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Welcome to
the Workhouse Festival Info page where we aim to answer as many FAQs
as possible.
Q. How much are tickets?
A. £55 for adult weekend, £30 for 13-17 year olds, and 12 and unders
are free. Under 16s must be accompanied with a paying adult. Tickets include
camping (with tents), but not parking. There is a charge of £10 for caravans,
mobile homes and campervans and this must be pre-booked and bought with a weekend
ticket. We will not be held responsible for any unaccompanied under 18 year olds.
We have special concessions for registered carers, please contact us for more
details.
Q. Can I buy day tickets?
A. It's our policy to sell tickets to people who want the whole festival experience,
rather than encouraging visitors just to come and see a couple of big name acts,
and not stay for the duration. We want to give you the opportunity to see many
of the new, up-and-coming acts as well as the unusual and bizarre that we showcase
every year. We believe that visitors coming to the whole event create an amazing
festival vibe and generate a real community atmosphere during the weekend.
Q. When will tickets be on sale?
A. Tickets will be for sale at www.wegottickets.com from
probably 1st March 2008.
Q. Can I bring my dog?
A. No, please leave all your pets at home. This is a farming area and the festival
site is surrounded by sheep.
Q. Where can I find out when people are playing?
A. We don't publish the timing of the acts before the event to encourage everyone
to stay for the whole weekend. On arrival you will be able to obtain a programme
to work out what you want to see. The festivities begin at midday on Friday and
end at 7pm Sunday.
Q. What day can I arrive?
A. You can arrive on Thursday for camping, but be warned that early arrivals
may get roped in to help out! Please remember that the festival ends at 7pm Sunday
due to licensing laws.
Q. How do I buy tickets off line?
A. You can send a cheque made payable to “Workhouse Festival”, the address is:
Workhouse Festival, PO Box 183, OSWESTRY SY10 1AB. Please add a £2 administration
charge for each application. You can only buy tickets by mail up until Friday
9th June 2008. We will have to wait for your cheque to clear before we can mail
out your ticket details. Please don't send postal applications after this date.
Postal tickets will only be issued if there are tickets remaining for sale through
our online facility with www.wegottickets.com
Q. Can I bring my instrument to play anywhere?
A. Yes! There are opportunities in various venues for people to jam.
Q. Can I bring my djembe or other drum?
A. Yes, but we request that all drum playing in the campsite ends at midnight
for the courtesy of other campers trying to sleep. After this time drumming will
be deemed anti-social.
Q. Can I bring my dog?
A. Still no, sorry.
Q. Can I bring my own drinks?
A. There will be at least one licenced bar on site, but you are welcome to bring
your own. Please note, though, that we have a policy of not allowing glass onto
the festival site.
Q. Can I bring glass bottles?
A. No, we have a no glass policy on site this year and from now on as glass
bottles end broken which is no good for bare feet and no good for sheep
to eat, so please do not bring glass bottles. Glass bottles will be confiscated
on your arrival, so please decant into plastic bottles (they’re still recyclable)
before you come to get festivalised.
Q. I heard a rumour that
you had a "fancy dress" day on Saturday.
A. Yes. Saturday is the day to be flamboyant, drag out your funkiest clothes
and your finest attire and amaze us! We'll be announcing the theme closer to
the date.
Q. Will there be a family camping area?
A. Yes, you will be directed to the quiet camping area on request when you
arrive. We'll be working hard by re-arranging the camp site and parking to
help this to happen.
Q. What happens to lost kids?
A. They will be directed by a steward to the site office. Please do not leave
young children unattended in the kid’s area, it is not a crèche. Please
make sure your older children know where to find you.
Q. Will there be a vegetarian caterer on site?
A. Yes, and organic and vegan food will be available too. There is also a bar
and a meat caterer. We're working hard to improve the selection of food available
on site.
Q. How ’green’ is this event?
A. All our electricity used on site is generated by harvesting the wind and
sun.
Q. I need a lift to the festival, what can I do?
A. Click on the link to the Freewheelers website on our home page and register
yourself. If you have any spare spaces in your car then again visit the Freewheelers
website and offer up your services. Lift sharing aims to help the planet by
reducing the amount of cars on our roads. Makes sense to us!
Q. What disabled facilities
do you have?
A. Please let us know your requirements, so that we can do our best to meet
your needs. Things that we can provide are convenient parking and camping near
the festival area, electric supply for charging wheelchairs and disabled access
toilet facilities.
Q. Where do we dispose
of rubbish on site?
A. Due to our environmental policy there will be plenty of recycling points
around the festival. Please make good use of these and anything that cannot
be recycled please dispose of carefully in the litter bins or take home with
you. The festival is held on a farmer’s field and sheep will be grazing here
after you have left, so please leave nothing behind. Sheep do not eat cigarette
butts!
Q. Can we have fires and barbecues in the camping fields?
A. No. This is for the safety of other festival goers.
Q. Do we have to pay to park?
A. Yes, it is £5 for any size vehicle, payable on arrival. This is because
we have to rent another field for this facility, and to encourage lift-sharing.
Q. Are there any local facilities?
A. In Llanfyllin, which is within walking distance (1/4 mile), there are the
usual small town services including a HSBC cash machine, Spar (off licence),
pubs, bakery, phone box, chemist and newsagent. Please note that there is not
a petrol station; the nearest are in Llansantffraid ym Mechain or Llanrhaeadr
ym Mochnant, both of which are about 6 miles away.
Q. Can I bring my dog?
A. No, please leave all your pets at home. This is a farming area and the festival
site is surrounded by sheep.
Q. Do mobile phones work on the festival site?
A. Usually only Orange network and this does depend on the direction you are
standing in!
Q. Where does all the money go?
A. Workhouse Festival is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. Any
residual money goes towards the renovation and regeneration of the Workhouse
Building and improving future festivals. Please visit www.llanfyllinworkhouse.org for
more details
Q. Can I park my car by my tent?
A. For health and safety reasons, you will not be able to park with your tent,
so you may have a very short walk to make with your kit. When we say short,
we mean it. Parking isn't 3 miles away like some festivals; this is a compact
site and the furthest possible camping spot will be no more than about 100
yards. We've made this rule to help prevent accidents and for the comfort and
security of our campers and local residents.
Q. Can I bring my caravan?
A. Yes you can but it has to be pre booked with your weekend ticket and there
is a charge of £10 for caravans, campervans and mobile homes.
Q. Can I get onto the festival site for free?
A. You have two choices - you can either pay for a ticket or you can volunteer
as a steward (we have a number of vacancies available). If you try and blag
your way on for free please remember that EVERYONE who has organised this festival
has given up many, many hours of their own time for nothing, and are not getting
paid whatsoever. We keep the price of the ticket as low as possible this way.
Please respect those who have worked hard to make this festival possible.
If you have any further questions not answered here, please email by clicking here.
• Please help make our festival a happy experience for everyone by treating
the event, the site and people around you with respect.
• Please remember that the stewards and other participants are volunteers doing
their best to help everyone have a safe time. The rules and regulations are
designed to ensure everyone’s health and safety, however irritating they may
seem to you.
• Please respect our site and leave it as clean as you found it.
• Please respect other people by not playing live or recorded music in the
campsite after midnight.
• The festival is subject to licensing laws.
• Please respect our neighbours and other locals. Their support is essential
for the event to continue in future years
We hope you enjoy the festival and come back year after year……
By purchasing a ticket for the Workhouse Festival,
you are agreeing to abide by the following contitions:
1. Exchange your WeGotTickets reference number for a wristband at the Ticket
Office on the festival site.
2. No animals (except guide dogs) allowed on the festival site or campsite.
3. No glass bottles will be permitted within the festival site or campsite.
4. No open fires on campsite or on festival site.
5. The Festival reserves the right to add, withdraw or substitute artists,
and to vary the advertised programme and timings without being liable to pay
any compensation whatsoever.
6. Photographic, video or audio reproduction of artists is prohibited.
7. Ticket holders consent to inclusion in official photographic, visual and
audio promotion of the Festival.
8. The Festival reserves the right to refuse admission or to eject a ticket
holder for behaviour likely to cause damage, injury, nuisance or annoyance
or for failure to comply with the reasonable requests of the Festival.
9. Youth tickets are for 13-17 year olds. Please bring proof of age when you
exchange your ticket for a wrist band on site.
10. 12's and under admission is free, these tickets must be
booked with an adult ticket. Unaccompanied children will not be admitted.
11. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult. We accept no responsibility
for under 18's unaccompanied by an adult.
12. Tickets do not include parking. There is a £5 parking charge per
vehicle at the festival site, this is based on any size of vehicle.
13. Vehicles parked at owner's risk.
14. Persons purchasing tickets and attending the festival agree to abide by
the rules published on this website.
The management reserve the right to change the advertised
performances
in the event of illness or any cause beyond the
control of the
management. Please check with the venue to
avoid disappointment.
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