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2025 Glastonbury Festival Traffic Management Achieves Record Success

12/8/2025

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The Glastonbury Scrutiny Committee at Somerset Council says traffic management for the 2025 Glastonbury festival was the most successful to date.
About 210,000 people attended the festival, according to the report.
The report noted reduced staffing costs.
The report credited a high level of professionalism and collaboration in the traffic management plan.
Kelly Sumner, chair of Pilton Parish Council, said villagers overwhelmingly supported the traffic management efforts during the festival.

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The Glastonbury Scrutiny Committee at Somerset Council says traffic management for the 2025 Glastonbury festival was the most successful to date.
About 210,000 people attended the festival, according to the report.
The report noted reduced staffing costs.
The report credited a high level of professionalism and collaboration in the traffic management plan.
Kelly Sumner, chair of Pilton Parish Council, said villagers overwhelmingly supported the traffic management efforts during the festival.