An Angus street pastor has revealed how lollipops were used to defuse potentially violent situations at this year’s T in the Park.
There were between 14 and 18 pastors at each night of the music festival at Strathallan Castle to assist the 70,000 revellers.
David McColgan from Carnoustie, who volunteered on the first two nights of the event, said they were there to “listen, care and help”.
He said: “I did hear of other pastors seeing some aggressive situations. If someone is getting a bit aggressive then sometimes offering them a lollipop can see a change in the situation and they forget they were just about to punch somebody.”
For more on this story see Saturday’s Courier.
