| Reading Festival ! It's probably one of the most asked | | | | for use by festival goers. |
| questions of the UK Reading festival season - | | | | The bridge structure is a temporary construction, |
| “what's the weather going to be like for Reading | | | | erected on permanent footings, and was first erected |
| Festival?” and rightly so as there's nothing worse | | | | to serve visitors to the Reading Festival in 2008 at an |
| than a mudbath at a Reading festival, although we | | | | initial cost of £1 million. The intention is that the bridge |
| know some of you prefer it! On the flipside, if the | | | | will be dismantled and stored for most of the year, |
| weather's too hot, kipping in a 2 man tent full of beer | | | | being re-erected for future festivals. It replaces a ferry |
| and overpriced burgers isn't much fun either! As | | | | service operated in previous years, which caused |
| Reading Festival is over two sites and the weather | | | | complaints over excessive queues. |
| can be completely different, here's our weather | | | | The bridge crosses the river from the western end of |
| forecast for Reading festival. Whilst they'll hopefully be | | | | the main festival site, some 200 m (660 ft) east of |
| accurate, these weather predictions are long range | | | | Scours Lane and within the Borough of Reading |
| and may change. A more accurate weather forecast | | | | Festival. The northern end of the bridge lies in the |
| will be added to Reading Festival News in the days | | | | Oxfordshire civil parish of Mapledurham, on land leased |
| running up to Reading Festival. | | | | from the Mapledurham Estate. Like the main festival |
| Reading Festival 2010 - Weather Forecast :A damp | | | | site, the northern camp site and car park is used as |
| start to the day following overnight heavy showers, | | | | farmland for most of the year. |
| which will make the ground quite soggy. The rain is set | | | | The Bridge eases access to the town of Reading and |
| to continue Reading Festival throughout the day with | | | | events run by the annual Reading Fringe Festival. |
| heavier outbursts expected throughout the evening. | | | | In 2009, a wider bridge with improved aesthetics was |
| Temperature will be around 15°c, but the wet | | | | constructed. The construction sequence of the 2009 |
| weather and slight breeze will make it feel cooler.The | | | | bridge also resulted in less disruption to river traffic. |
| Reading festival is held at Little John's Farm on | | | | Only a single two hour river closure order was |
| Richfield Avenue in central Reading Festival, near the | | | | required when installing the bridge, and similarly when |
| Caversham Bridge. Wellies are definately advisable. | | | | removing it. All construction work was carried out at |
| The Reading Festival Bridge is an occasionally present | | | | the bridge site, rather than upstream on the |
| footbridge over the River Thames at Reading Festival | | | | Mapledurham estate. |
| in the English county of Berkshire. When present, the | | | | The Reading Festival, the world's oldest popular music |
| bridge links the site of the Reading Festival, on the | | | | festival still in existence, has had various musical |
| south bank of the river, with camp sites and car | | | | phases, as detailed below. In the twin-site era, rock, |
| parking on the north bank. The bridge is within the | | | | alternative, indie, punk and metal have tended to |
| security perimeter of the festival, and is only available | | | | dominate. |