Creamfields launches 'green' initiatives

Creamfields who are celebrating their 10th anniversary with a two day event over the weekend of Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August (the August Bank Holiday weekend) will also be doing their bit for the environment - coinciding with this years World Environmental Day on 5th June.

For the first time the festival has teamed up with Liftshare.com, a company whose aim is to make people aware and travel efficient. This partnership will help cut car emissions by introducing friendly festival-goers to each other online before the event so they can share car journeys and make friends early and save money in the process!

Ali Clabburn of liftshare.com says, "Festival-goers have long cared about the environment, and love the idea of car-sharing to get there. It saves money, cuts congestion and reduces your CO2 emissions - so it's win-win for everybody. "Its's great to be working with Creamfields to bring their festival-goers a greener way of getting there. It costs nothing to join and just means the fun can start even earlier as they find new friends to share the journey with!"

Creamfields has also unveiled plans to get festival goers environmentally involved and creative whilst enjoying the festival weekend.

Creamfields will also be donating any tents that get left behind to charity. There will be a 'tent donation station' where any tents left behind from the event will be sent to parts of the world where they are needed most to provide shelter.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary, festival goers are being encouraged to dress up in home made outfits made from recycled clothes. Once attendees have finished wearing their costumes Creamfields will provide containers to throw the old outfits into, which will then be donated to Oxfam.

As well as encouraging people to make use of the recycling bins around the site, The Residents Bar, that will be home to the unsung heroes of clubland is also making its 'green' contribution, with an arena made out of sustainable materials and runs on a biomass generator and wind turbines.

Other initiatives at Creamfields include:
* Providing festival goers with recycling bags to use in the campsites
* Solar Powered beach huts and pod pads for luxury accommodation
* Pump Powered taps to minimise water wastage
* Providing water waste containers so contaminated water is not poured on the floor
* Traders using recycling and biodegradable bin bags
* Food and drink stands using biodegradable or re-usable plates and cups
* All waste to be separated and recycled off site

As this year Creamfields celebrates ten years the event has been spread over two days for the first time and will host speciality camping where party goers can take a break from the party in tipis, beach huts and the solar powered pod pads in the stunning surroundings of Daresbury Estate, Halton, Cheshire.

The line up celebrating at the Creamfields party includes Paul van Dyk and Tiesto who are playing their only UK date on the same bill at Creamfields as well as Kasabian, Fatboy Slim, Ian Brown, Underworld, Soulwax, Pendulum, Gossip, Simian Mobile Disco, Chic Featuring Nile Rodgers, Roots Manuva, Erick Morillo, Paul Oakenfold, Sasha, David Guetta and 2 Many DJs to name but a few. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Tickets are on sale priced at £105.00 for weekend tickets or £115 with camping. Day tickets are also available. Saturday day tickets are priced at £57.50, and Sunday day are £53.50. To buy tickets click here.

Cream has a record-breaking year of events planned with a total of 13 Creamfields festivals happening worldwide. The Cream will host world wide Creamfields in Spain, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Czech Republic, Turkey, Chile, Malta, Romania and Argentina.

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