Facilities

In 2009, the Sunrise Celebration will be adopting a comprehensive toilet strategy to ensure that there are suitable facilities for everyone. This means that we will be providing a range of loos including those compost toilets provided by Natural Events, some portaloos, disabled toilets (in the arena and disabled camping area),child-friendly loos and male urinals.

The Natural Event Compost Loos

Natural Event has designed and operates the most effective, practical, enjoyable and appraised toilet system for festivals, events and gatherings where people poo. Natural Event was created after the organizers of the Festival of Folk Rhythm and Life in Australia came to understand that the toilet system they had created for themselves to cater for a three day festival had national and international relevance. This year for Sunrise, Natural Event will be providing up to 80 fully functioning compost toilet units, a first in the UK events industry.

Natural Event has risen to meet the demand that festivals have around the world, a demand that starts with the need to respect. Respect for the patrons, respect to the use of water, respect to reduction in energy needed to transport and treatment the previously massive quantities of waste produced

Patrons at camping festivals in particular always complain about the toilets. By firstly listening to the people, and then seeking answers, a problem turns into a hugely positive component of the event. There can be no real comparison of Natural Event’s impact with and a suck and pump system. We have no smell at all, even in the blistering Australian sun, five days into a huge camping festival.

Simply, Natural Event is the first company in Australia and we believe the world, to design an alternative toilet system that has the design and durability to service any demand. Natural Event Composting toilet Systems

1. Use no water to treat or transport the waste.



2. Are Odourless, and cannot be blocked or over flow



3. Reduces the volume of collected material by 85% and any pump outs by 90 – 100 %



4. Feature art and murals and may be themed and painted by each festival



5. Make patrons HAPPY and feel RESPECTED



6. Make high grade fertilizer and worms.

Natural Event wishes to give evidence that it is possible to change a huge festival or a small group for the better by having a decent, if not inspiring moment for the movement. By showing that we can achieve this humble aim with large numbers we are also showing that it is possible for any sized group of people any where to be able to manage their daily deposits with out fear, and with out water and energy being unnecessarily consumed. From Festivals and events, to weddings, to the suburban home to new housing developments to more primary concerns, the time has arrived to do more with less.

Natural Event revolutionizes the concept and experience of going about one’s most natural event at gatherings of the masses. For where people gather for more than an hour or two, people will always need to relieve themselves. By harnessing the understanding that poo could in fact be a solution more than a problem and there really should never be anything disgusting about festival toilets. Based in Victoria, but now expanding into the UK, Natural Event offers toilet hire services, and waste management services to events of all kinds.

Directors: Hamish Skermer (Environmental Chemist) loves organizing events and is passionate about synchronicity and worms

Clean running water will, of course, be available across the site as a free and ample resource. And this year is all comes from a Natural Spring!!The water system supplies showers, caterers, saunas and many other essential facilities. Please bear this in mind when using it - Try not to leave taps on and use the resource sparingly! After all, clean water supplies are one of the challenges of our age.

Sunrise has a wide range of bars to suit all tastes. The Sunrise Bar Company supplies alcohol site-wide including the eponymous Sunrise Celebration Organic Ale. As with our other food and drink, at least 80% of the alcohol stocked on site is organic and, wherever possible, locally produced.

This year's bars are still to be fully confirmed but include the magical Bimble Inn, the Alchemy Bar, Chai Wallahs and a Cider Bar. Please buy your alcohol from licensed vendors only. If you have any doubts, ask the vendor to show their Sunrise laminate, they should always be ready to help!

All organic wine and spirits bought over the counter at Sunrise are this year supplied by Vintage Roots.Vintage Roots are the UK's leading Mail order supplier of organicwines,beers, ciders & spirits since 1986. All our wines are certifiedorganic, they are honest with your taste buds and free from chemicaladulteration. Better for you, better for the environment. They're all just afew clicks away. www.vintageroots.co.uk

There will be shower facilities on site of both traditional wood-fired kinds, state-of-the-art solar and modern gas-powered models. These will be positioned close to the camping field. As above, we once more advise consciousness in the use of water.

Once more there will be at least one set of sauna facilities on site. This will be positioned in the main events arena.

This section replaces the previous information on this page which was written for the 2008 Sunrise Celebration.

Our facilities are in a fenced campsite staffed day and night by the GAMA crew. We can help with practical tasks such as putting up tents and carrying water but cannot provide personal care or childcare. The GAMA marquee is a meeting place, information centre, coffee bar and emergency shelter. We provide sockets in the marquee for charging wheelchairs and medical equipment. There will be five toilets in the GAMA field, including at least one with wide access, a tap and a sink. The water is suitable for drinking. We provide a changing tent for people needing extra privacy and space for personal care. Showers are nearby, including one with a ramp and extra space. There is a communal ceremonial fire in the arena.No fires, flares or charcoal barbeques are allowed in the GAMA field.



Children and parents with disabilities and their families are welcome in the GAMA area. The Kids Area is nearby.Children remain the responsibility of their parents/guardians at all times so make sure you have adequate help. All live music is in marquees. Triban will be open late night/early morning so bring earplugs if you are likely to have difficulty getting to sleep.



GAMA FAQs - Click here

INFORMATION ON TICKETS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - Click here

For more FAQs on these areas (such as location on site, camping with a camper van, etc) please go to the Sunrise Forum hosted on Festival Weather. Camping is provided as part of the ticket price (apart from Sunday day tickets) and is situated adjacent to the main events arena on a flat 10 acre field. The Campsite is managed by a Community Safety Team who will be helping make the space safe and pleasant for all its users. You may only pitch one small tent next to your campervan, unfortunately due to fire safety laws you cannot have your friends camping around your campervan in tents.

Camper Van areas are situated on another part of the site, away from ordinary camping areas.

Both fields have toilets, water and other basic facilities. Caravans are to be kept in the camper van field and can be towed there before the car is unhitched and moved to the parking field. For more information, please view FAQs (To be completed soon).

Visit Our New Specific Alternative Camping Page with More Info

In 2009, Sunrise will host a range of alternative living accomodation options for the discerning festival-goer! No longer is it necessary to spend your days in a leaky (not that it will rain!) tent. Instead why not choose a life of luxury and book into one of our alternative options? The alternative camping area will have its own clean compost toilets, secure fencing and shower and sauna facilities. There will also be a dedicated Horse and Cart service direct from the car parks to luxury camping areas. At Sunrise Celebration 2009, we will have the following options available. More to be added soon.

Tipis and Yurts - The opportunity to try the Tipi and Yurt experience is available through Hearthworks, coordinators of the Global Tipi Village. Tipis and Yurts are traditional nomadic tents, that benefit from spacious interiors, an open fire or wood burning stove, and optional furnishings. Great for families or groups of friends. For details of booking visit www.hearthworks.co.uk

Buying a ticket does not entitle an attendee to flypitch at the festival. Flypitch licenses can be bought from the Market Officer between 10am and Midday at the designated flypitch zone (See programme on site). Licenses apply daily only and will need to be repurchased the next day. A new enforcement team will ensure that anybody found trading without a license or outside the designated area will have their items confiscated until the end of the festival.

Car Parking is provided on-site in a designated field. All cars cost a set parking fee of £17.50 (see bookings page for details) which can be paid for with tickets. All public cars are restricted to access to this part of the site only. Other forms of connecting transport are available to take you to the camping fields. Live-in vehicles, e.g. Camper Vans, have access to their own area. There is no parking available in the vicinity off-site. All attendees coming by vehicle MUST park onsite or face being refused entry upon arrival. For liftshare and public transport options, please see the Getting Here page

In 2009, the major form of on-site transport will be Rickshaws. These will be providing on-site transport for attendees from their vehicles to the camping fields. They will also be available for return journeys and other such duties. Just signal them when you need them and hopefully they will be able to help. To support this green transport system, there will also be a range of other options, possibly including some Horsedrawn transport.

The Information Service will be provided by Access All Areas in 2008. Running alongside this one-stop info shop will be the secure lock-ups that are available for use for crew and public (at a minimal charge). As part of our community safety initiatives for the year, we are introducing these lock-ups to ensure that you can bring along your digital cameras and other valuable items without fear of theft. Nonetheless, stay alert for thieves.

There are a range of markets on site, mostly clustered at the North end of the events arena closest to the campsites. A huge range of products will be available from our ethical market-place including arts, crafts, smoking gear, clothing, jewellery and much much more. As an ethical event, we aim to ensure that the products on sale in the marketplace are of the highest quality, fair-trade and organic where possible. We aim to offer a breadth of products from practical to beautiful, inspirational to informative. This year there will be a special Green Innovations area showcasing a range of Green products and services from journals to Tipis; ethical banking to eco-electricity options.

There will be a large range of food stalls on offer at Sunrise, clustered around the Organic Food Emporium, serving sumptious delights in a host of environments, from Moroccan Tents to self-build structures. The Food Emporium is a beautifully decorated marquee set aside for customers to eat their meals in, out of the elements, entertained by live busking from a host of performers. We can promise a global outlook to whats on offer and that there will be a number of meat and fish options amongst the largely vegetarian/vegan fare. All caterers are expected to offer a minimum of 80% organic ingredients, as to our site-wide policies on this matter. Prepare for your taste buds to be enthralled. A list of food and drink stalls will soon be available via the website. Yum Yum. There is a general store on-site, Hazlemere Wholefoods, with all the daily basics available including milk, fresh foods, dried foods, snacks, drinks and other bits.

The Sunrise Big Red Bus Service offers a chance to go off site to the local town for any supplies that you cannot find on site and if for some bizarre reason you feel a need for some corporate consumption. See Getting Here page for details of the service

Located at the entrance to the Events Arena from the camping area, the Welfare Village is home to our field hospital, first aid department and other Medical services, as well as the Welfare Area - the place to come to sooth your woes. In this hallowed space can be found the Welfaeries, purveyors of care and compassion for the mentally and emotionally challenged. As well as all the mainstream options, alternative therapies including herbalism and homeopathy will be available in the healing area.

Lost Property is located at the Access All Areas information point. If you leave something valuable at the event, please contact us via info@sunrisecelebration.com once it is all over and we will do our best to return it.

A cashback facility will be available at The Eartheart Cafe.