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I'm finishing my last shift on Wednesday morning (on Vehicle Gate 5) when I hear a big cheer in the distance. Pedestrian Gate A had opened - at around 7.15. On shift changeover at 8.00 I got a lift back to the Oxfield. I handed in my hi-vis vest. I was finished. I got some sleep, had some food and headed for Ped Gate B to enter the site.
I find Ped Gates interesting places. They are fun places to work.
Security cluster around the outer defences...
Oxfam operate all the entry and exit channels...
Campsite stewards inside the gate...
TX Unit. Rapid Response. Often filled with large and serious-looking gentlemen...
At the top of Muddy Lane...
Big Ground...
Mole checks, suncream and condoms...
Church Lane...
Cider Bus...
Escort...
Crowds...
Later that night, I sat outside the marquee in the Oxfield for a long time, with my friend Sol. A big party was kicking off down on the site, and the music got louder and louder. Fireworks started exploding, and we both sat there in wonder. The scene seemed immense and I reached for the camera. These shots don't do justice to the scale of what we witnessed...
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