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| Thousands marking summer solstice | |
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| Thousands of people celebrated the summer solstice as dawn broke at Stonehenge in Wiltshire. | |
| Druids, hippies and sun worshippers were among those gathering to watch the sun rise at the ancient stone circle at 0458 BST on the longest day. | |
| A spokeswoman for English Heritage, which runs the site on Salisbury Plain, said a record turnout was predicted. | A spokeswoman for English Heritage, which runs the site on Salisbury Plain, said a record turnout was predicted. |
| "Because this year's solstice falls on a Friday night/Saturday morning, we are expecting more people," she said. | "Because this year's solstice falls on a Friday night/Saturday morning, we are expecting more people," she said. |
| Overcast and drizzly | Overcast and drizzly |
| "People will not have to take a day off to come this year, which is why we're expecting record numbers. | "People will not have to take a day off to come this year, which is why we're expecting record numbers. |
| "We hope there will be up to 25,000 but we will not know until tomorrow." | "We hope there will be up to 25,000 but we will not know until tomorrow." |
| Weather forecasts for Saturday morning were bleak. | Weather forecasts for Saturday morning were bleak. |
| The Summer Solstice is a way of attuning ourselves back into the cycles of nature Druid Network spokesman "It's likely to be pretty overcast, and misty and there could well be some drizzle in the air too," said BBC meteorologist Richard Angwin. | The Summer Solstice is a way of attuning ourselves back into the cycles of nature Druid Network spokesman "It's likely to be pretty overcast, and misty and there could well be some drizzle in the air too," said BBC meteorologist Richard Angwin. |
| At the complex of ancient stones in Avebury, 25 miles north of Stonehenge, another all-night Summer Solstice party takes place on a smaller scale. | At the complex of ancient stones in Avebury, 25 miles north of Stonehenge, another all-night Summer Solstice party takes place on a smaller scale. |
| A spokeswoman for the Druid Network said: "The summer solstice is a way of attuning ourselves back into the cycles of nature, connecting with the land and the turning of the seasonal tides." | A spokeswoman for the Druid Network said: "The summer solstice is a way of attuning ourselves back into the cycles of nature, connecting with the land and the turning of the seasonal tides." |
| Revellers travelling to both sites were urged to use public transport because of limited parking. | Revellers travelling to both sites were urged to use public transport because of limited parking. |