# WaterAid raises £20,000 at Glastonbury festival

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/06/27/wateraid-raises-20000-glastonbury-festival/
- Published: 2007-06-27T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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.

 

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Celebrities pledging support for the campaign included Mark Owen, Andrew Marr, Ana
Matronic from the Scissor Sisters, Phill Jupitus and Stephen Merchant.

 

 

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!”