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Alahna Kindred

Glastonbury: Long queues for taps as people 'wash hair for 30 minutes'

Festivalgoers at Glastonbury have been blasted for spending 30 minutes washing their hair, causing long queues of people waiting for a wash.

Thousands woke up this morning on day two of the festival hoping for a quick wash and brush of their teeth.

One festivalgoer took to Twitter to air their frustrations, saying that no one needs to spend that long doing their morning routine.

They tweeted this morning: "People standing at the sink for half an hour washing their hair and brushing their teeth - fill your thing with water and DO IT SOMEWHERE ELSE THERE IS A MASSIVE F***G QUEUE.

Festival goers queuing for a wash at Glastonbury (Bristol Live WS)

"Peace and love, peace and love." Bristol Live's reporters on site said as of 9.30am, campers were queuing to use the water taps due to the hot weather.

Glastonbury's website advises: "All water across Glastonbury Festival is from our mains water supply from Bristol Water, and is the same quality as your tap water at home.

"We are encouraging all Festival-goers to use a reusable water bottle and refill it at any of the hundreds of free water taps and 37 WaterAid kiosks across 33 locations around the Glastonbury site.

A woman sits on her camping equipment and browses the official programme during day one of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm (Getty Images)

"We have 850 water points at the and since 2022 have installed a further 20 six-tap water refill stations to make access to water even easier. We regularly sample and test our water to ensure a safe, clean supply."

As for the shower facilities, it adds: "Due to the enormous demands on our water supply, Glastonbury is not able to offer large numbers of public showers.

"For those desperate for a shower, there are a small number of showers available at the bottom of the Kidzfield and in the Greenpeace field, but you should expect to queue for a while to use them.

Festivalgoers arrive to attend the Glastonbury festival (RP / SplashNews.com)

"Otherwise, we’d just recommend packing a washcloth and a bar of soap for a good ol’ fashioned strip wash and making do – it’s the true Glastonbury way!"

The Met Office is predicting rain will hit the festival mid to late afternoon on Friday before easing off into the evening.

However, despite the respite from rain overnight, there is a risk of heavy downpours on Saturday and some showers on Sunday afternoon.

Festival goers watch the Libertines on the Other stage during day three of Glastonbury Festival (Anthony Harvey/REX/Shutterstock)

On Saturday, the band of rain will weaken but showers will break out to the west and southwest.

Senior Met Office meteorologist Rachel Ayers said: "A band of rain will push across Northern Ireland, Wales and south-west England through the afternoon, reaching Glastonbury mid to late afternoon, bringing cooler and breezier conditions.

“Showers will ease into Friday night and the band of rain will continue north-eastwards bringing some heavy bursts of rain at times.”

On Saturday, the band of rain will weaken but showers will break out to the west and southwest.

Ms Ayres said some “could be locally heavy with a risk of local thunderstorms, especially in the south-west, therefore a risk of some heavy showers for Glastonbury.”

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