WOMAD The World’s Festival

Weekend Ticket - £135

This ticket provides:

• Access to the campsite and festival arena from 8am on Friday 27^th July through to Monday 30^th July 2012.
• Parking is also included.

SN16 Resident Ticket - Sold Out

Discounted ticket only available to residents of the SN16 postcode area. Your billing and delivery address must be within the SN16 postcode.

There is a limit of 6 tickets per household.

This ticket provides:

• Access to the festival for Friday, Saturday and Sunday and includes free camping in the festival's campsite from 8am on Friday 27^th July to Monday 30^th July 2012.
• Parking is also included.

Disabled Weekend Ticket - £135

If you require a personal assistant in order to attend the festival you can apply for a free 2nd ticket. Please carefully read all of the information below before you book.

Both weekend tickets provide:

• Access to the festival for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
• Free camping in the festival disabled campsite from 8am Friday 27th July until Monday 30th July 2012 for up to a maximum of 3 people per disabled customer - including your personal assistant.
• Please remember to purchase 2 Thursday tickets - one for your personal assistant and one for yourself if you are intending to arrive on Thursday 26th July.

No gazebos/chillout areas allowed in the disabled camping area.

Please read the following information carefully:

You may purchase your ticket now and apply for a free ticket for your personal assistant. However, your tickets will not be sent out to you until the registration form has been filled in and sent with the necessary documentation. To order a free personal assistant ticket please fill out the form and send the documents to:

• Email: disabled_enquiries@womad.org
• Post: Reading Arts & Venues Box Office, The Hexagon, Queen’s Walk, RG1 7UA.
  In order to guarantee a camping space in the disabled camping area you must pre book by returning the registration form to the above address. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

All applications are at the discretion of WOMAD and we reserve the right to alter or withdraw arrangements. All applicants will be dealt with on an individual basis.

Teenage Weekend Ticket - £70

Available to teenagers aged 14-17. This ticket gives teenagers access to the festival and campsite for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. These ticket holders must be accompanied by a ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21∗.

Child Ticket - £Free

Weekend ticket for children age 13 and under. They must hold their own ticket and be accompanied by a ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21∗.

∗One ticket holding parent or guardian can only accompany up to 4 people under the age of 18.

Thursday Ticket - £25

One Thursday ticket per person gives entry to WOMAD Charlton Park festival in conjunction with all weekend ticket types.

You do not need to purchase a Thursday ticket for children aged 13 and under. Valid from 8am in the campsite and in the arena from 2pm on Thursday 26^th July.

Thursday Camping tickets may be purchased separately from Weekend tickets (eg if you want to decide later whether to arrive on Thursday or Friday), but please note that the standard booking fee will apply per transaction.

Roots Architecture Ticket - £245 (£195 student)

'Tangentfield' are back at WOMAD 2012 to bring you Roots Architecture Workshops #3; a unique and exhilarating 4 day challenge.

Do you feel the need to do something practical while at a festival? Want to exercise your creative energy between bands? Enjoy meeting new people with creative ideas? Then 'roll up your sleeves!' join us and create part of the festival, this workshop is where you need to be. We will be building 4 constructions with 4 teams in 4 days and hosting a fantastic Sunday performance. Buy your RAW #3 ticket.

What is roots architecture about?

World architecture is as diverse as world music and across the globe there are humanitarian practices, groups and organisations dedicated to working with communities in need. The roots architecture exhibition showcases the work of some of these organisations global and local groups. Participants in our workshop teams will be lead by specialist makers and builders working in this field. Together you will take on this years challenge!

Materials will be reclaimed, re-useable or sourced from Charlton Park itself. The finished structures will become part of the festival, hosting live performances during WOMAD's Sunday evening finale.

Whether you're an experienced self-builder, or a practical newcomer, come and join our convivial workshop led and guided by experienced specialists. Learn about; low-tech to no-tech building techniques and traditions from Britain and around the world. Sessions generally run from 10am - 4:30pm, so you'll still have plenty of time to enjoy the music.

Workshop price is £245 (£195 with student id) and limited in availability. The price includes full festival access from Thursday to Sunday and the roots architecture 4 day workshop challenge. All you need to bring is yourself, sturdy boots and a few of your favourite tools. Your ticket also includes very tasty lunchtime meals. Tickets can be purchased at the Reading Box Office or by telephone on 0118 960 6060.

'Tangentfield cic' is a UK based architectural studio working in the field of education and community consultation through creative events. Roots architecture is developed in collaboration with Fourth Door architectural journal.

Previous years special guests have included:

• Charley Brentnall (uk): international timber construction amphitheater at lake Bunyonyi school, Uganda.
• 'Bamboo' Jack Everett (uk): bamboo construction and sculpture stage at St. Georges orphanage, Chennai, India.
• Bill Flinn (uk): cendep - center for development and emergency practice.
• Integral Engineering (uk): creative engineering solution, award winning designs.
• Architecrture Sans Frontiere (uk): charity for education and training in the development sector.
• Folke Koebberling and Martin Kaltwasser (berlin): jellyfish theatre (uk) winner of 2011 AJ small projects award.
• Tyin tegnestue (norway): humanitarian architects: Andreas Grontvedt Gjertsen and Yashar Hanstad.
• Nick Biggles (uk): pedal power tools launching Bristol pedal revolution.
• Electric Pedals (uk): pedal power audio-visual.

Follow Tangentfield on twitter. Visit the Tangentfield website.

Images and information from RAW#1.

Images and information from RAW#2.

Here's what some participants from raw 2010 and 2011 said:

“Thanks for having the vision and energy to put on the workshop, hope you found it as rewarding and enjoyable as i did, it was great to spend some time with such interesting and interested people, yourselves and the other participants.”

“Just wanted to say thanks again for a fantastic workshop, it was a very special experience and i hope it will run again?”

“I had a brilliant time, met some great people and learnt lots of new skills. The quality of the stages and the acts on the final night far exceeded my expectations.”

“Thanks for all your hard work to create the workshop. I found it a very worthwhile experience and it reminded me that there are some committed students out there.”

Campervan Ticket - £40

Gives entry to ONE sleep-in vehicle (see guidelines below for definition of sleep-in vehicles) All persons sleeping in the campervan must hold a valid Weekend ticket and a Thursday Camping ticket per person if using the site on Thursday 26^th July.

Guidelines for the campervan field.

• Your campervan/ caravan MUST have purpose built fitted sleeping facilities and either fitted cooking or washing facilities.
• Any converted vehicles must clearly be live-in vehicles. (Unfortunately, a van with a piece of foam cut to size for a bed and bucket for washing does not qualify).
• A team of campsite staff and security will be checking the vehicles live in facilities.
• Those in unsuitable vehicles, including unconverted vans, with tickets for the campervan fields will be denied entry and asked to park in the festival car parks. As it is contrary to our licence, security patrols will not permit sleeping in any vehicle in these car parks.
• There is space for one car to be parked beside the caravan. Any other member of your party arriving by car will need to park in the festival car parks. A trailer tent must be purpose built and manufacturer made. All vehicles longer than 7 metres must purchase two campervan/ caravan field tickets to cover the extra space required.
• One small/ medium tent can be pitched next to your campervan/ caravan within your allocated space.

Meadow Campervan Ticket - Sold Out

Park your caravan/campervan in quite possibly the loveliest, most luscious part of the festival site, just under 1km from the arena.

Guidelines for the campervan field.

• Your campervan/ caravan MUST have purpose built fitted sleeping facilities and either fitted cooking or washing facilities.
• Any converted vehicles must clearly be live-in vehicles. (Unfortunately, a van with a piece of foam cut to size for a bed and bucket for washing does not qualify).
• A team of campsite staff and security will be checking the vehicles live in facilities.
• Those in unsuitable vehicles, including unconverted vans, with tickets for the campervan fields will be denied entry and asked to park in the festival car parks. As it is contrary to our licence, security patrols will not permit sleeping in any vehicle in these car parks.
• There is space for one car to be parked beside the caravan. Any other member of your party arriving by car will need to park in the festival car parks. A trailer tent must be purpose built and manufacturer made. All vehicles longer than 7 metres must purchase two campervan/ caravan field tickets to cover the extra space required.
• One small/ medium tent can be pitched next to your campervan/ caravan within your allocated space.

Park & Camp Ticket - Sold Out

This premium Park and Camp ticket will allow you to park one car within 10 metres of your tent. All persons in the car must hold a valid weekend ticket and a Thursday Camping ticket per person if using the site on Thursday 26^th July. There are a limited number of these tickets available.

Details:

• Distance from camping spot will be 1-10m
• Size of camping pitch will be 8m x 8m
• One car space is provided

Meadow Park & Camp Ticket - Sold Out

This premium Park and Camp ticket will allow you to park one car within 10 metres of your tent. All persons in the car must hold a valid weekend ticket and a Thursday Camping ticket per person if using the site on Thursday 26^th July. There are a limited number of these tickets available.

Details:

• Distance from camping spot will be 1-10m
• Size of camping pitch will be 8m x 8m
• One car space is provided

Weekend Spa Tickets - £110

Admission to Spa from 2pm on Thursday 26^th July - 11am Monday 30^th July 2012 and access to Backstage Bar.

Children 13 and under are not permitted in the Spa.

More information on the WOMAD Spa is available here

Songlines Subscription & Weekend Ticket Offer - £154.75

£10 off a year's subscription to Songlines magazine

Subscribe to Songlines for just £19.75∗ – that's over 50% saving on the newsstand price – and receive eight magazines throughout the year and the exclusive 15-track Top of the World compilation CD with every issue.

(∗In purchasing a Songlines subscription you allow us to supply your name and address details to Songlines. Your details will only be used to fulfil the magazine subscription and will not be passed on to a third party. Your subscription will commence with the latest issue. UK subscriptions only. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Only available to new subscribers.)