Charitable Work
He has apportioned profits from his Glastonbury Festival to support charitable causes, including local projects such as the restoration of the Tithe Barn, Pilton. In November 2008, during an appearance on the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs, Eavis stated that the Festival could never lose its licence due to the contribution it makes to the local economy.
In November 2009, Eavis starred in a short film to promote Somerset, commissioned by Inward Investment Agency Into Somerset.
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Famous quotes containing the words charitable and/or work:
“She was so charitable and so pitous
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Kaught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde.”
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“when I work I am pure as an angel
tiger and clear is my eye and hot
my brain and silent all the whining
grunting piglets of the appetites.”
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