Clean teams move in to clear up Osfest debris

Tonnes of rubbish and 30 tents have been collected during a big clean-up following Shropshire's star-studded music festival.

Organisers of Osfest, held at the Oswestry Showground in Park Hall over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend, have collected about 10 tonnes of waste.

There was so much of it that an additional skip was needed and as well of the tents items of litter left behind included tins and even shoes and trainers.

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The last of the festival-goers went home on Monday morning but people continued to work round the clock tidying up the site ready for the next event.

The Osfest team were given until today to leave the showground.

On Monday morning one of the main jobs for staff was to take down the main stage, which played host to top bands including Razorlight, Hard-Fi, Dappy and Loick Essien.

Yesterday volunteers tackled the job of taking down fencing which had been put up around the 37-acre showground. They also put on rubber gloves ready to clean the green room which celebrities used as a waiting room before going on stage.

"The catering room was also given a clean.

This morning staff were due to take a final walk around the grounds before handing the keys back ready for the next event, which is an antiques fair this Saturday and Sunday .

Sue Furse, from Osfest, said: "About 10 tonnes of rubbish was cleared away and a lot of people had left their tents. They buy the cheap ones and they just leave them there.

"We had the site until Wednesday so all the staff volunteered, with their friends and family, to do the physical clean up.

"The team worked incredibly hard though the weekend and some haven't slept much, but it was a great weekend."

She said the muddy conditions were not a problem because the showground owners were able to bring out their machinery to smooth out the grounds with big rollers.

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