Carnival workers could wear bodycams after abuse

Carnival workers might wear body-worn cameras at future events after abuse from spectators, organisers have said.

The team behind Glastonbury Carnival, Somerset, said volunteers have been harassed for years, and motorists ignoring road closures has also created problems.

Hazel Degregorio, chair of the carnival, said the issue has been getting worse because more people were attending the carnival than ever before.

She said: "We're just not going to tolerate it anymore."

"Our little Somerset secret is no longer a secret, more and more people are coming to watch," she said.

"We have to deal with a volume of traffic our little towns are unable to cope with."

She added that next year the marshals might be wearing body cameras.

"There's a cost implication to that but I think it's something we have to look at for the future," Ms Degregorio said.

She said the abuse of parking marshals at the carnival "happens every year" as "the general public seem to think they're entitled to come through road closures" which are there for safety.

"But this year, we decided to speak out," she added.

Responding, Avon and Somerset Police asked those attending next year to be "patient and understanding" of marshals and officers.

"We would like to remind everyone, not just motorists, to observe closures and abide by them for your own safety and others around you," a spokesperson said.

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