Most of the security people on that site at Chippenham were those that have provided security for the festival before and have developed a sensible live & let live attitude. Yes there was one who was, according to his brother (who was working secuirty the next day) "being a bit of a prat". Yes at one point there was a bunch revellers who were outside the pavillion who were very noisy. They were not just singing but shouting at each other and generally being a bit of a nuisance. We were in a caravan not far away & it wasn't an apt level of noise for the time of day. And yes, THEY did need reminding to tone it down. Local residents would have had a legitimate cause for complaint & antagonising locals is never a good idea for a festival. As the security guys had no doubt been told. It leads to less co-operation more restrictions and limits on late night sessions. The daft bit was that instead of just suggesting they either went to bed or moved inside with the door shut he then took it upon himself to try to call a halt to all of it, even those who weren't then causing a problem. Which went down like the proverbial lead balloon.

As has been said his people skills were not of the highest quality or in the words of his brother he was being a prat.

On a slightly different note it was his brother who this year when he was doing an early morning walk round the field to help keep us safe, encountered a sight you don't see very often - a belly dancer undulating her way along the roadway , practicing her dancing & wearing only a rather drunken smile. I'm told he decided this was something his sister (who was also part of the security team) would be much better at dealing with than him & he beat a hasty retreat.....