FARMYARD PARTY MARSHALS FLOOD APPEAL
22 June 2005 - MAG UK

On behalf of MAG UK and the Farmyard Party (FYP) Marshals Ian Mutch would like to thank you all on the various web forums for the concern shown for the safety andwelfare of the marshals in the aftermath of the flood that hit the Farmyard Party site on Sunday evening at Duncombe Park, Helmsley.

Due to your concerns and requests, MAG are setting up a FYP Marshals Flood Appeal.

As you can imagine the site clearance is still on going and the marshals are stretched to the limit under the difficult conditions.

Health and safety is a big issue at present with heavy machinery moving on site and raw sewage now stagnating in the standing water.

The marshals who are all volunteers and even pay for their tickets to attend the event, have the experience and professionalism to cope. Lead by
Pete Walker the ''come down'' when the adrenaline and work is finished will hit hard as many have lost ten days stock of clothes and many personnel
possessions, while bikes have been badly damaged and days lost from work.

All those who were there have a story to tell, the pictures in the national papers do not reflect the damage caused to the site or the drama of events as they
unfolded on Sunday evening.

A big word of thanks to the emergency services, Lord and Lady Feversham, the staff at the Primary School in Pickering, the extreme sandwich maker,
Johnsons of Leeds, those who kept our spirits up and all the offers of help.

There have been some cheerful moments the best of which was when a teddy bear of huge sentimental value was reunited with his owner Lynn
Sygrove after being found lodged in the riverbank downstream.

For lost property enquiries please call 0870 225 8352 from Friday 24th June onwards.

While insurance to cover the event was taken out, the extent to which it will compensate is limited. The personal losses are expected to be
considerable and those who have already sacrificed most in order to make the event a success are currently the biggest losers.

You can donate by ringing MAG UK on 0870 444 8448 and asking for FYP Marshals Flood Appeal with credit card details or post cheques payable to
''MAG UK Ltd'' to MAG UK, PO BOX 750, Rugby, CV21 3ZR marked ''FYP MFA''.

MAG relies heavily on the financial injection from Farmyard profits so the organisation could have to cut back on the range of its activities as a
result of this disaster. For those who are not MAG members but who have always meant to join - there has never been a time like the present!

Ian Mutch
MAG President

www.mag-uk.org

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