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The Oxfam campervan trundled across to Victoria Park in London last Friday for the Lovebox Weekender. With a bigger site, headliners Groove Armada and Jamiroquai, and an increased capacity, this is one festival that Yazz could well have been thinking about when they sang "The only way is up". Err, but enough about 80s pop.
For one weekend Victoria Park (in Hackney, east London) was transformed into an eclectic festival site, with mini-stages featuring the likes of the Insect Circus, burlesque dance and pirate shows, fairground rides, all the different types of festival food you could imagine, and one massive main stage with quality music (and our Oxfam banners) on from midday until late.
We were in the London Soul area, a laid-back zone with a beautiful atmosphere and one message: have a lush weekend! And next to us was the metres and metres of white-washed temporary walls which over the two days were gradually filled up by graffiti artists - the end result was incredible.
So finally we were able to get our lovely 1961 campervan and our brand new exhibition together at a festival - and they looked fantastic. People could see our massive "YOU CAN BEAT POVERTY" sign from all over the site. As ever, we had a tip-top team of volunteer campaigners who were on-hand to talk to festival-goers about Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign, and our work to overcome poverty, which has to involve everyone. Including you!
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