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Camp Bestival – What’s on and food

So excited, just had the updated APP for #campbestival and they’ve got the timings up, gutted as tomorrow night I have to be in two places at once due to Milton Jones playing East Lulworth at the same time ABC are on the Castle Stage, then it gets worse as Blondie are playing the same…

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Camp Bestival – preparations – last minute sagas

I knew the real reason for me going to Camp Bestival the day after my lovely  husband and small children is not just to bring extra supplies but to being all the items they’ve forgotten to put into the car…. 1.  Small Boy’s dressing gown 2. Pillows – that would have been interesting 3. Regulator…

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Camp Bestival – packing

I had flashmic training today – no it doesn’t mean learning how to use a mic whilst wearing a dubious mac, the lovely Jason at Radio Oxford showed me how to turn it on, check levels, record and turn it off, bless him, he also checked that I had producer Cristina’s mobile in case I…

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Camp Bestival – Medieval Fancy Dress

I’ve just had an email from the PR company for Camp Bestival notifying me that that I have to be in fancy dress and the wonderful Smiffy’s fancy dress experts to the stars will have a costume waiting for me to collect on Friday – thought I’d get away with that one, obviously not!  …

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Camp Bestival – how to put up a tent

How to put up a tent Two days to go – today’s lecture is on how to put up a tent easily, effectively and with little stress. 1.  Book into a preprepared one, ie a tipi, roundhouse, airstream trailer or yurt preferably with built in furniture and maid service (this is my personal preference, but…

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Camp Bestival – Preparation

With 3 days to go I am at last feeling rather excited at the prospect of camping, actually, strike that, I’m feeling excited at going to  a festival, camping is a necessary evil as my lovely husband refuses to stump up the price of a posh teepee and is insisting on using our tent.  Humph!…

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