WaterAid at Glastonbury 2005 

2005 was the year that the heavens opened and Make Poverty History was the word on everyone’s wrist.

Despite the floods and the rivers of mud, WaterAid and its enthusiastic crew of volunteers were at hand to help festival goers with all their water and sanitation needs.

Glastonbury was treated for the first time to WaterAid’s revolutionary She-Pees. The female urinal staffed by ladies and visited only by ladies.

They were queuing round the clock to take advantage of the convenience and, despite a few accidents, standing up was a real hit.

We also continued to hold onto the moniker of having the cleanest loos at the festival with the world famous WaterAid pit latrines still being appreciated by everyone who dropped off!

Despite being under a foot of water, thirsty revellers still dropped by the WaterAid stand at the Pyramid stage to pick up a cup of water and buy a pair of limited edition Make Poverty History pants. The inclement weather also meant that the WaterAid poncho was this year’s must have accessory and the WaterAid stand was the place to come for an ironic photo.

Where ever and whenever you saw a WaterAid volunteer you saw a clipboard and people were signing their name to the Make Poverty History petition by the thousand.

A big thank you to all of our fantastic volunteers and to everyone who supported WaterAid at Glastonbury in 2005, Thanks to your efforts WaterAid raised almost £25,000 at the festival and collected over 11,000 signatures for WaterAid’s Make Poverty History campaign.

We can’t wait to see everyone again in 2007.