Wear wellies or rubber boots, old clothes and bring moist towelettes for wiping hands down after.

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At the centre of it all is Roger Wilkins, a burly, gregarious, faded Teddy Boy in overalls and wellies.

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When it came to understanding English place names, there was no substitute for donning your wellies and using your eyes.

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But hours later locals wearing wellies and washing up gloves were reclaiming the streets with brooms, bin bags and dustpans.

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In fact, wellies have been radically made over in the last few years and there are boots available in every possible colour and design.

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In a recent interview with The Times she cited a denim skirt, sunglasses, a cowboy hat and "the right wellies" as her festival essentials.

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Emma Smith, 19, told the BBC at this year's Glastonbury Festival that she was wearing a certain brand of wellies "largely" because she had seen Moss in them.

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The weather has proved most challenging at more rural venues such as Greenwich park and Eton Dorney, where tracks are being laid for vehicles and spectators advised to wear wellies and wet weather gear.

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Few mainstream political leaders would describe themselves in a way that makes them sound like Nigel Farage in wellies but in an age when voters complain all politicians are the same Mr Davies is trying hard to offer something different.

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Everyone I see is wearing wellies.

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