An investigation of the effects Glastonbury Festival has on the day-to-day lives of the communities of local villages

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Dyer, Jessica
Date
2018-04Type
Dissertation
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Cardiff Metropolitan University
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The study explores how Glastonbury Festival has a social impact on its surrounding communities
and investigates how this affects the resident’s day-to-day lives using Small’s model of social
impact (Small, 2007, cited in Bladen et al., 2012, p.369). In order to achieve this, the researcher
created realistic and achievable aims and objectives, which were used to critically analyse and
evaluate information on the social impacts of festival’s and large-scale events and in particular,
how Glastonbury Festival affects its local communities. An evaluation of secondary data was
conducted, investigating the effects festivals and events have on their local residents within and
how these related to the Small’s model. The literature on the subject chosen, was critically
reviewed and analysed to highlight any themes and patterns between the existing literature and
the project in question. The project provided evidence that the literature is minimal on the social
impact of communities alone, as most is in connection to economic impact.
The primary data collected within the study was qualitative data, in the form of six semistructured
interviews, with participants who lived within the four chosen areas surrounding
Glastonbury (West Pennard, Shepton Mallet, Pilton and Glastonbury town). Letters were sent to
residents to recruit potential participants for the project. The six participants selected were of the
ages 18-30 years old, 31-50 years old and 51 and over (two participants from each age group). A
matrix was created and used to analyse and cross reference the data collected from participants
and that discovered in the literature. The key findings highlighted that there are mixed views of
the residents, but the views were consistent within the respective age groups. The study also
suggests that there is little to no data referring to the impact on children in surrounding
communities due to the festival. The overall findings revealed that Glastonbury Festival does
create a vast social impact on its residents, particularly within the week it is held. However, the
findings also concluded that there have been limited studies conducted of social impact within
the events sector.
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