Sunkissed campaigning at the Glade
 Even though the cows at Glastonbury festival are having some peace and quiet this year, a little bit of the UK's biggest festival went ahead in the Berkshire countryside this weekend. The Glade started as a dance and electronic music stage at Glastonbury Festival and everyone there seemed to agree that the Glade Festival has retained a very Glastonbury 'vibe': colourful, friendly and just a little bit crazy.
We've just got back from the festival and it's been an amazing weekend (even if we're tired, sunburnt and a little smelly). As well as nearly 500 Oxfam stewards keeping everyone safe, we had five gorgeously stunning campaigners talking to festival goers about the Make Trade Fair campaign. In the baking hot sun, we got a fantastic response with over 2,500 joining the campaign. A big thank you to the lovely Glade people!
The event is set in a beautiful, intimate setting with nine arenas pumping almost every sort of dance and electronic imaginable nearly 24 hours a day. From the moment we got there we knew we were in for a great weekend.
If you get tired of the psy-trance, drum and bass, techno, breakbeat, hip-hop, reggae etc etc etc, there are loads of other crazy and quirky ways to amuse yourself. From getting married at the inflatable church (with a wedding dress from the Oxfam Stall!) to watching the circus, or from dancing the can-can in the Pussy Parlour to lounging out of the sun in a hammock in the amazing Spiral Zone...
If we took a photo of you for our angry faces competition stay tuned - we'll have the pics online by Wednesday morning.
Were you at the Glade? Have as a good a weekend as us? Leave your comments below.
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