Glastonbury's annual Frost Fayre has once again painted the town in festive colours, attracting a large number of visitors and showcasing the community's spirit.

However, the success of this year's event was not without its challenges, particularly concerning parking issues and heavy traffic in the town as people tried to make their way to the event.

Despite these challenges, the Frost Fayre was a vibrant display of community and celebration. John Diment captured the mood of the day, "Cemented its place as THE best day of the whole year in town. Certainly the best one in the ten years we've been playing or attending."

The Frost Fayre offered a wide array of attractions, from Father Christmas and his helpers to live performances on five stages, and even a park and ride service from Herbies Field. This mix of festive activities and community involvement is what makes the Frost Fayre a much-anticipated event each year.

The organisers of the Frost Fayre reflected on the event's success, "Well what a day!! A Frost Fayre to remember - perfect weather and so many wonderful stalls and brilliant acts on our stages."

They also extended their thanks to all participants and volunteers, including the Sea Cadets, Air Cadets, and the Cobra Carnival, for their assistance.

But while it was universally agreed that it was a fantastic event, unfortunately the same couldn't be said for the roads and car parks of Glastonbury.

Traffic backed up along the Street by-pass as people tried to make their way into town, roads were gridlocked by people hunting for parking spaces and there were complaints all over social media of double parking, parking on corners and junctions and cars blocking residents driveways.

Claire Mills, a local resident, shared her concerns on social media, "I thoroughly enjoyed the Frost Fayre, but parking is a terrible problem... no way would emergency services get through some of the double parked roads." This sentiment was echoed by Tracy Willcox, who emphasised the need for better parking management, "Visitors only care about themselves and it's up to the town to enforce restrictions and access."

Responding to these concerns, Glastonbury Town Council acknowledged the difficulties and their efforts to mitigate them, stating, "We supply as much parking as we can and ask our visitor's to park responsibly if they do use a residential area... We have made a note of the feedback on the parking issues and will bring it up at the next Frost Fayre meeting."

A parking enforcement officer, who had been despatched to the town for the day appeared to have had a very busy day, with social media also awash with complaints from people who had been given parking tickets.

Despite these challenges, the Frost Fayre was a vibrant display of community and celebration. John Diment captured the mood of the day, "Cemented its place as THE best day of the whole year in town. Certainly the best one in the ten years we've been playing or attending."

The organisers of the Frost Fayre reflected on the event's success, "Well what a day!! A Frost Fayre to remember - perfect weather and so many wonderful stalls and brilliant acts on our stages." They also extended their thanks to all participants and volunteers, including the Sea Cadets, Air Cadets, and the Cobra Carnival, for their assistance.

The Frost Fayre offered a wide array of attractions, from Father Christmas and his helpers to live performances on five stages, and even a park and ride service from Herbies Field. This mix of festive activities and community involvement is what makes the Frost Fayre a much-anticipated event each year.