WaterAid raises £20,000 at Glastonbury festival
Howard Lake | 27 June 2007 | News
Donations to WaterAid from festival-goers currently stand at £20,000 but income is still being counted.
The charity’s End Water Poverty campaign collected over 12,000 signatures during the weekend, representing 15% of all those at the festival. The campaign calls for water and sanitation for all, and festival-goers were urged to sign up and increase the pressure on governments to prioritise spending on water and sanitation.
Celebrities pledging support for the campaign included Mark Owen, Andrew Marr, Ana Matronic from the Scissor Sisters, Phill Jupitus and Stephen Merchant.
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The event was a very soggy affair for most of those there. “This year’s conditions were the hardest yet said Duncan Wilbur, WaterAid’s Corporate and Events manager But despite this, we had the most positive response we’ve ever had from festival goers. All our volunteers were fantastic, and we’d like to thank them for their amazing efforts despite the dreadful weather!”
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