Woman & Home

IT’S festival SEASON!

The FIRST-TIMER

‘I WENT TO GLASTO FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 54’

Sarah Baker, 55, is a ceramicist and works part-time in a school. She has three grown-up children and lives in Kent with her husband, Richard. Last year, she went to Glastonbury for the very first time.

‘It’s like a fantasy village – so happy’

I know I’m a late starter with festivals. As you get older, I think you hit a middle ground where you’re not young enough to go clubbing but you’re not old enough to give up dancing completely. Bring on festivals!

I finally made it to Glastonbury with my husband Richard last year, having tried to get tickets for ages. As a frustrated hippy, Glasto was my dream. Richard was nervous – he worried about the crowds and that he wouldn’t enjoy it. In the end, he said it was one of the best weekends of his life.

It was like a fantasy village –

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