A COUPLE who gained a £1million Lottery jackpot are heading to Glastonbury Festival – in a second-hand caravan.
Stephen Webster, 45, and Arran Taylor, 41, claimed the whopping prize remaining yr after matching 5 major numbers and the bonus ball.
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The couple, who reside in Bridgwater, were regulars on the Somerset track pageant for greater than twenty years.
In contemporary years they have got most effective attended on Sundays as a result of circle of relatives commitments.
However, this yr they’ll be going to the entire match for the primary time since changing into oldsters.
Mr Webster, a keep watch over and instrumentation engineer at an influence station, mentioned: “My first Glastonbury used to be a washout, however I completely beloved it. Since then, I’ve been to each pageant.
“Of route, issues modified a bit of when our first kid used to be born in 2011. Although we did take our eight-week-old child alongside that yr, it used to be only for the someday.
“Since then, that is what we have achieved, we have not camped, we have simply long gone for the Sunday.
“However, now our youngsters are that bit older, the 4 folks are going to move for the entire weekend for the primary time. We’re all very excited.”
Ms Taylor says she has a lot of satisfied recollections from the development.
“We’ve noticed some wonderful reside track through the years,” she mentioned.
“U2 is a certain spotlight for me.
“They performed at the Sunday evening after my eldest used to be born, so I dropped her house and went again to look them as a result of they are my absolute favourites.
“The factor about Glastonbury even though is that it is not with regards to the track – even supposing this is completely out of this global – there may be such a lot happening that you’ll be able to’t actually plan, you simply need to drift.”
The circle of relatives will probably be going to the pageant in a second-hand caravan – giving them get right of entry to to their very own rest room, a refrigerator and bathe.
“I don’t believe we have ever had a bath at Glastonbury ahead of, having the caravan will probably be a complete luxurious,” Ms Taylor, a doling out optician, mentioned.
“Planning our discuss with as Lottery winners has been completely other, we have not needed to take into consideration tactics to save cash or the place we will lower prices, we’ve got been in a position to center of attention purely on learn how to make it the most efficient conceivable shuttle.
“And the truth that we are going with our kids signifies that this Glastonbury will probably be in contrast to some other and the 4 folks cannot wait.
“Honestly, the most important deal with will probably be having the ability to purchase beverages from the bars.
“Usually since the pageant is see you later, we take all our personal beverages and spend lots of the weekend swigging heat lager.
“The reality that cash may not be a subject matter this time spherical is only a superb feeling.
“We’ll even be looking for the rest a bit of other and may not have to think carefully about treating ourselves.
“Back in 2010 there used to be in reality a pop-up eating place being run through some Michelin starred cooks and if there may be the rest like that once more, we’re going to soar on the probability to get entangled.
“With the youngsters this yr, their tastes are very other to ours. The youngsters are into Billie Eilish, which we would not have essentially selected, however they’re determined to look.”
Ms Taylor mentioned the win has enabled them to spend extra time in combination as a circle of relatives.
“I overlook it is took place as a result of we attempt and stay lifestyles rather standard for our kids however then you definately bear in mind, it is extremely thrilling,” she added.
“There are extra alternatives to make great recollections with the youngsters and take in the ones alternatives when they’re introduced.”
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