A WATER worker has volunteered for possibly the worst job in the world, cleaning out the toilets at Glastonbury Festival.

Around 200,000 music fans will party for three days while the likes of Ed Sheeran, The Foo Fighters and Radiohead perform on stage.

Among the volunteers with the unenviable task of keeping the festival’s long-drop loos clean throughout is David Groark, from Seaham.

Mr Groark, project manager at Durham-based Northumbrian Water, has signed up to the festival’s Loo Crew to support the charity WaterAid.

With an estimated 400,000 pints of beer and cider likely to be sold over the weekend, 500 exotic food stalls ranging from Argentinian to Lebanese and temperatures likely to peak at around 21C, it is not likely to be a task for the faint-hearted,

He said: “I have supported the work of this amazing charity for a long time and I’m delighted to be part of this year’s Loo Crew down at Glastonbury.

“While I’m there I will be working four six-hour shifts over the course of the week, helping to keep the festival toilets spick and span for everyone.

“I'm looking forward to chatting to people about the work WaterAid do and joining in with the festival atmosphere.

“When I’m not volunteering, I’m looking forward to discovering some new bands and seeing some more well-known artists and shows too.

“I’m particularly looking forward to seeing the Foo Fighters, Radiohead, Kate Tempest and our own North East artists; the Young‘uns and Nadine Shah.”

Mr Groark is supporting WaterAid’s global campaign the Water Fight which aims to ensure every child in the world has access to clean water and a decent toilet.

Christine Mellor, Water Industry Partnership Manager at WaterAid, said; “It’s fantastic to see Dave joining us at Glastonbury as part of our Loo Crew, supporting our campaign, The Water Fight.

“This is the second time Dave has volunteered which we are really grateful for and to all of our volunteers who help make a difference to the work that we do.”