[Volunteering at Glastonbury]

Has anyone heard anything from Shelter about volunteering? 

[Volunteering at Glastonbury]

On 26/01/2017 at 4:26 PM, glasto-worker said:

well I do know about it ' although I have no direct connection with Avalon ' { but lots of connection with the owners of Avalon for over 25 years } 

first let me pull you up

its not a smart move to apply for everything that moves

during the process ' they will ask for a deposit ' and that may or may not be returned in full

Big note - they all have different terms and conditions and different cut off dates so you can easily be caught out .

For all you know ' they may all offer a place '

Unless you have money to burn its best if you make your mind up now .

sure there is no guarantees but unless you have worked with them before its all a bit of a lottery.

I do know that Avalon via Shelter does hold a training day ' which I believe is in London '

there is various people who are members of this board who have in the past worked for 
Avalon/Shelter so they will be able to explain this better.

If I had no connection with the WBC or Avalon I would pick Avalon - they run some fine bars
and the people at the top do really know what they are doing - in fact over time I have worked in most of their Bars { when they were being run by the WBC }

The Crew Camp they now use is very close to the crew site that the WBC first used when I joined in 1989 .

Its a good deal they offer and the facilities are excellent and Shelter earns money as well

If you decide to go the Avalon/Shelter route - don't hang about as the places goes fast

Most people who will be applying that day will also likely not to have much Volunteer experience.

As long as your 18 or over and can legally work in the UK and as long as you don't mind
some hard work you should be fine. 

Thank you so much for all this info super helpful! I have emailed shelter and they said to just wait for registration to open. I don't suppose if anyone knows when this is or if they have already received an email to apply? I'm just conscious you have to act quick and am worried I may miss the boat!

[Volunteering at Glastonbury]

Amazing thank you for info! With regards to Avalon and shelter how does their recruitment process work if I've never volunteered at a festival before will this be a disadvantage for me?

[Volunteering at Glastonbury]

Hi Guys,

Wondering if anyone could help me out? I'd love the opportunity to work at this years Glastonbury. I have emailed Fiona re litter picking and she says she will send over the link to register once its open, I have also registered with feststaff again there application isn't open yet.I'm just concerned I'm going to miss the boat does anyone know when registration opens? Also very interested in working any f the bars there however can't seem to find any info on working these, so a nudge in the right direction would be fab!