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atDate: Fri 29th Jul Time: 12:00 Y Not Festival Dates 29th to 31st July 2016 Mouldridge Lane, Pikehall Nr Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 2PH For one weekend a year, the gorgeous Peak District countryside becomes home to the Y Not Festival. There has been steady, organic growth since it began life as a gathering of young people attending an overspilling house party in deepest, darkest, Derbyshirest, Derbyshire. But it does retain the carefree, good-time atmosphere of those original, dawning years. The festival is still run by the same small team of passionate enthusiasts it was all those years ago (albeit a little older and a little wiser), but with the same ethos at heart – great people having a great time makes a great festival. Stunning panoramic views of the countryside, a fully stocked bar of local ales and ciders, a mouth-watering selection of food and more live music than you could ever possibly take in. All you need to provide is the memories (and a killer fancy dress outfit). Check out our history page for the full lowdown. The Bands Y Not is about music. Well, it’s about having an amazing time outdoors, surrounded by friends, forgetting about spreadsheets or computers or homework or the school run. But it is about music. We bill our line up with the Y Notters at the centre. Acts that we know and love and have seen live many times ourselves in most cases and will provide the best possible experience for the weekend. A melting pot of emerging, established, eclectic, emotional, energetic, expressive and exhilarating live music from every conceivable genre-huge internally renowned artists, under the radar bands and the cream of the crop of local talent. If you don’t come for something you already love, you will find something new to love. If you want to play at Y Not 2016 you can apply at http://bandapp.ynotfestivals.co.uk Disabled Access We try and make sure the festival is accessible for everyone. We have disabled toilets, disabled viewing platforms and offer assistance to people who need it. Disabled carers also enter the site for free. To book Disabled Access tickets and your free carer place, please email customerservices@gigantic.com, with your contact details and the staff at Gigantic will be back in touch to process your order. If you have any questions or suggestions about how we can make the festival more accessible for you, just drop us an email at info@ynotfestivals.com Age Restrictions People of all ages are welcome at Y Not Festival. To ensure their safety, festival goers aged 15 and under must be supervised by an adult (over 21) for the duration of the festival. If you appear under 16 then you will be asked for ID on the gate, so please remember to bring this with you. For this we accept BLine cards, driving licences, passports or Citizen cards. A 21+ adult can supervise up to 4 minors at the festival. We also operate an extremely strict RU25 policy at all onsite festival bars, so please remember your ID if you are lucky enough to look under 25 and would like to receive an adult wristband to allow you to purchase alcohol at the festival. Please note, we reserve the right to deny access to anyone who cannot produce a valid form of ID. Passport, Driver’s Licence or Citizen Card are all accepted. We will not accept photocopies of any form of ID. Children 12 and under go free to the festival but please remember to book a ticket online in advance. Please be aware, any alcohol brought in by under 18’s will be confiscated at the gate. Families We make a huge effort to ensure the festival is accessible and fun for people of all ages. We have a dedicated quiet family camping area situated a few minutes walk from both the main arena and car park. There are showers and toilets in family camping. Throughout each day there is loads happening onsite suitable for people of all ages. We have workshops, a range of activities and performances of most types that you can imagine. Some examples from previous years are: mask and costume making, child-friendly cabaret, sports days, carnivals, hoola hooping and circus skills among many others. Alcohol Each person (over 18) can bring alcohol for themselves, but not other people. The safety and welfare of the festival-goers is the number one priority. We’re introducing a P.R.O.T.E.C.T welfare policy to make sure we’re still meeting our aims of looking after the young people on site. Protecting our festival-goers is our biggest priority. Reducing the risks of underage drinking is critical to achieving this. Over 18s are allowed to bring enough alcohol on site for themselves. Re-entry with alcohol IS permitted provided it is for you, not for distribution. Text in – we have set up a text in number so you can let us know discretely if you spot any issues. Empower the people – we’ve set up Campsite Safety Net, a system that encourages you to look out for your neighbours and report anything you’re unhappy about to a member of the security team. Care team – we’ve doubled our welfare provision to improve the care and security provision in the campsites. These teams are dedicated to the safety of under U18s Take action – where Over 18s are found supplying alcohol to under 18s, we will take action. Vulnerable young people are our priority, we take this extremely seriously and we need to do this to protect them. This may result in prosecution by the police. What To Bring? So here’s our list of Y Not essentials for 2016… Tent Sleeping Bag Wellies Baby Wipes Water / water container (there are plenty of water points on site) Torch Loo Roll (better safe than sorry!) Toiletries (towel, soap, deodrant, toothpaste and toothbrush) Waterproof anorak (hopefully won’t need it but hey, it’s England!) Sun Cream Medication (inhalers etc) Spare (warm) clothes Fancy Dress – keep an eye on our Facebook page to vote for your favourite theme! Human repair kit (plasters, headache tablets etc) Food (there’s plenty of food stalls on site but it’s always handy to have some with you) Money (there are cashpoints on site but you’ll be charged for each withdrawal so save money and plan ahead!) What Not To Bring? Drugs – Y Not festival has a zero tolerance drugs policy. Searches will take place as a condition of entry to the festival. If you are found with drugs or legal highs you will be denied entrance to the event. If you are found in possession of drugs or legal highs during the festival, you will ejected from the site if safe to do so. Glass Disposable barbeques Excess alcohol Pyrotechnics Nitros And finally, try not to bring any valuables – They don’t tend to fare well after 3 days in a field! Don’t bring anything that you can’t afford to lose! Animals Sorry, but in the interests of health and safety only registered assistance dogs are allowed on site. Smoking Smoking is not allowed in the marquees but is everywhere else on the site. Please try to throw your stubs in the bins though – we’ve yet to find someone who enjoys picking them up! 🙂 Car Park Parking tickets are on sale and can be purchased here. Purchasing prior to the event will be more cost effective, on-the-day price: £15 Volunteering At The Festival Volunteer applications are now open and can be found at http://www.dcsiteservices.com/staff-and-volunteers/volunteer/ Full line up and info at www.ynotfestivals.co.uk (more) Would you like to see more information about ? Let us know here and we'll do our best to get them listed and inform you when they are. (more) Would you like to see more information about ? Let us know here and we'll do our best to get them listed and inform you when they are. |
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