As we moved on downstream we passed Temple Island Meadows near Remenham and saw the site which is used for the annual Rewind Festival .We had no idea of the scale of this concert. People can camp and bring motor homes; we have never seen such a large number of VW camper vans, many of which were old enough to be collectors’ items. One of the fields in tangerine in colour and campers may hire one of the hundreds of tangerine coloured tents, which have been erected for concert goers.
Premium moorings close to the “action” are about 15 quid a metre and moorings by the Barn bar are a mere 4 quid a metre”. Car parking is free, and trolleys to move your own stuff into the place are available to rent.
All rock and music concerts have a down side for example you can’t bring four –legged friends, you can’t bring your own food and drink into the main festival site; caravans and trailer tents are verboten and you can’t park your car by your tent. Apparently, health and safety issues together with hygiene are the main reasons. Obviously, the event organisers haven’t seen the goers after they have spent a couple of days in a quagmire. You are however allowed to bring your own camera provided it is not a professional one, which they define as a camera with a detachable lens. We were not aware that such festivals are full of would-be David Baileys.
Acts this year included Boy George, Rick Astley, Tony Hadley, Go West and Level 42 and so now the reader knows why this festival it known by its name.
We passed the site early on a Monday morning when the concert goers and organisers were packing up and it was a pleasure to see that there was hardly any litter left to pollute our English countryside but the average festival goer must have been aged over thirty and hence house trained unlike the spotty youths who attend the Reading Festival!
The Captain snorted” Don’t know much about the music of the 80’s except for that horny chick, Madonna , dancing around with her knickers over her pants just like Batman and his side kick Robin did, and of course there was that bender gender who we previously have spoken about, you know that Greek sausage jockey George Michael. That Madonna, she’s no oil painting like our beloved Mr.Panayiotou but she does know how to jiggle that frame about and get the boys as well as the girls going.”.”Correction Captain”, George the bubble and squeak is a British bi-sexual, born in the sound of Bow Bells, a true cockney, who likes the best of both worlds”.”At least he’s not as bad as that 80’s make-up wearing fairy Boy George,” added the First Mate.”Nothing wrong with a bit of make-up” piped up the Cabin Boy “When I am rich and famous and am being interviewed on one of those chats shows like Parkinson or taking part in a film such as Confessions of a Banker , I will have no problem with sticking on a bit of make-up on to improve my image to the viewers and by then,my extensive fan club”.”Well Billy” said the Captain,” I would certainly not don any poofer stuff like that and would adopt the Oliver Cromwell attitude of “Paint me warts and all”.”Or in your case Jimmy, beer belly and bald patch” quipped Phil.
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