Please do not phone any Green Police phone number UNLESS it is an EMERGENCY!!!!

Dear Green Police

The application process has now closed and we are very sorry if you have not been allocated a place this year.

We had 500 applications and only 150 places! Please be patient as we are still sorting them all out.

If YOU HAVE A TICKET for Glastonbury Festival already you can still join the Green Police! YES we need help! Come and join in the fun, get the same support, training, meals, camping, showers etc - complete the form with your photos and instead of adding a cheque for £185, simply put your ticket and registration number on the form. We need photos and details for insurance and to create valid access laminates.

Put a note in your diary that the next applications open on 1st February 2011. Everyone who applied on time was accepted this year.

Thank you so much for your interest in our charity. Please join the facebook group and look on glastonbury festivals site for more information.

Bernadette Vallely, for the Green Police


For more info go to: Frequently asked questions.

If you are accepted as one of the Green Police at Glastonbury team remember, you must:

- Complete a training/try out session if required
- Have a fantastic costume and dress colourfully and funky
- Camp with us in our designated camping area
- Attend meetings, be part of the team and agree to the rules
- Bring Wellington Boot
- Not smoke, drink or have a terrible hangover whilst on duty
- Please be aware Green Police do not advocate the use of drugs, we are role models - any Green Police found under the influence will be immediately sacked

History of Green Police

Green Police started in Glastonbury in 1976 to encourage litter picking. Volunteers carried out ad hoc campaigns on behalf of Save the World Club. Spearheaded by alternative comedian and eco activist Professor Kayoss (Des Kay), they successfully distributed recycling bags and collected various items with a performance based approach to social and ecological learning. 

Green Police aims are :

1. To stop people urinating in the water and hedgerows:
By telling them face to face and showing them "the rules" of the festival using humour, sexiness - and accurate information.
2. To make sure people dispose of their cigarette butts properly :
Cigarette butts take 14 years to break down, they pollute the land and poison the water table and the cows eat them if they are not disposed of properly!
3. To encourage litter picking, recycling and better waste management:
By giving out green bags, festival rules leaflets, encouraging litter picking and specifically cleaning the Kings Field each day using the power of persuasion and volunteers only.
4. To leave a legacy of important information regarding festival etiquette:
Issues like wildlife protection, excess noise, litter, pissing and respect for the earth can be learnt, and will create a win-win scenario for everyone who attends.

So the potential of Glastonbury Green Police is that:

* People learn to stop urinating in the water table
* No litter
* Less stress for animals, people, land
* More respect = Less money spent on problems, more on fun
* People think more about the place they have come to have fun and take a greener philosophy home with them