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On 10/15/2019 at 11:45 PM, Sally1999 said:
It wasn't to bad got picked up at bristol train station by bus then to site and yes straight to camping field set up tent then meeting given free 24/7 meal vouchers x4 from onsite cafe good meals free shower vouchers x4 free coffee and tea through out stay given shifts wednesday hard struggle 5am to 2pm thursday all night 10pm to 6am and saturday 2pm to 10pm there is a board to swap shifts if you was lucky
Did i enjoy well i was there shifts are really knackering wednesday busy time flew by other 2 shifts dragged big time and such along walk to get where you work like wedesday up at 3.30am but all i can say there was good times and bad times but mostly gate duties
You miss a lot and for me no i would not do it again but for some love it but wasn't for me
I was on the same shift pattern as you, which was one of the better ones.
Wednesday was a good shift as it was so busy with everyone coming in, but the others did drag in parts. And the nights were freezing.
I was lucky in the fact that I had a different gate for each shift and the furthest gate was ped gate A, but if you were somewhere like WV or west camper you had to factor in the time it takes to walk there and having to get there 15 mins before shift, so there's at least an hour gone before your shift has started. They did have a mini bus who would take you to the furthest gates, but a few I knew just decided to walk as they always filled up quickly.
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On 10/14/2019 at 5:34 PM, Northtim said:
I loved the Steel Cups but agree with others it was frustrating they had to be filled by pouring from a paper pint cup.
On other ideas - I'd like to see Other Stage get the big screens that were used at Reading this year
The screens were brilliant at Leeds this year
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Bananarama this year. Remembering all the words and dance routines took me back to my school days. Loved it and there was such a great atmosphere.
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14 hours ago, Puttycat1 said:
How did you find volunteering with Oxfam and what were your shifts like? How did you find partying at the festivals while having shifts to do?
I’m strongly considering doing glasto and reading this year with them.
Volunteering was great, I'm a little sad I wont be doing glasto next year with them. You get there early monday/tuesday and get to go around crew bars and festival before it opens to public. They have a secure campsite just outside ped gate B. You get 3 tokens for showers and meals and its composting toilets on site. You literally parked in next field so not far to trek with tent. You do 3 shifts morning/late/overnight. at least one of these will be on the wed/thur. There is plenty of time to see acts and party, just be open minded on who you want to see.
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Diana Ross
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Fantastic, a true legend
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Hi all,
Long time lurker on here (especially when I should be working ). Volunteered at Glasto and Leeds last year with Oxfam and now am one of the very lucky ones who has secured a ticket for next year......Is it normal that I cant stop smiling at that??
Thanks for all the advice that has been given so far, hey I may even contribute whether that's worth anything
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Oxfam showers were off on the Saturday