The world may be moving more and more toward a digital-only existence, but the resident printed newspaper of Glastonbury Festival, now celebrating its tenth anniversary, is still going strong.
Since its debut in 2013, Glastonbury Free Press has provided news from the festival held at Somerset's Worthy Farm.
The old five-ton Heidelberg printing press, which is turning 70 this year, is used to print it locally.
One team member made fun of the fact that now everyone is aware of who we are.
"We like the idea of providing a newspaper," said Emily Eavis, co-organizer of Glastonbury.
"Newspaper reading is somewhat outdated these days; most people don't read them anymore, but we still publish this paper, which is solely for the five days that we will be in this world. ".
Every year, the festival publishes two editions, one on Thursday and one on Sunday. Up to 30,000 copies of each edition are distributed throughout the festival grounds for readers to enjoy.
The printing team's leader, Adrian Manning, stated that "[it is] written by people from the festival, on the festival, and during the festival.".
It is now larger than before. Before, no one knew who we were; now, everyone is aware of us. ".
Chris Salmon, who has contributed to every issue since the publication's launch in 2013, said, "It's a wonderful thing.".
The printing blocks for the newspaper are made in Bristol and then shipped to Somerset, where workers used a 1953 press to print 30,000 copies of the two editions.
The articles in Thursday's newspaper ranged from a Q&A with fitness expert Joe Wicks to DJ Eliza Rose's top advice for aspiring ravers.
Numerous festival-goers gather to observe the press as it prints while it is on stage in its tent, where Glastonbury poster prints are sold and free papers are given out.
"You see people coming down who worked in Fleet Street 50 years ago who are just so excited to see a Heidelberg - and you get five and six-year-olds whose minds are being blown that this thing is kind of spitting out tens of thousands of copies of a newspaper," said Mr. Salmon. ".
Glastonbury Free Press "will be at the festival for a long time to come," Mr. Salmon concluded.
