Glastonbury have arrived in Glastonbury and stuck his staff into the ground, when it flowered miraculously into the Glastonbury Thorn. The presence of a landscape zodiac around the town has been suggested but no evidence has been discovered. The Glastonbury Festival, held in the nearby village of Pilton, takes its name from the town. During the 7th millennium BC the sea level rose and flooded the valleys and low-lying ground surrounding Glastonbury so the Mesolithic people occupied seasonal camps on the higher ground, indicated by scatters of flints. The Neolithic people continued to exploit the reedswamps for their natural resources and
Nibley Music Festival Nibley Music Festival Nibley Music Festival is an annual two day music festival that takes place in July in the village of North Nibley, Gloucester, UK. The Festival is held on the village cricket ground in the hills above the Severn Estuary, commanding views of up to 60 miles. The Festival, formerly called North Nibley Music Festival, was first held in 2007 as a way of fundraising for local good causes and charities. The management and organisation of the festival is carried out by small team of volunteers working throughout the year, and about 150 extra volunteers around festival time.