Today should have been the day that Latitude Festival 2020 would be starting. Around about now I would be heading onto the festival field and getting ready for a day in the comedy tent, followed by an evening of music performed by bands that I’m not cool enough to have heard of. And loving every minute…
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Instead, this year, we’re celebrating Latitude weekend from home by eating falafel and halloumi wraps in the garden and drinking cocktails from our reusable Latitude Festival cups.
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I’ve grown quite a collection of Latitude cups since I brought my first one home with me in 2008. In fact, I’ve accumulated about twelve over the years. And when I was missing a particular design, an Instagram friend offered to send me her cup from the festival!
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The design of the cups changes every year and it’s always exciting to see what colours and patterns have been used to celebrate the festival. Don’t worry, I haven’t pinched these cups – you pay £2 for your reusable cup and have it refilled all weekend.
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In recent years you could even buy the cup from the merchandise stand without having to buy a pint of beer – which is great for the non-drinkers like me. Plus I was able to buy a cup or two for my friends who couldn’t make it to the festival that year.
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I particularly like the 2008 and 2009 cups because those where the first times I went to Latitude and they are covered in daisies. I think the white daisies were 2008 and the colourful daisies were 2009, although correct me if I’m wrong. The tenth anniversary cup was a rather sought-after one too.
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They’re actually rather handy cups to have at home as they’re unbreakable – and seeing as we mostly enjoy drinks while sitting out in our garden, that makes them extremely useful.
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I remember one year that we were low on money so I was actually able to take a few of my reusable cups back to the festival (we had some duplicates) and trade them in for a refund of £2 per cup – which gave us some spending money while we were there – bonus!
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I’ve seen that many people around Suffolk are celebrating this year’s non-Latitude Festival in fun and creative ways. For example, writer and comedian Ann Hirst has made a flock of pink sheep for her garden and you can watch the videos on her Instagram profile here. And artist Andy Greenacre has built a scale model landscape of Latitude’s comedy and cabaret tents and has shared the video of ‘Littletude’ on YouTube here – hilarious!
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BBC Radio Suffolk will be celebrating the festival all weekend with lots of silly going’s-on on Jon Wright’s evening show tonight from 6pm. I hope you enjoy Latitude from the comfort of your own homes and gardens this year and I’ll see you at the festival in 2021!
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