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On several occasions I drove
into the Bulverton car park to find not a single steward on duty - a serious 'Elf and
Safety' matter given the dangerous site conditions. I raised this with one of the supervisors (who looked as though he had been working 40 hours without a break) - he said that the stewards there had been working particularly long shifts. Shortage of stewards has become a recurrent problem at Sidmouth. I recall there was a waiting list in the Steve Heap days. Stewards have made the point that although their ticket is worth a notional £140 the hours of duty mean they cannot use it at all times they would wish and, therefore, it is worth maybe half its face value. This is particularly true of Sidmouth because there is just so much to see and do all the time - unlike at lesser festivals! |
