When they first came to arrest me, I think their plan was to handcuff me.
They had officers pinpointed all around, I think
just in case I, you know, tried to make a run for it.
I don't cause trouble. You know, there's no need for the handcuffs.
You know, "I'll get in the back of the car, now, if you want me to."
They were trying to just piece together this puzzle of what
actually had happened and the kind of person that I was.
It's a small town.
Not really much to do round here for people my age, in particular.
But it's a nice community.
Everyone's together, everybody knows everyone.
You can't do something around here without someone knowing about it.
Everyone just kind of did everything together.
Even if we weren't all together as a group, there was
little groups within that, so I could meet up with two or
three of them and I'd still have a great time.
Even on the rainy days, we'd go to someone's house
and we'd just chill.
As you get older, obviously you get more responsibilities, but back then
it was, it was just... You felt free.
Simon? Big lovable bear.
He's loyal to a T, and he brings life to everyone.
Simon had responsibilities, as such.
You know, he was one of those people, like,
"Oh, I can't come out tonight, I've got work tomorrow."
"Oh, there's Simon..." you know, "..in his car!"
And he had a new car, like, all the time.
I'd be going home, you know, helping out with chores,
doing a bit of hoovering, maybe, bit of washing up.
And that's certainly not the character I would present to my friends!
You know, someone who does the washing up and the hoovering,
back at home, with Mum and Dad.
We had a HUGE group of friends.
You know, consisted of about 20, 30 people.
And most nights, we were out,
especially in summer.
Maybe get a few people bringing up a few beers in the sun,
having great craic, you know, listen to a bit of music.
And, generally, everyone was having a great time.
I know a lot of people did dabble in drugs.
Cos its such a small community,
there's nothing else for teenagers to do.
Obviously, there's certain things that you don't want
your parents finding out what you get up to. I mean, you're kids.
You're troublemakers. You think back on it, and you're just like,
"Right, I maybe shouldn't have done that."
Id like to say I were, like...
The most responsible, the dad-like
figure, but also someone who...
Yeah, no, knows how to have a good time.
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My friend said,
"Ah, my mum said she'll pay for our Kendal Calling tickets."
It was very stressful at first, getting everything - your tent,
your sleeping bag, the money - you know, "What am I going to eat?"
"What am I going to wear?!" This, that and the other.
I went to my friend's house, and raided her wardrobe.
It was my first festival, but as soon as I'd handed the money over,
I was ecstatic. I was like, "Yeah, we're doing this."
There was no school, there was no exams, there was no stress of anything.
For all of us to be hanging out, away from home, ultimately,
where, you know, Mum and Dad's not going to see what you're up to,
it was fantastic!
On social media, we'd start all
these little group chats with each other and throw ideas out,
"Why don't we all," you know, "try and get tickets?"
"We can get a few cars together."
"We can all shoot off."
"We'll be away from home!"
You know, couple of days, three days solid drinking, we'll be, oh!
We'll love it. Absolutely love it.
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NEWS REPORT: We are hearing that emergency services are
currently dealing with an incident at the Kendal Calling festival.
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NEWS REPORT: Five ambulances were sent to the Kendal Calling event
on the outskirts of Penrith earlier this morning.
Four people have been admitted to hospital.
This tragic tale began to unfold here,
at the Kendal Calling festival,
which is just over the hill over there,
about a 300-acre site, 20,000 people or so.
We have talked to people who've come out of there, and one of the things
they're saying is that there's absolutely no information on the site.
Rumour is going around, but no concrete information about what's happened.
I was the oldest, the most responsible person there,
and I, I made the bad decisions.
And this is how it ended up.