WaterAid volunteer says he lent a hand to Glastonbury’s original Pyramid Stage
Brian Johnson is volunteering with WaterAid’s team on the water kiosks by the Pyramid Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
A WaterAid volunteer has reflected on how he lent a hand to the construction of Glastonbury’s original Pyramid Stage.
Brian Johnson – who is volunteering with WaterAid’s team on the water kiosks by the Pyramid Stage this year – recalled driving to the West Country with his then-girlfriend en route to Cornwall and seeing a sign for Glastonbury Fayre, in 1971.
“I wasn’t sure what he meant, but then I met a scaffolder, Jim, who asked if I was handy with a spanner – I drove a VW campervan, so of course I said yes!
“Also I’m a rock climber, so he set me to work right at the top of the Pyramid structure to help them finish it. It took a day and half – an experience I’ll never forget!”
Mr Johnson has been volunteering with the water charity at Glastonbury every year since 2014.
The charity hopes to encourage the public to support its Our Climate Fight campaign, which implores the Government to lend more support to communities on the front line of climate change, ahead of Cop28.
More information about the campaign can be found here: www.wateraid.org/uk/our-climate-fight
