The UK Government have published the following document which is a ban on flying over or near to the Glastonbury Festival site in Somerset.
Well worth knowing about in advance to avoid problems.
I am told that the Festival are operating drone defences and mitigation.
Well worth looking at the below notice:
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S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2019 No. 878
CIVIL AVIATION
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Glastonbury Festival) Regulations 2019
Made - - - - 16th April 2019
Coming into force - - 23rd June 2019
The Secretary of State has decided that it is necessary in the public interest to restrict flying in the vicinity of Glastonbury, Somerset by reason of the gathering of a large number of persons at the Glastonbury Festival.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016(a).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Glastonbury Festival) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 23rd June 2019.
Interpretation
2. In regulation 3(1) the times referred to are Co-ordinated Universal Time(b).
Restricted airspace
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), between 0700 hours on 23rd June and 1600 hours on 1st July 2019, no aircraft is to fly below 3,100 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by a circle having a radius of 2.5 nautical miles whose centre is at 510921N 0023510W. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any aircraft— (a) operated by or on behalf of the National Police Air Service, (b) operated by or on behalf of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services, (c) operated by or on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, (d) flying with the permission of the Chief Officer of Police for Avon and Somerset, or (e) making an approach to RNAS Yeovilton at an altitude of not less than 2,000 feet above mean sea level whilst under the control of the Air Traffic Control unit at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton.
(a) S.I. 2016/765 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations. (b) In these regulations Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) is one hour behind British Summer Time (BST).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport David J Best Grade 7 16th April 2019 Department for Transport
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations impose restrictions on flying in airspace in the vicinity of Glastonbury, Somerset, by reason of the Glastonbury Festival that is scheduled to take place there on the 9 days between 23rd June and 1st July 2019 (inclusive). A large gathering of people will attend this event on each day and therefore the Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport agree that flying should be restricted in the vicinity of the event for reasons of public safety.
In relation to regulation 3, the term ‘aircraft’ includes aircraft as classified by Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Air Navigation Order 2016. It also includes, by virtue of article 23 of that Order, any small balloon, any kite weighing not more than two kilograms, any small unmanned aircraft and any parachute including a parascending parachute.
The times mentioned in regulation 3(1) are Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC), which for the purpose of these Regulations is one hour behind British Summer Time (BST).
In relation to the permission mentioned in regulation 3(2)(d), the Chief Officer of Police for Avon and Somerset may be contacted on telephone number 01454 201242.
Full details of the Statutory Instrument will be promulgated by Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) and Notice to Airmen (NOTAM).
The point of contact in the Civil Aviation Authority is Mr R E J Gratton, Principal Airspace Regulator, Safety and Airspace Regulation Group, on telephone number 07917 614249.
Well worth knowing about in advance to avoid problems.
I am told that the Festival are operating drone defences and mitigation.
Well worth looking at the below notice:
Rgds
T
S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2019 No. 878
CIVIL AVIATION
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Glastonbury Festival) Regulations 2019
Made - - - - 16th April 2019
Coming into force - - 23rd June 2019
The Secretary of State has decided that it is necessary in the public interest to restrict flying in the vicinity of Glastonbury, Somerset by reason of the gathering of a large number of persons at the Glastonbury Festival.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016(a).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Glastonbury Festival) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 23rd June 2019.
Interpretation
2. In regulation 3(1) the times referred to are Co-ordinated Universal Time(b).
Restricted airspace
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), between 0700 hours on 23rd June and 1600 hours on 1st July 2019, no aircraft is to fly below 3,100 feet above mean sea level within the area bounded by a circle having a radius of 2.5 nautical miles whose centre is at 510921N 0023510W. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any aircraft— (a) operated by or on behalf of the National Police Air Service, (b) operated by or on behalf of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services, (c) operated by or on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, (d) flying with the permission of the Chief Officer of Police for Avon and Somerset, or (e) making an approach to RNAS Yeovilton at an altitude of not less than 2,000 feet above mean sea level whilst under the control of the Air Traffic Control unit at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton.
(a) S.I. 2016/765 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations. (b) In these regulations Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) is one hour behind British Summer Time (BST).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport David J Best Grade 7 16th April 2019 Department for Transport
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations impose restrictions on flying in airspace in the vicinity of Glastonbury, Somerset, by reason of the Glastonbury Festival that is scheduled to take place there on the 9 days between 23rd June and 1st July 2019 (inclusive). A large gathering of people will attend this event on each day and therefore the Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport agree that flying should be restricted in the vicinity of the event for reasons of public safety.
In relation to regulation 3, the term ‘aircraft’ includes aircraft as classified by Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Air Navigation Order 2016. It also includes, by virtue of article 23 of that Order, any small balloon, any kite weighing not more than two kilograms, any small unmanned aircraft and any parachute including a parascending parachute.
The times mentioned in regulation 3(1) are Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC), which for the purpose of these Regulations is one hour behind British Summer Time (BST).
In relation to the permission mentioned in regulation 3(2)(d), the Chief Officer of Police for Avon and Somerset may be contacted on telephone number 01454 201242.
Full details of the Statutory Instrument will be promulgated by Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) and Notice to Airmen (NOTAM).
The point of contact in the Civil Aviation Authority is Mr R E J Gratton, Principal Airspace Regulator, Safety and Airspace Regulation Group, on telephone number 07917 614249.
