ANYWHERE ELSE AS ANY CARS PARKED ILLEGALLY WILL BE REMOVED.

Festivals are full of young, fun loving and like-minded people but beware they are also an easy patch for career criminals and opportunists who know how festival goers tick, and the Leeds Festival is sadly no exception and so please read through the advice below and plan ahead for the event.
Festival Republic, the Leeds Festival organisers, and West Yorkshire Police have teamed up together to provide information to both festival goers and parents alike that may help those who will be attending the  Leeds Festival this year..
As with each year, we are all keen to ensure that  festival goers do what they can to prevent themselves from becoming a victim of crime and we have compiled the following festival savvy tips – some tips probably wouldn’t work anywhere else but at a festival!

1. VALUABLES
Quite simply – please DON’T BRING THEM!  Don’t be flash.  Ipods, MP3 players etc - you don’t need them here – there is enough going on for you to be entertained without them.
If you have to bring them please use the left luggage facility rather then store them in your tent.
Campsite Assistance Teams (CATs) in the campsites have UV pens that you can use to write your postcode or name onto any valuables for easy identification.
Split your cash and cards into two hoards so that if one lot goes – you have back up
Don’t carry anything valuable in your programme pouch or on a lanyard – unless it is kept hidden under a shirt or jumper.
Don’t carry anything in back pockets – the event is busier than Oxford Street, especially at the stages, and chances are you have had a drink and so you will be less aware than usual and pick pockets love it.  Pockets with zips are better.
Don’t leave anything valuable in your car – maybe go and check on your car twice during the show?  Leave your glove compartment empty and also open.

2. CAMPSITES
If you have any concerns about your safety in the campsites camp somewhere well lit, go near a fire tower or by your zone managers caravan.
Introduce yourself to campsite staff, show them where your tent is, stick a funny flag on it so it’s easy for them to see, and ask them to keep an eye out.  They will.
Introduce yourself to your neighbours and set up a neighbourhood watch system, it may sound naff but experience shows that the best and friendliest campsites are the ones with people in that make the effort to do so.  More friends to party with too.
Report anything or anyone suspicious to campsite staff – you can do this anonymously if you wish and that is what the staff are there for.
Don’t put a padlock on your tent as this will invite thieves.
Don’t bury your valuables by your tent as someone is bound to be watching.

3. PERSONAL SAFETY
Make sure your mobile is charged up on a daily basis - in the early afternoon - so that it is ok for the night when it’s dark, the stages get busy and you are more likely to lose each other.  Traders sell battery operated phone charges if you need them.  Ask at the information tent (in the Village near the Arena Entrance) for exact locations of these traders.  Plan ahead.  Festival time is slow and it can take a long time to get from A to B.
Keep your phone well hidden – how annoying would it be to lose all your contacts?
Stay in groups and be tolerant of friends slowing you down.
At night stay on the main roads in the campsites – don’t go exploring darker, quieter areas –you can do that in the day
Arrange an easy meeting point with your mates before you get to the event and also three times a day (eg.  2pm, 6pm and 1am) that you will be there if you get split up.  No one likes to be left to have fun on their own for long.
If you do become a victim of crime – DO NO RESIST – give them what they want and make sure you get a good look at them or their clothes, so that when you report them we have a good head start.  Also, make a note of exactly where you are if you can – look out for loos, fire towers, unusual tents, what colour the bunting is and what the road name is etc
The welfare tent is there for you in the Village near the arena entrance.  These facilities are there to help you if you need it.
If you have an incident with a security guard, steward or any other member of our staff that you want to tell us about – please make a note of their tabard number, or the name on their pass.  Without this information we can do very little as identifying them without this number or name is very difficult.
Please don’t be alarmed by our advice – just be fore warned that it does happen to some people and we don’t want it to be you.  Plan ahead.

If you are driving to the festival, please drive carefully. Remember that traffic will be heavy along the festival routes - last year there were quite a few prangs with festival goers vehicles particularly along the A64 so please drive safely and carefully. For all of you who will be using the A1, the routes have changed this year, so please follow the signage carefully.

PDF PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR A ROUTE MAP 

FROM A1/ A1(M) SOUTH
Follow the A1 north past Pontefract. From here follow event signs coming off onto the A659 westbound and then follow the signage into the festival site via Brown Gate.  Please note for those of you that have come in previous years, this is a NEW ROUTE this year so please follow the signs carefully. Please note: There is absolutely no event access for A64 traffic travelling westbound.

FROM M1 SOUTH
Take the M1 to Junction 46. From here follow event signs onto the A6120 and A64 eastbound into Leeds Festival site. Please note: There is absolutely no event access for A64 traffic travelling westbound.

FROM M62 EAST
Take the M62 westbound to junction 33. Turn onto the A1 north, then follow event signs onto the A659 westbound and then follow the signage into the festival site via Brown Gate. Please note for those of you that have come in previous years, this is a NEW ROUTE this year so please follow the signs carefully. Please note: There is absolutely no event access for A64 traffic travelling westbound.

FROM M62 WEST
Take the M62 eastbound to junction 29. Take the M1 north to junction 46. Follow event signs onto the A6120 and A64 eastbound into Leeds Festival site. Please note: There is absolutely no event access for A64 traffic travelling westbound.

FROM A1/ A1(M) NORTH
Take the A1/ A1(M) southbound. From here follow event signs coming off onto the A659 westbound and then follow the signage into the festival site via Brown Gate. Please note for those of you that have come in previous years, this is a NEW ROUTE this year so please follow the signs carefully.  Please note: There is absolutely no event access for A64 traffic traveling westbound.

No-one will be allowed onto the campsite without proof that they also have a full weekend arena ticket for the festival. This will be policed across the festival weekend.

You will not be allowed to camp without a camping ticket! A camping ticket lasts for the whole weekend or just one night, it’s the same price. No rogue camping will be tolerated. Check back to this website before the festival for full details about camping, parking, safety and security.

myhab is here!

These 2 person myhabs are the exciting new eco-friendly way to stay at festivals. 

YOU BOOK. WE SET UP. YOU USE. WE TAKE DOWN. WE RECYCLE.

The award winning design uses recyclable plastic and reinforced waterproof cardboard to create a sturdy, spacious, comfy, and importantly green alternative to a tent.

Why is it better than a tent?

- We set up and take it down, so all you have to do is turn up and have a good time!
- myhabs are situated within ‘myvillage’, an exclusive area for you and other myhabers.
- The area comes complete with well maintained toilets and showers and on-hand staff
- Built in locker to keep your valuables safe
- Very spacious, comfy double bed
- myhabs are raised off the ground
- You can personalise the myhab by creating your own festival character online

Intrigued? Check out more at:   www.myhab.com

Festival Republic

Festival Republic aims to do as much as possible to reduce the impact our business and our festivals have on the environment. We strive to use innovative solutions to fundamental areas of impact such as energy, waste and transport. We also delve deeper into specific areas of our events, looking for ways to minimise impact, often including festival audiences in helping make these changes happen.

Apart from the immediate benefit in ‘going green’ we hope Festival Republic’s focus on sustainable practices will impact the industry through our suppliers and contractors. 

Having the audience participate in our green initiatives may also lead to similar actions in their everyday lives. In fact, much of our audience already acts sustainably at home, and expects the same when attending our festivals and events.

Read the Festival Republic Sustainability Policy here.

Office

We choose 100% green energy in offices. Our energy supplier puts energy produced from wind, solar, biomass etc, onto the grid, which we in turn buy from them. This is not a ‘green levy’ where an additional fee is used to pay for community based green energy projects and development.

In stationery purchasing, the ‘green choice’ is always the first alternative to consider when ordering. We use Evolve copy paper as it is uses 100% Post Consumer Recycled Paper content. Not a blend of virgin and recycled, and not from off cuts in the paper manufacturing process. The paper we use has had a previous life in homes and offices. We think that’s the best way to go. 

We have comprehensive recycling in the office; recycling paper, cardboard, cans, glass bottles and various plastics. We also have a cartridge recycling service.

We use a green cleaning company, with no harmful chemicals used in the cleaning of our offices, making for a safe workplace for our staff and the environment. 

Recently Festival Republic moved offices and this gave us an excellent chance to consolidate files and archive. We ‘harvested’ hundreds of lever arch folders which were taken to a scrap store project for redistribution to community groups including pre-schools and child care centres. We also disposed of our electronic equipment safely, with our old monitors and computer equipment making their way into the recycling system.

Waste & Recycling

Each of the areas our festivals and events are held have different recycling and waste facilities. We work with our waste contractor for each show to develop the best solution for each event. This may include active recycling by festival goers (such as at Latitude Festival), incentive based recycling projects (such as our bag of rubbish for a can of beer campaign or 10p deposit/refunds on pint cups at Reading & Leeds Festivals).

We plan to continually improve our waste management aiming to maximise recycling rates and minimise volume of waste to landfill. Additionally options are evolving in the waste management industry, such as new energy from landfill sites opening which we hope to work with in coming years.

Energy

Powering our events has an environmental impact both through using up non-renewable resources, and through CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions. We are working on solutions such as biofuels, microgeneration (solar/wind) and other options such as reducing demand. Keep an eye out for these renewable energy sources onsite this year.

If you are travelling by car please visit the: Leeds Festival 2008 Car Share Scheme www.liftshare.org operated by Liftshare.

Car sharing will help save you money by sharing the travel costs, reduce the amount of congestion on the roads resulting in you arriving more quickly as well as being kind to our environment.

Please read this practical safety guide on liftsharing put together by A Greener Festival: http://www.agreenerfestival.com/Lift_Sharing.pdf

Leeds City Council have again given us the go ahead to allow small campfires fuelled by clean wood in the campsites but not bonfires. Small campfires are ones where the flame itself is below knee height and less than one pace wide.

They will be monitored and will have to be put out if they are exceeding these limits. We have a firewood trader onsite so that you can buy clean wood for your small campfires. Campfires are not allowed in the arena or in the car parks.

There are plenty of Customer Protection Officers and Customer Support Officers in the campsites again this year.

•  Customer Protection Officers are in white tabards and are supervisors.
•  Customer Support Officers are in bottle green tabards
•  Oxfam stewards are in yellow or orange tabards
•  Campsite Assistance Teams are in turquoise tabards
•  Traffic marshals are in royal blue tabards
•  Fire marshals are in red tabards
•  Zone Managers are in burgundy tabards and are overall managers of their zone.

If you have a complaint to make about Customer Protection or Support Officers, please make a note of their tabard number (so we can identify who you are referring to) and speak to one of the following:

Zone Managers - these are based in each campsite zone, at the arena entrance, and in the arena itself. They are dressed in burgundy coloured tabards with the title "Zone Manager" on them. Their role is to oversee their zone and to direct the actions of staff. They are completely independent from security and we have employed them in order that we have a manager in each area. Please use them.

Welfare staff - these are based in the Welfare Tent in the Village and at Yellow Gate. They are present in this tent 24 hours. They are dressed in tabards with Ministry of Welfare on them. Their role is to look after festival goers and they offer a complaints / suggestions feedback service. Please use them.

Please make good use of these staff and ask them if you need any help or if you have any concerns at all. All of the above will pass on your complaints and comments to Festival Republic straight away.

The following is a list of distances from the site to nearby villages and towns (calculated by shortest road journey rather than as the crow flies)

Bramham Park to Thorner 1.6 miles
Bramham Park to Bramham 2.6 miles
Bramham Park to Seacroft (Tesco) 5.9 miles
Bramham Park to Leeds 11.3 miles
Bramham Park to Wetherby 5.4 miles
Bramham Park to Harrogate 14.4 miles
Bramham Park to York 17.7 miles 
Bramham Park to Leeds Bradford Airport 18.3 miles
Bramham Park to Wakefield 20.6 miles
Bramham Park to Bradford 31 miles

There is no pedestrian access to the festival but if you choose to walk onto or off site at night then please wear reflective clothing as the roads are not lit. Free reflective stickers are available at the gates. Please take great care.

In an Emergency please contact the nearest member of security or steward for help.

There is an onsite fire fighting team who are fully equipped to deal with any fires and are backed up by West Yorkshire Fire Service. There are fire observation towers located around the perimeter of the campsites. There are fire extinguishers located throughout the site and many of the stewards and security staff have been trained in fire safety in addition to the onsite fire fighting team.

There are medics onsite who are fully equipped to deal with all situations and have a fleet of 6 ambulances along with First Aid posts at the stages in the arena and one in the arena in addition to the main onsite hospital in the Village. The medics also have roving patrols and provide an Accident and Emergency facility with full resuscitation, GP facilities and surgeries and psychiatric treatment. There is a landing point for air ambulances if required.

The nearest petrol station to Bramham Park is 6 miles away at:

Tesco Filling Station
York Rd
Seacroft Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS14 6JD
Tel: 0845 6779411

Another nearby petrol station is:

Total
North St
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS22 6NR
Tel: 01937 543820

Other local petrol stations are located on the A64 in the direction of York no more than 10 miles away from site and in Wetherby, around 6 miles away. There are also petrol stations on the A1 in both directions no more than 10 miles away.

This year 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 require 12v Car adapters/chargers.

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.

Click here to buy

Click here to book Weekend tickets with coach travel from most major cities 
or call 0871 230 7140.

The services take you right into the festival site.

Forget battling with pegs and poles and hunting for friends, book a ready pitched and fully equipped tent and let someone else do all that work for you.  A bit of extra festival luxury without burning a hole in your pocket. 

From only £52.50* per head for the whole weekend you have access to:
- Entrance to the Tangerine Fields
- Exclusive use of hot showers and toilets...just for our customers

Our staff will be on hand over the weekend to help you with any problems(*based on 2 persons sharing, does not include festival ticket.)

Choose from 2, 4 and 6 man tents and the sleeping essentials.  We're the most eco-option going.  Everything gets cleaned and re-used, except sleeping bags which are passed onto various local and national charities.

In the Tangerine Field, we'll also have tipis if you’re looking for something a bit different for the weekend.  Visit www.tangerinefields.co.uk for more information and bookings for tipis.

Please note: Booking a VIP camping package does not include the weekend ticket - You must have already booked these.

Campervan applications have now closed.

Those that booked through See, and were then refunded, your permit is in the post.
As are permits for those that emailed in to us. 

The exact directions will be on the back of the campervan/caravan pass that we will send you nearer the event.

You will also be receiving a letter with your permit, and a copy via email. Please print a copy of this and bring with you to speed entry.


PDF Click here for the terms and conditions

There is a recovery service permanently onsite located near Red Gate 3 and a further recovery service near Brown Gate to deal with any towing / breakdowns. The AA have also be invited to be based onsite and will be located in the green car park. The AA and RAC have been alerted to the festival and are aware of the location and routes into the car parks.

The following garages are located within 10 miles of site:

Bramhams Service Centre
The Garage
Front St
Bramham, Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS23 6RD
Tel: 01937 541443

Burlinghams of Clifford
Clifford Moor Rd
Clifford
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS23 6TU
Tel: 01937 844806

Central Garage
153, High St
Boston Spa
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS23 6BH
Tel: 01937 842283

Cowling Car Repairs
Unit 459
Thorp Arch Trading Estate
Thorp Arch
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS23 7BJ
Tel: 01937 842572

The Taxi Drop Off and Pick Up point is via Yellow Gate or via Red Gate 1 on the A64 into the Red Day Car Park / Drop Off point.

From Leeds city centre to Leeds festival site the average taxi fare should be around £25 for four, £30 for five, £35 for six and £40 for seven passengers.

STREAMLINE TELECABS TAXIS can be prebooked by telephone on 0113 244 3322 OR 0113 263 0404 also via text on 07957 261 786 
 
ITSROADRUNNERS TAXIS can be prebooked on 01132 171717 or freephone:  08082022600
From City Centre Leeds, to Leeds festival site - £20 fixed fare for up to 4. More than 4, they have up to 8 seaters costing £30 fixed fare.
www.itsroadrunners.co.uk

There are toilet blocks in the arena. The campsite toilets are located outside the campsites around the perimeter fence line and they are non-flammable. All toilets have hand-washing facilities.

There are teams of internal and external environmental health monitors checking each toilet block throughout the festival in order to report any sanitation issues.

Please report any problems to the nearest CAT member or steward.

There are free showers in the Village area.

Key Ingredients of a good festival; mix in a large field for three days, stir occasionally and bring to the boil, season to taste.

Remember when packing that glass is not allowed onsite

Entry Ticket
Money / Cash Card
Clothing for all seasons
Sleeping Bag / Blanket
Tent
Travel Ticket Home
Camera (for personal use)
Mobile Phone
Sun Cream & a Hat
Tin Opener & Bottle Opener
Tissues
Toiletries and Towel
Torch
Wet Wipes
Dry Clean socks
Strong shoes
Any medications that you need
Only bring what you can afford to lose. There is no way you can make a tent secure.
We would encourage you not to bring anything that would cause unnecessary rubbish.
Clean up after yourself and have brilliant weekend.

myhab is here!

These 2 person myhabs are the exciting new eco-friendly way to stay at festivals. 

YOU BOOK. WE SET UP. YOU USE. WE TAKE DOWN. WE RECYCLE.

The award winning design uses recyclable plastic and reinforced waterproof cardboard to create a sturdy, spacious, comfy, and importantly green alternative to a tent.

Why is it better than a tent?

- We set up and take it down, so all you have to do is turn up and have a good time!
- myhabs are situated within ‘myvillage’, an exclusive area for you and other myhabers.
- The area comes complete with well maintained toilets and showers and on-hand staff
- Built in locker to keep your valuables safe
- Very spacious, comfy double bed
- myhabs are raised off the ground
- You can personalise the myhab by creating your own festival character online

Intrigued? Check out more at:   www.myhab.com

Campervan applications have now closed.

Those that booked through See, and were then refunded, your permit is in the post.
As are permits for those that emailed in to us. 

The exact directions will be on the back of the campervan/caravan pass that we will send you nearer the event.

You will also be receiving a letter with your permit, and a copy via email. Please print a copy of this and bring with you to speed entry.


PDF Click here for the terms and conditions

myhab is here!

These 2 person myhabs are the exciting new eco-friendly way to stay at festivals. 

YOU BOOK. WE SET UP. YOU USE. WE TAKE DOWN. WE RECYCLE.

The award winning design uses recyclable plastic and reinforced waterproof cardboard to create a sturdy, spacious, comfy, and importantly green alternative to a tent.

Why is it better than a tent?

- We set up and take it down, so all you have to do is turn up and have a good time!
- myhabs are situated within ‘myvillage’, an exclusive area for you and other myhabers.
- The area comes complete with well maintained toilets and showers and on-hand staff
- Built in locker to keep your valuables safe
- Very spacious, comfy double bed
- myhabs are raised off the ground
- You can personalise the myhab by creating your own festival character online

Intrigued? Check out more at:   www.myhab.com

There will be at 30 cash point machines onsite in total.

There will be 12 situated in the Village Area and 18 situated in the Arena. It is likely that there will be a surcharge of around £2 per transaction. The cash points in the Village are open 24 hours and the arena cashpoints are open whenever the arena is open.

The nearest cash point apart from those onsite is at Tesco at Seacroft. Shuttle buses run there from the onsite bus station at Yellow Gate. The Information Tent has details of all the telephone numbers for reporting lost cards.

Anyone wanting to bring their private coach to the Festival must apply via email to coaches@leedsfestival.com

Please note all persons in coach must have valid standard tickets.

It is free to bring a coach to Leeds Festival. You will be sent further routing and gate information nearer the event via email.

Private Coaches will park in a public car park and should arrive at Yellow Gate.

DEADLINE FOR EMAIL APPLICATIONS: August 15th 2008

Leeds Bradford International Airport LS19 7TU Information 0113 250 9696

Metroconnect 757 provides a direct service between Leeds and Leeds Bradford International Airport serving Leeds bus and train stations, Kirkstall, Horsforth, Rawdon, Pool and Otley.

For further information call Metroline on 0113 245 7676 or visit www.wymetro.com

A taxi from Leeds Bradford Airport to Leeds Railway Station should cost around £13 - £15. You could then catch the shuttle bus to the festival site.

Customers must exchange their ticket for a wristband as soon as possible after arriving on site. Re-admittance to the site is possible once they have been wristbanded. Entrance to the arena is only possible with a valid wristband, tickets will not be allowed through at this point.

Wristbands removed from wrist or tampered with will be rendered invalid and will not be replaced

For information on local hotels and bed and breakfasts contact Leeds Tourist Information 0113 242 5242

Four Gables (four night minimum stay only)
Oaks Lane, Boston Spa
West Yorkshire, LS23 6DS
Tel 01937 845592
bookings@fourgables.co.uk

This year we have teamed up with Lockerhouse to make sure you can keep your belongings safe at Leeds 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 require 12v Car adapters/chargers.

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.

Click here to buy

Walking or riding your bike to the festival will obviously put out the least amount of CO2 emissions, but that’s not practical for everyone. If you’re looking for motorised transport, travelling by coach to the festival is by far the lowest impact way to travel if you are looking to reduce your carbon footprint in association with attending the festival. Train is the next best option in terms of CO2 emissions.

If you travel alone to the festival by car, you are emitting approximately TEN TIMES the amount of CO2 than if you travelled to the festival by bus and three and a half times as much as if you travelled by train.

Coming to the festival by coach or train will not only reduce total CO2 emissions, it will also help to reduce congestion in the carparks and on the surrounding roads.

If you have to come by car because the bus and train just won’t work for you, please try and fill up all the seats in your car. As an example, if you are driving an average sized petrol car, having four people in it will bring your impact down to just a bit more than travelling to the festival by train, and just under twice as impactful as travelling by coach. So it really does make a difference if fill up all the seats.

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Figures for these calculations were taken From DEFRA July 2007 Report: Passenger Transport Emissions Factors. http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/business/envrp/pdf/passenger-transport.pdf 

Car Travel (average sized petrol car)
- 335 gram C02 per mile (1 passenger)
- 167.5 grams CO2 per passenger mile (2 passengers)
- 83.75 grams CO2 per passenger mile (4 passengers)

Train Travel (National Rail diesel trains – average passenger numbers per annum)
- 96.32 grams per passenger mile

Coach Travel (Annual average figures of coach types and carriageways)
- 32.88 grams CO2 per passenger mile

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

o Glass – no glass is allowed onsite
o Illegal substances
o Portable Laser Equipment and Pens
o Unauthorised Professional Film or Video Equipment
o Audio Recorders
o Air Horns
o Spray Cans
o Fireworks
o Flares
o Any item which may reasonably be considered for use as a weapon
o You may be body searched at the entrance.
o Persons suspected of carrying items that may be used in an offensive or dangerous manner, or carrying out illegal activities onsite may be searched.
o Excessive amounts of food, cigarettes and alcohol may be refused entry to the site. Please only bring enough for personal consumption.
o All items will be confiscated.

In addition to the items not allowed into the campsite [see them here], the following items may not be brought into the arena through the arena entrance:

o Alcohol – no alcohol is allowed through the arena entrance
o Drinks bottles*
o Cans

All items will be confiscated

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