Friday 29th July 2022
Our shift started at 9.45 this morning, finishing at 6pm. We left the campsite about 9am in order to have enough time to walk to our position in the Secret Woods. Located here, there is a large moon installation, made by artist Luke Jerram, which is travelling around the country after WOMAD. It is an incredible piece of artwork! Our main roles in this area are to ‘guard the moon’ ( making sure no one damages the moon structure by throwing anything), ensuring everyone is alright and giving directions. I was based here for about half an hour before being moved to a position on a campsite entrance!
The new role was quite straight forward, again mainly giving directions and checking that vehicles using the gate had the right accreditation. It was getting really hot, but luckily I was facing away from the sun. I was here for a few hours, before having a half an hour lunch break. Mum had been put on Campsite Patrol for a while, as well as being based in the Secret Woods for slightly longer than I was.
At 3pm, I was moved back to the Moon for the last three hours of our shift, where Mum was based. The last hour was really interesting, as the artist was giving a talk and a Q&A all about the installation, so the area got quite busy which was nice to see, especially seeing people’s expressions and interest as they saw the Moon for the first time - it is really impressive! What was really nice about working here is the chats you had with the public- asking them if they are having a good time, and how many times they have been to WOMAD before etc. The work was enjoyable, but by the end of our shift, we were beginning to feel tired.
Once we had signed out at the end of our shift, we headed to the main arena to get some food! Kae Tempest was performing at 8.15pm in the Siam Tent, and so we headed to see them. It was very busy!
Angelique Kidjo was on the main stage headlining, with a performance of the ‘Remain In Light’ album. We stayed for most of this, before deciding to walk to see the Moon, as we had not seen it lit up at night. It looked amazing! An interesting day again, and we have most of tomorrow to enjoy too as our shift does not start until 7.45pm.
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