{"id":20,"date":"2026-10-16T07:48:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-party\/festival\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:25:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:25:04","slug":"festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-party\/festival\/","title":{"rendered":"The festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A small festival on a working farm<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Fernhill Fields (sample) started in 2014 as a party in one barn. It is still run by the family who farm the land and a team of volunteers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Six thousand people, one field<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We cap the festival at six thousand people a day, so you can walk from one stage to another in a changeover and still find your friends (sample).<\/p>

No VIP area, no sponsor stages. Ticket money pays the bands, the crew and the farm, in that order.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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How we run it<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A field has to be a field again by the end of July. These are the rules we set ourselves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Refill, not plastic<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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No single-use bottles on sale. Six free water points and reusable cups at every bar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Solar first<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Orchard and the info tent run on solar and batteries; the big stages share one efficient generator.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Leave no tent<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Campers pay a $10 litter deposit, back when you hand in a full bag (example prices).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Local traders<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Every food stall comes from within forty miles of the farm (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Paid crew<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Every steward is paid or gets a free weekend ticket for three shifts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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The people behind it<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A small office on the farm all year, and four hundred people on site in July.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Ruth Fernley<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Festival director and farmer (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dev Malhotra<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Programmer, books the bands (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Kasia Nowak<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Site manager (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Tom Achebe<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Box office and access (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Lena Brandt<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Volunteers and crew (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Owen Marsh<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sound and stages (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Questions about the weekend?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The box office answers by email within two working days, and by phone on weekdays from 10:00 to 16:00.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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