Here are Jason Bryant’s photos from last night’s sold out Pilton Party, where storming performances from Rudimental, Wolf Alice and upcoming acts The RPMs and Monarks helped raise thousands for Pilton village funds.

This year, several hundred pairs of wellington boots were discarded at Glastonbury Festival. Those boots ended up in our recycling centre, where team member Liz Clegg had the idea of donating them to the migrants in Calais.

The boots were meticulously sized, paired and quality controlled by a group of volunteers and Liz recently transported more than 500 pairs to Calais, along with 2,000 unused rain ponchos and some first aid kits. Liz distributed them (and offered some first aid training) alongside Association Salam, a French charity which organises the distribution of food and clothing to the migrants.

While she was in Calais, Liz became aware that there is a massive issue at the refugee camp (nicknamed “the Jungle”), with rubbish collection and recycling. A team organised by the Calais Migrant Solidarity Facebook group is now travelling from the UK to instigate a system to enable the residents of the camp to manage the rubbish, and the Festival has donated bin bags to assist with this effort.

The refugees in Calais are living in desperate conditions, and we’re very pleased to be able to help support their basic humanitarian needs.

Tickets for this year’s Pilton Party on Friday, 4th September – which were advertised locally – have now completely Sold Out. Big thanks to everyone who bought one, and sorry to those who missed out. Please note that there will not be any tickets for sale on the gate of the event.

The event will be headlined by Rudimental, with support from Wolf Alice. The bill is completed by upcoming acts The RPMs and Monarks, who won a recent Battle of the Bands contest at Pilton Working Men’s Club.

If you’re coming to the event, click here for more information.

We’re pleased to report that in 2014 the Festival was, once again, able to give around £2 million to Oxfam, Greenpeace, WaterAid and hundreds of other worthy causes, both local and international.

The Festival supported several hundred local charities and volunteer groups in 2014. There are too many to list, but a selection of them is listed below.

We are extremely proud to be in a position where we can support so many great causes. Thank you to everyone who comes to the Festival for making this possible.

Emily and Michael

Glastonbury Festival 2014 beneficiaries:

Oxfam: £500,000
Greenpeace: £500,000
WaterAid: £250,000

Action Against Hunger
Ashcott School
Baltonsborough CE VC Primary School
BAND (Bristol Association for Neighbourhood Daycare)
Bath City Farm
Bishop Henderson Primary School
Burcott Adventure Club
Butleigh C of E Primary School
Cary Comedians Carnival Club
Changing Lives Nepal
Cheltenham Friends of the Samaritans
Children’s Hospice South West
CND Cymru
Cobra Carnival Club
Compton Dundon & Littleton Village Hall
Compton Dundon Children’s Club
Cots for Tots
Crispin School
Croscombe School
Ditcheat Primary School
Draycott & Rodney Stoke School
East Pennard School Room
Elmhurst School
Evercreech Cricket Club
Evercreech Primary School
Friends of Ansford Academy
Friends of Ditcheat School
Friends of Shepton Mallet Infants School
Friends of Somerset Young Carers
Friends of Stoke St Michael School
Friends of the Earth (Birmingham)
Friends of West Pennard School
Gemini Carnival Club
Globe Carnival Club
Greater Manchester and District CND
Griffens Carnival Club
Happy Tracks
Headway
Hindhayes Infant School
Holcombe Village Hall & Playing Field
Horrington Primary School
Isle of Wight CND
Keinton Mandeville PSA
Key Kids Junior Carnival Club
Lydford Sports Club
Macmillan Cancer Relief
Marketeers Carnival Club
Marksbury Primary School
Mells C of E First School
Mendip Cave Rescue
Moving Mountains Trust
Not Pointless Charity
Oasis Carnival Club
Orchard Vale Trust
Parc Primary School
Pentathlon Carnival Club
People & Planet
Pilton Pre-School
Pilton Show
Riding for Disabled
Robert Glanville Playing Field Trust
Royal National Children’s Foundation
Shambles Carnival Club
Shepton Mallet Football Club
Shepton Mallet Rotary Club
Somerset Headway
Somerset Levels Relief Fund
Somerset Wildlife Trust
Soundwaves Music Project
South Central Ambulance Service
St Cuthberts Junior School
St Dunstan’s School
St Joseph and St Teresa School
St Margarets Somerset Hospice
St Paul’s CE VC Junior School
Stepping Stones Playgroup
Stoberry Park School
Street Youth Football Club
The Anne Harris Children’s Fund
The Rotary Club of Avalon
The Rotary Club of Somer Valley
Tor Rugby Club
Vagabonds Carnival Club
Victoria Field Charity
Waterside Carnival Club
Wells Rotary Club
Wells Rugby Football Club
Wessex MS Therapy
West Pennard School
West Region CND
Wherever the Need
Whitstone School
Wick Carnival Club
Wills Carnival Club
Wookey Hole Cricket Club
Wookey Primary School
Youth with a Future

Here are Jason Bryant’s photos from last night’s excellent, sun-soaked 2015 Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza, where Ray Davies headlined, The Shires stepped up to main support (after Joan Armatrading was forced to withdraw) and The Drystones played a last minute opening set.

A new exhibition of classic Glastonbury Festival photographs – reproduced in giant wall-sized scale! – has opened today at the Assembly Rooms, Glastonbury. Entry is free and the exhibition runs until Saturday, 31st October, opening from 12-6pm each day (closed Sunday and Monday).

At the home of the very first Glastonbury arts’ celebration (founded by Rutland Boughton in 1914) more than fifty images chart the beginnings, the struggles and the enduring legend of the world’s largest open air green fields Festival.

Also displayed is a stunning large scale (3 metres) canvas reproduction of Stanley Donwood’s ‘Moons Over Pilton’ image from 2015, signed by the artist.

Photo above: The first Festival, 1970 (Brian Walker)

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Here’s this year’s highlights video from Arcadia at Glastonbury 2015:

July 26 update: We are now at capacity for free camping for the Extravaganza. We are keeping a waiting list – please email extravaganza@glastonburyfestivals.co.uk – if you’d like to register your interest and we will let you know if a space becomes available.

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We’re pleased to announce details of the free camping which will be available to those attending this year’s Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza, allowing concert goers to enjoy a weekend in the ancient market town, with its famous Tor, beautiful Abbey and wide range of shops and cafés.

The Extravaganza, which is in its 19th year, will see Ray Davies, Joan Armatrading and The Shires performing at Glastonbury Abbey on Saturday, August 8th for the traditional summer evening which ends with a spectacular firework display.

Said Michael Eavis: “It will make a perfect weekend – the site we have earmarked is a lovely setting, in the shadows of the Tor in which to camp before attending what will be a fabulous concert with wonderful music.”

A bus will take Extravaganza-goers to the Abbey and back for the concert. The campsite will have security and toilet facilities and will be available from 10am on Friday August 7 until 12noon on Monday August 10. Parking will be available at the campsite.

Bookings for the campsite will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Once you’ve booked your Extravaganza ticket, please email extravaganza@glastonburyfestivals.co.uk with details of the number of ticket holders, tents and vehicles that you’d like to book for. You will then be contacted with more details.

Advance Glastonbury Extravaganza tickets cost £35 for adults and £20 for children aged five to 15 and are available from the abbey shop or online at www.glastonburyabbey.com/extravaganza2015.