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[TJ Dizzle]

Does anyone know when the stewarding rotas are going to be sent out? Seeing the times announced has got me very excited for the festival, but also made me wonder what i'll be missing whilst working. So does anyone who's done it before remember what sort of time we get told what the rota is? It'd be nice to know!

[marooned]

14 days prior I think......

[marooned]

CORRECTION................mine's arrived two minutes ago - how weird is that?!?!

[TJ Dizzle]

Ah ha, so have i now! Excellent- i got the all night shift i was after, so don't need to miss any bands! Just need to spend half of saturday asleep...

[shugie]

Not heard anything myself.

Marooned, have they told you about training/briefing meeting times?

[gama]

The do not know, find the answer

Edited by gama, 08 August 2011 - 06:54 AM.

[marooned]

Shugie - no, ain't heard anything about the 'training' times. There's usually 3 or 4 meets - haphazard affairs where they show you the basics about radios, lost children etc.etc.

Where you working - I'm in 'the village' - so, any one of 50 possibilities, first shift ends 3 in morning, which is going to be a challenge!! Ain't stayed up beyond 10.14pm for 25 years???

Bit surprised at the Stewards Camping Zone idea, that's going to upset a few folks who work the festival, but like to camp with their 'punter' buddies.

Don't know your surname - otherwise I could check out your shifts on my e-mail - assuming yours ain't arrived since........

[geofelgie]

marooned, on 08 August 2011 - 10:17 AM, said:

Bit surprised at the Stewards Camping Zone idea, that's going to upset a few folks who work the festival, but like to camp with their 'punter' buddies.

Guess this is part of how they are going to make the increased capacity work - in the past loads of stewards, staff, bands and traders have all been in with the punters (probably over a 1000 - 500+ stewards for a start) - by separating them out they'll ensure the campsite doesn't get overcrowded.

[perfectpassion]

I had a vision then of some big 'army type' barrack tent, where as soon as one steward gets up from his bunk another one takes his place....and them being brought in in buses just to do their shifts...is there a big fence too?

[marooned]

Oh dear, the thought of me stumblin' back from the 'village' at 03.05 to replace some unfortunate soul in the 'complex' is not a good one.

Please tell me it'll be OK - AND I'm in a live-in vehicle, so, by your theory, I'll be chuckin' nine or ten out of my van and awning. Yes, already heard from Nick that Campervans etc are in same 'complex'......


It'll all be fine................won't it ????

[RedRockRick]

marooned, on 08 August 2011 - 04:12 PM, said:

Oh dear, the thought of me stumblin' back from the 'village' at 03.05 to replace some unfortunate soul in the 'complex' is not a good one.

Please tell me it'll be OK - AND I'm in a live-in vehicle, so, by your theory, I'll be chuckin' nine or ten out of my van and awning. Yes, already heard from Nick that Campervans etc are in same 'complex'......


It'll all be fine................won't it ????

It'll be hell, absolute hell.

[perfectpassion]

The 'complex' ????

[shugie]

Still not heard a peep from EOTR, never seen an email from them.