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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
Neil Shaw

'I've been to Glastonbury free five times, I don't even know what tickets cost'

A woman who's been to Glastonbury for free five times says she "doesn't even know how much the tickets are anymore". Mary Horesh, 47, began going to the festival in 2002 as a paying customer.

After buying her ticket conventionally four times over the years, she later discovered a way she could attend the festival completely free of charge - saving herself more than £1,000. The charity worker discovered that she could guarantee a free place by volunteering to guard attendees' personal belongings - from passports to instruments - at one of the sites 'lock ups'.

She says she only has to volunteer around 25 hours of her time from Wednesday to Monday - including one eight hour night shift - then she can spend the rest of her time exploring the festival and seeing her favourite artists. Mary said: "All the volunteers have a great time.

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