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Respect

Solfest is a place of trust and warmth. Help us to maintain what makes this a special and unique event! Please be considerate to others, respect and celebrate our diversity. “Strangers are only friends who you haven’t met yet!�

Camping

Is available for all weekend ticket holders and will get you a plot large enough for a large tent with adjacent parking. All camping is on the main festival site and there is a designated quiet/family camping field available. Excessive noise will be discouraged in this field. Please make it known to the stewards as you enter the site if you would like to camp in this area. In accordance with Fire Safety recommendations, awnings or canopies must not link tents. A clear space of 2m must be left around tents and any guy ropes used must be clearly marked in order to prevent accidents.

All camping facilities will be basic but clean. Toilets are of the blue ‘portaloo’ type and will be professionally cleaned on a daily basis. Toilets with disabled access will be available. There will also be lighting and fresh water supplied in all camping areas, but it might be an idea to bring your own water container and fill it up last thing at night to avoid queuing at peak times. We will also have a small number of showers available on site. All camping facilities will be provided and maintained in accordance with the Government HSE guidelines on Event Management, but remember, Solfest is a festival and not a 4 star hotel!

Caravans/campers

May be brought onto the site and used at no extra cost. You may park towing cars alongside any caravans brought. There is no electric hook-up at Solfest, no motor home service point, no chemical toilet emptying facility and no mini golf course, but it’s not costing you any extra either!

Facilities for Disabled People

The Solfest site is in a field which is on firm sandy soil and therefore drains well. This will make wheelchair access around the site relatively straightforward. All areas of the festival will be accessible to wheelchair users and toilets with disabled access will be available. Because all disabilities are different, there is little point listing the provisions we have to aid people with disabilities. Instead, we would appreciate it if you let us know in advance if you have a disability which requires specific provision and we will be guided by you as to the best way we can meet your needs. We believe that you are the expert on your own disability. People with disabilities are very welcome at Solfest.

Children & Young People

We want Solfest to be a family festival and to this end have put together a package of activities, entertainment and workshops, which are specifically geared towards the younger festival-goer. These will include music and art workshops, face painting, story telling, and circus skills. Please remember that you are still responsible for your children while they are engaged in any workshops, and you will be encouraged to join in! Once again, we will be having a designated area for the under 4s, with dedicated facilities for changing, feeding and resting. Solfest has an approved child protection policy. Further details of this are available on request.

Dogs

For the first two years, Solfest allowed people to bring their dogs provided that they were well supervised at all times and provided that owners cleared up after them. While we know that the vast majority of dog owners did a great job of looking after their pets, there were the inevitable minority who, despite being reminded on many occasions, allowed their dogs to run wild and foul the site. While we try to please everyone at Solfest, our priority has to be your safety and this has regrettably forced us to decide that dogs will not be permitted at Solfest 2006. This has been a really difficult decision to reach. Please don’t give us a hard time over it.
Naturally this does not apply to Registered Assistance Dogs for the disabled who will be most welcome.

Fires

Please do not light fires on the grass. Old wheel hubs will be provided if you want to make your own fire. Firewood will be provided free of charge, please do not damage any trees or hedgerows. Any fires must be attended at all times and must not be positioned in such a way as may cause the risk of damage to any tents, vehicles or other property. Please don’t burn any plastics or anything else which could give off toxic fumes.

Litter

We want to make Solfest a celebration of the beauty of West Cumbria and this is not going to be possible if people drop litter everywhere. We will have a dedicated team of litter pickers on site, but we hope that everyone will do their bit to reduce litter. Fag ends and bottle tops can take years to biodegrade and in some cases never do. A little bit of thought by everyone can make a huge difference. We aim to recycle as much litter as possible after the event. Please help us by separating your litter and putting it in the correct bins. There will be plenty of these at Solfest.