Glastonbury 2019: Paraglider captures organisers putting up tents and stages

Stunning aerial photos show Glastonbury organisers putting a colourful event together, full of tents, stages and bars as thousands get set to make their way to one of the world's most talked about music festivals. Which runs from Wednesday - Sunday One account, 'The Glasto Thingy' said the cider bus had arrived and that it 'was not a drill' ahead of the start of the festival Sam Morecroft said he was struggling to concentrate on things that weren't Glastonbury, ahead of the event kicking off tomorrow One Twitter user commented on how excited she was for the festival to kick off and highlighted that she also worried she hadn't packed everything she needed Amazing shots show the festival being set up with tipis and tents all ready to go for the arrival of attendees over the next few days James Pearce, 51, often flies his powered paraglider from a field near the festival site reaching heights of up to 1,000ft using his paramotor James took this amazing shot of his feet dangling over the Glastonbury scene, which started off muddy today but could reach top temperatures Other festival goers kept it casual in tracksuits and all-in-ones while they carefully carried their luggage over the muddy puddles and set themselves up for the weekend. Many disgruntled Britons cursed the wet start to the summer on social media, while others made the most of the dreary conditions by going for a swim in flooded underpaths and high streets The heavy thunderstorms are being powered by a 2,000-mile wide plume of warm continental air from northern Africa, which is moving across Europe and leading to heatwaves throughout the continent UK temperatures will be hotter than Egypt and Thailand – but sweltering humidity could still make Glastonbury a muddy affair this year. Pictured: Water pours in through the ceiling at Tesco in Stirling last night as flooding and thunderstorms continue to dog Britain today The ceiling at a Tesco in Stirling last night caved in after water poured in as rain hammered the UK with the downpour set to continue throughout today 'Glastonbury has wet ground and risks thundery showers before the festival and occasional showers during the event, but will be in the region with the hottest temperatures - so pack wellies and sun cream.' Yellow weather warnings remain in place today as thunderstorms batter Britain, following flooding yesterday, as the Sahara Bubble blights the UK Pictured: Lighting strikes over Ramsgate this morning as thunderstorms are set to dog the country, with wet weather expected across most regions of England A 2,000-mile wide African air plume called the Saharan Bubble is expected to bring Europe a record heatwave - with Britain expected to break through its 35C June temperature record.