ACCESS AND FACILITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
2-FOR-1 TICKET SCHEME AND/OR ACCESS TO DISABLED FACILITIES:
GENERAL ASSISTANCE AT THE EVENT
2-FOR-1 TICKET SCHEME AND/OR ACCESS TO DISABLED FACILITIES:
Under our 2-for-1 scheme, we provide many disabled ticket holders with a free ticket for an accompanying friend or personal assistant.
The form will not be available before April 1st 2008 and therefore applications made prior to this should not expect a response
The form will not be available before April 1st 2008 and therefore applications made prior to this should not expect a response
GENERAL ENQUIRIES
The best place for regularly updated information is at www.festivalrepublic.com
Click FAQs at the bottom of the homepage for venue/festival info.
For general information, you can call the Festival Republic Information Line: 020 8963 0940
The line is open between 10am and 7pm, Monday to Friday. The national and regional music press also provide a wealth of information.
Click FAQs at the bottom of the homepage for venue/festival info.
For general information, you can call the Festival Republic Information Line: 020 8963 0940
The line is open between 10am and 7pm, Monday to Friday. The national and regional music press also provide a wealth of information.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
National Rail Enquiries: 08457 484950
London Underground, DLR and London Buses: 0207 222 1234 (24hrs)
National Express Coach Service: 08705 808080
London Underground, DLR and London Buses: 0207 222 1234 (24hrs)
National Express Coach Service: 08705 808080
WHAT TO DO AT THE EVENT
Your confirmation letter will contain full information on what to do on arrival.
Come to the Guest List with your ticket & confirmation letter; your details will be on the Festival Republic list.
Your PA should bring ID. We will provide wristbands for you and the person accompanying you.
You will not need to go to wristband exchange at the camping events.
If you have any questions about access or facilities at the event, the Guest List is the best place to make enquiries.
Please do not hesitate to ask for one of our supervisors - Ola Nilsson.
Come to the Guest List with your ticket & confirmation letter; your details will be on the Festival Republic list.
Your PA should bring ID. We will provide wristbands for you and the person accompanying you.
You will not need to go to wristband exchange at the camping events.
If you have any questions about access or facilities at the event, the Guest List is the best place to make enquiries.
Please do not hesitate to ask for one of our supervisors - Ola Nilsson.
TICKET BOOKING DETAILS
Tickets for all events are available from a variety of sources.
The Information Line can tell you about agencies in your area, on 0208 963 0940.
You can book tickets on the Festival Republic website at www.festivalrepublic.com or www.seetickets.com
Tickets are also available on: 0870 060 3777 and the Credit Card Booking Line
Tickets are available at face value, with no booking fee, if bought in person by cash/cheque from the Camden Ticket Shop or The Astoria, Charing Cross Road, London.
Please check the Info Line for details.
NOTE: There is no separate allocation of tickets for disabled customers to buy, so please be aware that some events sell out very quickly.
Details of age limits and any relevant children's concessions are as follows: Under 13's are admitted free to the Leeds festival with a ticket holding adult.
The Information Line can tell you about agencies in your area, on 0208 963 0940.
You can book tickets on the Festival Republic website at www.festivalrepublic.com or www.seetickets.com
Tickets are also available on: 0870 060 3777 and the Credit Card Booking Line
Tickets are available at face value, with no booking fee, if bought in person by cash/cheque from the Camden Ticket Shop or The Astoria, Charing Cross Road, London.
Please check the Info Line for details.
NOTE: There is no separate allocation of tickets for disabled customers to buy, so please be aware that some events sell out very quickly.
Details of age limits and any relevant children's concessions are as follows: Under 13's are admitted free to the Leeds festival with a ticket holding adult.
MEDICAL SERVICES & ASSISTANCE
Events Medical Services are equipped to provide first aid, minor casualty and resuscitation.
They run a 24-hour medical centre with general practice facilities, staffed with doctors, nurses and paramedics.
They have details of emergency dentists and local chemists.
First Aid units will be sited at various points around the festival, between 11am and 11pm each day.
Contact Dr. Matt Robbins at matt@eventsmedicalservices.co.uk
They run a 24-hour medical centre with general practice facilities, staffed with doctors, nurses and paramedics.
They have details of emergency dentists and local chemists.
First Aid units will be sited at various points around the festival, between 11am and 11pm each day.
Contact Dr. Matt Robbins at matt@eventsmedicalservices.co.uk
GENERAL ASSISTANCE AT THE EVENT
The Guest List supervisor is in radio contact with other staff and is your main point of contact.
Guest List opening hours will be displayed at the on-site office. All events have Welfare, First Aid and Information Points.
Security Guards & Stewards are clearly identifiable by their shirts and should be able to give general assistance or information.
All staff are briefed regarding arrangements for disabled customers, and if you experience problems dealing with any staff on site, we do wish to hear from you, preferably at the event.
Several disabled stewards work at Reading & Leeds Festivals.
Guest List opening hours will be displayed at the on-site office. All events have Welfare, First Aid and Information Points.
Security Guards & Stewards are clearly identifiable by their shirts and should be able to give general assistance or information.
All staff are briefed regarding arrangements for disabled customers, and if you experience problems dealing with any staff on site, we do wish to hear from you, preferably at the event.
Several disabled stewards work at Reading & Leeds Festivals.
SITE LAYOUT & GROUND CONDITIONS
Bramham Park is part of a parkland estate.
The arena is fairly flat but certain backstage areas are very steep and may prove quite challenging for people with impaired mobility.
The ground is generally uneven and grass throughout; there are no pathways or covered walkways in the arena.
Even with careful planning, adverse weather conditions can drastically alter the ease of movement around the site.
In wet weather the ground can become muddy.
The arena is fairly flat but certain backstage areas are very steep and may prove quite challenging for people with impaired mobility.
The ground is generally uneven and grass throughout; there are no pathways or covered walkways in the arena.
Even with careful planning, adverse weather conditions can drastically alter the ease of movement around the site.
In wet weather the ground can become muddy.
CAMPSITE & PARKING
The campsite is shared with between guests and disabled customers.
It is separated from the car park by close by.
Due to the associated fire risks it is a condition of our licence that cars and tents be separated.
However we will reserve the parking spaces closest to the campsite for disabled customers displaying a car pass.
Each disabled customer may have up to three people camping with them, with a maximum of one car.
If you wish to camp in a larger group, you are of course free to do so in any of the public campsites.
We also give disabled customers at Leeds access to the hospitality area.
The route from the campsite to the hospitality area is a newly cut pathway through a wooded area and the ground is rough.
The hospitality area is a popular spot and features a large covered bar, seating inside and out, music, food and toilet facilities, including an adapted toilet.
The area is all grass covered, and a natural ëV' shape.
You enter the area from the pathway at the top of the ëV' and the gate into the arena is reached by going down the slope and up the other side.
LIMA GATE is the most direct route from the guest area into/out of the arena, for which you require a DISABLED ACCESS wristband.
It is separated from the car park by close by.
Due to the associated fire risks it is a condition of our licence that cars and tents be separated.
However we will reserve the parking spaces closest to the campsite for disabled customers displaying a car pass.
Each disabled customer may have up to three people camping with them, with a maximum of one car.
If you wish to camp in a larger group, you are of course free to do so in any of the public campsites.
We also give disabled customers at Leeds access to the hospitality area.
The route from the campsite to the hospitality area is a newly cut pathway through a wooded area and the ground is rough.
The hospitality area is a popular spot and features a large covered bar, seating inside and out, music, food and toilet facilities, including an adapted toilet.
The area is all grass covered, and a natural ëV' shape.
You enter the area from the pathway at the top of the ëV' and the gate into the arena is reached by going down the slope and up the other side.
LIMA GATE is the most direct route from the guest area into/out of the arena, for which you require a DISABLED ACCESS wristband.
DISABLED ACCESS WRISTBANDS
All members of the party will receive access to the disabled campsite and Lima Gate.
In addition, if agreed in advance, disabled customers will receive access for themselves and one PA to the viewing platforms.
We are unable to accommodate whole families or groups of friends on the platforms.
The area around the viewing platform is usually busy with the extended main stage audience.
In addition, if agreed in advance, disabled customers will receive access for themselves and one PA to the viewing platforms.
We are unable to accommodate whole families or groups of friends on the platforms.
The area around the viewing platform is usually busy with the extended main stage audience.
TOILETS
There are adapted toilets at each toilet block in the arena, at each stage viewing platform, in the disabled/guest campsite and in the hospitality area.
VIEWING PLATFORMS
You will require a Disabled Access Wristband to access the viewing platforms.
These platforms are solely for the use of disabled people and their PA's.
Crew, press, guests and staff are not permitted access. We plan to have a viewing platform at every stage.
Platform access ramps will have at a gradient of 1:12.
There will be lighting on the main stage ramp, and all platforms should have loose seating for PA's.
The Main stage platform is not covered.
Attitude Is Everything will provide a number of disabled stewards to work on the viewing platforms.
There will be use of laser and strobe lights at the event, proceeded by announcements from the stage.
Those persons affected by lighting should ensure they have sufficient time to leave the viewing platform/crowd before effects begin. Please bear in mind the audience may be very large and movement through the crowd slow.
These platforms are solely for the use of disabled people and their PA's.
Crew, press, guests and staff are not permitted access. We plan to have a viewing platform at every stage.
Platform access ramps will have at a gradient of 1:12.
There will be lighting on the main stage ramp, and all platforms should have loose seating for PA's.
The Main stage platform is not covered.
Attitude Is Everything will provide a number of disabled stewards to work on the viewing platforms.
There will be use of laser and strobe lights at the event, proceeded by announcements from the stage.
Those persons affected by lighting should ensure they have sufficient time to leave the viewing platform/crowd before effects begin. Please bear in mind the audience may be very large and movement through the crowd slow.
WELFARE
This service operates 24-hours a day, as does the medical tent, so assistance is always available.
SINGLE DAY TICKET HOLDERS
The guest list is at Yellow Gate on Thorner Road.
You can drive to the guest list, and stop temporarily while collecting wristbands.
The shuttle bus drop off point is situated very near by. Come to the Guest List; collect your one-day event wristband & Special Access wristband.
Park in the one-day disabled car park area and proceed to the Hospitality Area and Arena. Parking is on the grass.
You can drive to the guest list, and stop temporarily while collecting wristbands.
The shuttle bus drop off point is situated very near by. Come to the Guest List; collect your one-day event wristband & Special Access wristband.
Park in the one-day disabled car park area and proceed to the Hospitality Area and Arena. Parking is on the grass.
WEEKEND TICKET HOLDERS
Come to the Guest List to collect your weekend event/guest wristband and Special Access wristband.
Park and camp in the Guest/Disabled campsite and proceed to the Hospitality Area and Arena.
Park and camp in the Guest/Disabled campsite and proceed to the Hospitality Area and Arena.
SITE MAP
A SITE MAP WILL BE POSTED TO YOU WHEN WE RECEIVE YOUR APPLICATION FORM.
EVENT INFO SHEET
The nature of festivals is that despite detailed advance planning, some factors remain subject to change until the last minute.
We aim to provide you with the most up to date information possible, and will produce an Event Info Sheet for distribution from Thursday when the campsites open.
This will give locations of adapted toilets, viewing platforms and details of any special arrangements on site.
We aim to provide you with the most up to date information possible, and will produce an Event Info Sheet for distribution from Thursday when the campsites open.
This will give locations of adapted toilets, viewing platforms and details of any special arrangements on site.
NEW CAMPSITE INFORMATION
As a condition of our licence any person wishing to camp between 6pm Wednesday 22nd August and 8am Thursday 23rd August must purchase a permit, costing £10 per person.
There is no 2-for-1 on camping permits and they are not administered by this office.
There are no exceptions to this and there is STRICTLY no admission to site to camp prior to 6pm Wednesday 22nd August.
Please check the website or call 0208 961 5490 on how to apply for a permit.
There is no 2-for-1 on camping permits and they are not administered by this office.
There are no exceptions to this and there is STRICTLY no admission to site to camp prior to 6pm Wednesday 22nd August.
Please check the website or call 0208 961 5490 on how to apply for a permit.
