A ‘GOOD few people are in worsened moods’ after finding it ‘impossible’ to sleep at Creamfields.
This is the view of some of those who camped at the music festival site in Daresbury on Thursday night.
Revellers woke up this morning to terrifying winds, with videos showing damage to the location and tents flying through the air.
A teenager attending Creamfields festival said there are ‘a good few people in worsened moods’ as belongings have blown away because of high winds at the festival.
Gethin Skates, aged 19, said: “There are a couple of people in my camp who have decided to leave at the end of the day due to a tent pole snapping from the wind.
“The weather is picking up now but in the early hours of the morning around 6am we were woken up by high winds and a commotion of people’s tents falling down and belongings blowing away.”
There are ‘definitely a good few people in worsened moods from the weather and the effects of it’, the apprentice civil engineer from north Wales said.
“It is unfortunate that people feel the need to leave, however you can’t really do much about the weather.”
Another Creamfields festival attendee said it was ‘impossible’ to sleep because strong gusts shook his tent and the tents of ‘loads of people’ had been damaged.
Jason Kamara, aged 23, commented: “We were told it would be windy, but we had no idea it would be that bad.
“I think it felt worse from inside the tents, but it was impossible to sleep because of the rattling sounds.
“I got out of bed at 6am to have a look at the damage and found loads of people trying to fix their damaged tents and pegs that had come undone.
“But to be honest, it’s a distant memory now the sun is out and everyone is in great spirits.
“Everyone has embraced the British weather and made the most of a bad situation, which is what makes Creamfields special.”
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