GENERAL INFORMATION
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU DISCOVER A FIRE?
CAMPSITE ASSISTANT TEAMS (CATS)
EMERGENCY ACCESS LANES ON THE CAMPSITE
SITE MAP
SEATING
ON SITE FACILITIES
ARENA OPENING TIMES
Saturday 25 August - Arena opens at approx. 11am
Sunday 26 August - Arena opens at approx. 11am
Any changes to the running order are passed on to the Information Tent and will be published in locations onsite, e.g. the campsite zone managers' caravans.
FOOD / CATERING
The following items may not be brought into the arena: Cans, Alcohol, glass, opened plastic bottles, Illegal Substances, Portable Laser Equipment and Pens, Unauthorised Professional Film or Video Equipment, Audio Recorders, Fireworks and Flares. All Items will be confiscated. Water points on site are drinking water safe.
BARS
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.
CHILDRENS FACILITIES / INFO
DISCOUNTS / CONCESSIONS
WRISTBANDS
Wristbands removed from wrist or tampered with will be rendered invalid and will not be replaced.
CAR PARKING
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!
PICK UP/DROP OFF POINT
CROWD SURFING
ANIMALS
CAMPSITE OPENING TIMES
Closes: Midday Monday 27th August.
NEW CAMPSITE NAMES
So we've changed the names this year and below are the new names. You can look in the column on the right to find out what the same area used to be called.
| NAME FOR 2007 | FORMER NAME |
| BROWN CAMPSITE | BROWN CAMPSITE |
| GREEN CAMPSITE | GREEN CAMPSITE |
| ORANGE CAMPSITE | ORANGE CAMPSITE |
| RED CAMPSITE | RED CAMPSITE |
| BLUE VALLEY CAMPSITE | YELLOW VALLEY CAMPSITE |
| WHITE VILLAGE CAMPSITE | YELLOW VILLAGE CAMPSITE |
| YELLOW BUBBLE CAMPSITE | YELLOW BUBBLE CAMPSITE |
LATE NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
FAMILY CAMPING
DJS IN THE CAMPSITES
If you are a budding DJ and want to play your own music at our campsite parties each night, then come along to the campsite office in your zone to register and book yourself a 20 or 30 minute slot for later that evening between 11pm and 3am. Then you can invite all your friends to your own Leeds Festival party.
Campsite DJing is go at the Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival.
Just email your 30 minute (8 song set) to campsitedjs@leedsfestival.com by midnight on Tuesday 21st August and you could be entertaining your co-campers and become a legend under canvas for the weekend.
We’ll pick the best ones and download all the tracks for you so it’s really about your set – no need to lug your cd collection along. Get mailing.
5-A-SIDE FOOTBALL
GAS CANISTERS AND AEROSOLS
There will be a gas canister / aerosol exchange point in your campsite next to the campsite office where you can take your old or unwanted gas canisters / aerosols and swap them for a chance to win tickets to all your favorite festivals next year. This is open 24 hours.
We are again this year running gas canister/aerosol exchanges on site, where used canisters can be traded in for the opportunity to win tickets for Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival & Glastonbury 2008. Winners names will be announced from the main stage each night. A draw will take place on the Main Stage each day at around 7pm and the winner will get:
Please use this exchange point.
ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
CAMPFIRES
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.
BONFIRES
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.
FIRE SAFETY
Guidelines for the safe use of Camping Gas:
If you must bring gas to the festival please follow the guidelines below:Before coming to the festival have your equipment serviced.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU DISCOVER A FIRE?
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 -
TENT RECYCLING
Every year thousands of tents get dumped or trashed. But these tents could change lives in desperate situations worldwide. Together with the charity Global Hand, we're making this happen. At this year's Leeds festival, take your tent, sleeping bags and wellies to one of the collection points before you leave. And make sure you get your mates to do the same.
Your festival kit could help:
For more information about Global Hand and Give Me Shelter go here
Don't dump it. Don't destroy it. Donate it
IMPORTANT: NEWS ABOUT YOUR TENT!
Tents left standing will go to landfill and damage our environment:
So don't leave your tent. Pack it. Hand it in. Change lives!
TOXIC FUMES
ZONE MANAGERS
CAMPSITE OFFICES
STAFF
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 white T shirts with “MOW” in red on the front and Ministry of Welfare on the back. 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.
CAMPSITE ASSISTANT TEAMS (CATS)
The CAT volunteers are there to help you 24 hours a day. If you're having trouble putting up your tent, need directions, are concerned about a group or an individuals behaviour, need a UV pen to mark your belongings, would like to complain about a build-up of litter, or let us know about facilities which require attention – please contact a CAT volunteer – they'll do their best to help!
You can contact the CAT volunteers via the campsite offices – these are located centrally within each campsite zone, if you can't find a campsite office - head towards your nearest fire tower - they'll be able to provide directions.
If you're interested in volunteering to be a CAT please visit:
www.DCSiteServices.com/CATs/
Or email CATs@DCSiteServices.com
EMERGENCY ACCESS LANES ON THE CAMPSITE
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.
QUIETER CAMPSITE - BROWN CAMPSITE
CRIME REDUCTION INFORMATION
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 left luggage point near the arena entrance to store your belongings.
CRIME PREVENTION
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 Carling Weekend: 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 Carling Weekend: 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.
INFORMATION BOARD
LOVE NOT RIOTS CAMPAIGN
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 Carling Weekend: Reading & Leeds Festival Fans that we have already hooked!
We are not trying to be the "fun police" and stop people having a laugh we are talking about the kind of behaviour that scares people and puts the welfare of others in danger! 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 Carling Weekend: 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 website and myspace page - visit www.lovenotriots.com / www.myspace.com/lovenotriotscampaign
SMOKING
No smoking in public enclosed or working areas.
LOST PROPERTY
