Reading Festival 2007
If you have any concerns about the festival before or during it, you can call the hotline number 08450 369526 which will be manned by Reading Council 24 hrs a day from 9AM on Wednesday to noon on Monday.
Reading Festival E-mail has been set up by Reading Borough Council as a trial for this year on the festival site rbclicensing@yahoo.co.uk
If residents want to e-mail RBC Licensing comments, enquiries, complaints or inability to get through on the Hotline they will be able to pick them up from this address.
E-mail is a supplement to the phone Hotline which should be used for urgent problems and in any case overnight.
This e-mail will be operational from 4pm on Thursday 23 August and will close down at 7am on Monday 27 August, please don't use it outside of these times as messages will not be received or responded to. Outside of these times the e-mail address to contact RBC on is licensing@reading.gov.uk.
The e-mail can be used in exactly the same way as the hotline between the hours of 8am and 11.30pm to report matters that require responding to. However, after 11.30pm and before 7am residents should use the hotline telephone number rather than the e-mail, unless their enquiry/comment/complaint is not of an urgent nature and they are happy for it to be looked at the following morning
See official information leaflet and site map below.
www.readingfestival.com
READING FESTIVAL 2007, BATTLE FARM LANDS
This year’s Reading Festival will take place from Friday 24th August to Sunday 26th August 2007.
A SPECIAL HOTLINE NUMBER –08450 369526 has been set up for local residents’ use who wish to offer comments or to raise queries during the event. Please use this number if you are being disturbed or have access/parking issues. The line will be answered by Reading Borough Council staff who will be on duty 24 hours a day between 09:00 on Wednesday 22nd August and 12:00 on Monday 27th August.
The standard of noise control has been reviewed for the 2007 event and the intention is once again to avoid unreasonable disturbance to local residents.
The timetable for the event is as follows:
Friday 27th July site build starts
Wednesday 22nd August campsite opens to early arrivals at 18:00
(with a contingency opening time of 14:00
should traffic be building up and it be
required to do so)
Thursday 23rd August campsite opens to all at 08:00
There will be a sound propagation test at 19:30 on Thursday 23rd August for a maximum of 2 hours. Daily testing of sound equipment will take place between 10:00 -12:00 on Thursday 23rd August through till Sunday 26th August; sound tests will be conducted under the direct supervision of officers from Reading Borough Council. Every effort will be made to ensure that these tests are as brief as possible and are conducted at appropriate times, but to ensure the best settings for everyone during the event, some testing will occur in the evening.
Times of entertainment during the event itself are as follows:
|
Recorded Music |
Live Music |
Cabaret & Comedy |
Cinema |
Thurs 23rd Aug |
15:00 – 03:00 |
- |
- |
- |
Fri 24th Aug |
10:00 – 03:00 |
12:00 – 00:00 |
12:00 – 03:00 |
00:00 – 04:00 |
Sat 25th Aug |
10:00 – 03:00 |
11:00 – 00:00 |
11:00 – 03:00 |
00:00 – 04:00 |
Sun 26th Aug |
10:00 – 03:00 |
11:30 – 00:00 |
11:30 – 03:00 |
00:00 – 04:00 |
Other key dates -
Monday 27th August site - clearance starts
Sunday 9th September - site clear
The event itself is again licensed for up to 79,999 people on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The heaviest traffic will be during the afternoons and evenings of Thursday 23rd, Friday 25th and the morning of Monday 27th August.
There are no fireworks or stage pyrotechnics planned but there will be a confetti canon inside the Radio One stage on Saturday 25th August between the hours of 19.00 and 19.45 – this will be a bang.
Access for festival goers to Orange Car Park is via Wigmore Lane off the Portman Road, Green Car Park at Kings Meadow and then by boat and White Car Park at Mapledurham off the A4074, then by boat.
Outside the hotline hours you should telephone Reading Borough Council officers on 0118 939 0900. If you have any further comments or queries, please write to the Licensing Manager, Reading Borough Council, Civic Centre, Reading RG1 7TD.
Please note that the Rivermead Centre and its facilities will be closed for normal activities for the three days of the event. If you have any queries concerning the Rivermead Centre, please contact the Duty Manager at Rivermead on 0118 901 5000.