A GROUP OF STUDENTS have set up a tent outside of their campus accommodation in order to “practice camping” for Glastonbury festival later this year.
The first years decided to put their tent up outside of their block in New Vanbrugh, so that they’d be able to erect the tent again quickly and easily when they arrived in Somerset at the end of June.
“Someone dared us to sleep there and we lasted the whole night! Well, until 6:30”, the two campers told Vision. “We’d had a bottle of wine and it seemed like a good idea”.
Their night of harmless fun soon turned stale however, as Vanbrugh College administrator Georgina Heath sent a blanket email around all college residents asking, “PLEASE: remove the tent!”
Heath stated that the university maintenance team were left unable to cut the grass, and that the festival goers had “no permission to camp [there].” The tent was swiftly removed following the email, although a wine bottle and a few empty cans remained on the field for several days following the incident.
Fellow New Vanbrugh residents expressed their upset at the issue, including a first year Psychology student who remarked, “I wish we were allowed to camp outside, it would be really good to create a festival vibe after our exams have finished.”