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  3. Volunteering 2023

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    21 hours ago, ohmygod said:

    Trainig session for Shelter this evening.   Will be interesting to see if anything is different from last year.  It's starting I feel nearer...

    I attended last nights training. It was the same PowerPoint as last year with the same jokes from Jeannie. I didn't spot anything new at all - same camping spot, same T shirts to be used. But she did refer to 2 new bars being staffed by Avalon - not sure if entirely new bars. Also interesting stat from Hannah from Shelter was that circa 70% of spaces were filled up with those who had worked before so who had early bird booking.

  8. Volunteering 2023

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    5 minutes ago, 4519dennis said:

    I think Avalon are responsible for laying on the coaches and the latest Shelter FAQ simply states that travel will be from Bristol. Last year I thought there was some justification provided by Shelter (or Avalon) for Bristol but I got the impression it would all be reviewed. 

    Here we go:

    Dear Glastonbury volunteer, 

    We hope you’re well and looking forward to the festival as much as we are. 

    We wanted to get in touch and respond to some of the questions and queries we have received following Avalon’s email to you on Friday, specifically regarding transport. 

    We know it will come as a disappointment that Avalon aren’t providing a wider range of coach pick up points this year. In previous years, Avalon have been able to run coaches to and from London and Sheffield, in addition to Bristol. Unfortunately this year, after the loss of a huge number of coach companies during the pandemic, and over 100% rise in prices caused by driver shortages, combined with the exponential rise in inflation and fuel prices we have not been able to provide coaches from London and Sheffield.  

    Please know that Avalon spent a considerable amount of time trying to find a solution to this, but the only solution after weeks of negotiations with coach companies has been to move the pick-up point for all volunteers to Bristol.

    After two seasons away, the event industry has come back to a very different landscape. Suppliers we've worked with for years have sadly gone out of business, many people have left the industry causing a considerable skills drain and production and logistics are more expensive and more in demand than ever as events producers clamour to book services and equipment from a greatly reduced number of suppliers. As the industry and related industries find their feet again, we are having to work under much more difficult conditions than we have ever experienced and finding ways of working around problems we have not encountered before. We’re really hopeful that next year we may be able to run coaches from their original locations again, and we’ll do everything we can to try and make that a reality, but for this year we’re hoping that everyone can understand that we really have tried our best to keep the old locations. The decision to change to Bristol was not taken lightly, and with a heavy heart we had to accept it was just not possible. 

    Please do not hesitate to get in contact if you have any further questions. 

    Kind regards,

     

  9. Volunteering 2023

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    6 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

    have they completely shelved the Londonn buses ?

     

    I think Avalon are responsible for laying on the coaches and the latest Shelter FAQ simply states that travel will be from Bristol. Last year I thought there was some justification provided by Shelter (or Avalon) for Bristol but I got the impression it would all be reviewed. 

  11. Volunteering 2023

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    26 minutes ago, dogeggs said:

    I'm guessing a fair few on here have previous with Shelter. I know all the info will be forthcoming soon, but can anyone shed any light on the whole Bristol shuttle part of things?

    Is this all happening on the Tuesday? Are you given a fixed bus time or is it a free-for all? There must be a few hundred volunteers to organise transporting on-site so I've no idea how it's been handled historically.

    On top of that, wifey and I are moving from the East Midlands to the South West in the next week or two, so will soon be trying to figure out best method and time to get ourselves to Bristol from Helston way.  

    My recollection of volunteering for Shelter last year (for the 1st time) was that the pick up point was Millennium Square in Bristol and that you could choose in advance - or give 1st choice/2nd choice - when you wanted to depart on the Tuesday. Your name is checked off as you get on the coach so it is all properly organised by Shelter volunteers. It seemed to work pretty smoothly and we left on time. You get dropped off about 5 minutes walk from the Avalon Compound so not too long to walk with your kit. If you are moving to the SW you are at least in the right region as there were others coming from much further staying in hotels overnight. The return trip is to the same location but when you are packed up you get a paper slip to confirm you have taken all your kit and you then join the 1st coach available so it is up to you how early to pack up and leave. We left about midday last year and what was painful was being stuck for 3 to 4 hours on the festival site in a traffic jam so getting back took about 6 hours!

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  12. Volunteering 2023

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    1 minute ago, 4519dennis said:

    Shelter Bars.jpg

    You have to camp in the Avalon area with other Shelter volunteers - this area has the showers and a food/drinks tent. Non Shelter volunteers cannot camp here - you will get a specific wristband to enter

  14. Volunteering 2023

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    26 minutes ago, dogeggs said:

    Might be a bit late for me to ask this now, since we just bagged a couple of shelter places in a bit of a blind panic - but does this work like Oxfam where you get your money back by completing your shifts?

    Also...is there a way to buddy-up your shifts with a partner with Shelter?  

    Yes you get your money back a few weeks after Glastonbury. You need to show up at all your shifts and you get signed off each time. There is a form to complete closer to the time when you can identify others you want to work with on the same shift. Might be a maximum of 6.

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  15. Volunteering 2023

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    4 hours ago, stuie said:

    It's so weird they've done this again. 

    Why can't they just park at the festival like Oxfam volunteers?

    In my opinion, it just makes it an unattractive offer. 

     

    Link to their FAQ has disappeared - wonder if they are changing the departure details?

     

  16. Volunteering 2023

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    Got Shelter acknowledgment of payment which has a link to their FAQ.

    This confirms Bristol is the leaving point -

    "Avalon Bars & Events provides free coaches to and from the designated meeting spot in Bristol to the festival."

  21. Volunteering 2023

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    16 hours ago, Leyrulion said:

    It's odd because a lot of people on here really love shelter, I'm sure many of their volunteers would find the idea of Oxfam pretty dull!

    For me it came down to personal preference. Working behind the bars is hard work and after a shift I was knackered. However, I took the view that I'd rather be engaging with punters behind a bar and the time would also pass quicker relative to sitting next to a gate somewhere in a field on the periphery of the festival. So I'm happy to do the same again this year having failed in General Sale.

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