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  2. Volunteering 2024

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    1 hour ago, amfy said:

    Otherwise they are promising people with additional needs something they possibly can’t deliver.

    This is what happened to me in 2018 at Beautiful Days. The 3 way vehicle gate placement to a deaf volunteer with mobility issues. The Oxfam manager visited me to discuss what I could do and made the necessary adjustments to my next shifts. Shame that he never  attempted to contact me to do the same at Glastonbury in 2022. It was the same manager at both festivals. Lost all respect for him and the Festival Stewards organisation. 

  3. Volunteering 2024

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    Thanks for your concern @marathonsteve I don't want to report them to CC just make others aware of the issues that can happen when your reasonable adjustments go wrong! They lost an experienced steward due to their own sheer arrogance. 

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  4. Volunteering 2024

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    20 minutes ago, marathonsteve said:

    I would encourage you to let the Charity Commission know about your experiences, if not for you, but for other people, maybe in the same situation or dare I say even more worse off.

    It was in 2022 and eventually I got a suitably apologetic response. Due to my appalling treatment I do try and warn people with reasonable adjustment needs that they need to assertive with Oxfam if they are given a role or shift times not agreed to in their reasonable adjustments. And to stand up to the management team and Oxbox staff, some are lovely but some are absolutely despicable. 

  5. Do Glasto cater for electric cars?

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    2 minutes ago, Franky said:

    Not sure if this is a silly question or not. But I always borrow the Mrs car for Glasto (mines too nice) 😂 but she’s about to buy a leccy car 🤷‍♂️

     

    Cheers for any answers in advance.  

    No, you need to recharge before you get there. 🙂

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  6. Volunteering 2024

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    5 hours ago, marathonsteve said:

    This is all totally bizarre what you are saying

     

    5 hours ago, marathonsteve said:

    What's going on here with people with disabilities

    Scroll up and read my comments, or in a brief summary - Oxfam bullies people with disabilities to do their shifts or they will cut off their wristbands and they are forced to leave the Oxfield. They couldn't do that to me as I was in Spring Ground Accessible Campsite within the festival. I will happily share their letter of apology that I forced them to make by calling them out. 

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  7. Volunteering 2024

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    12 hours ago, StoneCircle said:

    After Glastonbury I cancelled Boardmasters as my health comes first and I was so ill at Glastonbury I barely left the Accessible field. They tried to charge me a cancellation fee and I threatened them with further action if they did. It was the principle of the matter not the amount. They soon refunded it along with a begging email for another chance. Not a prayer I would go through this again! 😂

    I have Ménière's Disease which as well as causing hearing loss I get severe vertigo attacks. I need a gentle and late start to the day, a quiet place so I have a chance of hearing and a seated role. I advised and they agreed to this including no early starts.

    I just can't cope with 6am starts which I  was given 2 of at Glastonbury.  Working on a 3 directional vehicle gate (Beautiful Days), being placed in the furthest field from Oxbox to man an information tent when they could have placed me a lot closer (Boardmasters) and the taxi rank position at Camp Bestival turned into crowd management on the final night. This is despite requesting a seated position as I am unsteady on my feet. I was refused buggy transportation at Glastonbury and Camp Bestival and only received it at Beautiful Days after having a Ménière's attack on duty brought on by the stressful stewarding placement and being unable to hear lorry drivers asking questions over the vehicle noise.

    Thankfully I have another way in these days if I don't get tickets in the main sale! 😂

     

  8. Volunteering 2024

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    2 minutes ago, onthebeach said:

    @StoneCircleJust read your posts and that’s all so shocking. That must have been so stressful for you - not once but multiple times! I’ve only experienced the Accessibility campsite/facilities at Glastonbury as a customer and that experience has been exemplary. However, as I haven’t got a ticket this year I have applied to a few of the charities for a volunteer place. However, going on your experience, I will not be able to manage at all! I have severe mobility problems and unable to walk a few steps even with sticks/crutches - I use electric wheelchair or a mobility scooter (hired from Event Mobility). If I am fortunate to get a volunteer place and this is indicative of what could happen, I would have to give up and go home early!

    At all the festivals with the exception of Glastonbury I didn't have a mobility scooter, my mobility wasn't as bad back then but I still seated position in my reasonable adjustments. I also hired from Event Mobility when I was there via Oxfam in 2022, this was my first time in Spring Ground as I have always opted for East Campervan Forward Campervan Field. I was back in there last year and will be there this year too.

    If you do get offered a place to volunteer make sure that you are not expected to work on the Monday post festival and don't ask for early shifts which can be from the Saturday before the festival as Event Mobility don't arrive until Monday and leave the following Monday morning. 

    A friend of mine had her staff wristband removed when volunteering for Oxfam a few years ago as she was taken ill in the Oxfield and had to get someone to come and collect her as she was too poorly to drive. They don't know the meaning of compassion. 😭

     

  9. Volunteering 2024

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    4 hours ago, jfaragher said:

    There is sometimes (more often than is acceptable) an issue where the information about reasonable adjustments doesn't get to / isn't really considered by the supervisor for the shift, despite it being discussed prior to the event.  This happens because the supervisors are also volunteers, and have a varied amount of experience (and skill) in doing that role.  The good supervisors will check their shift sheets before they head out, and if anyone has a RA marking, check with the shift leads what is needed before they get there; the reasonable supervisors will have a conversation with the person with the RA marking about what's needed, and make sure the adjustments are met;  the inexperienced / poor supervisors will not know what an RA marking is for / not know that they need to check / not care.  

    It's something that probably needs to be more explicitly discussed in the training I think.

    All of the issues I have encountered are due to my RA's not being taken into account by whoever did the rota and at Glastonbury made worse by the way I was spoken to by Oxbox when I reached out to change them.

    Oxbox also contacted me about an hour before my first shift (also at Glastonbury) asking me to go to the Oxbox to sign in for my shift. I explained I was not in Oxfield, I was in the Accessible Campsite and as my shift was at the Accessible Arrivals Marquee I physically couldn't get there and back in time. Yet again I was spoken to with a complete lack of respect as if I was a naughy school child. 

    The supervisors I have worked with have always been supportive. We didn't have one at Glastonbury despite the close proximity to Gate A hence why they wanted me to spend 2 hours signing in due to their oversight.

  10. Volunteering 2024

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    8 hours ago, philipsteak said:

    That's very poor by Oxfam. 

    Just want to say first I am absolutely not doubting what you say and I'm sure it happens more than we realise but I'm also genuinely surprised to hear this. 4 times! You'd think after the second time there'd be an extra effort not to make the same mistake again. Never needed adjustments myself but met/worked with many who have and I think in all my time I've only met one person who had this happen to them too.

    I wonder what the legal ramifications would be for this if you chose to take it further. Are they leaving themselves open to problems if people did take it further? Same as in paid work? Although I have no real idea what the rules there are tbh. Could you (or someone) refuse to work until your adjustments are met?

    Can see why you don't want to volunteer with them again. Not sure I would have lasted the 4 times you did to be honest. Do you volunteer with anyone else now? And if so, have they been better?

    After Glastonbury I cancelled Boardmasters as my health comes first and I was so ill at Glastonbury I barely left the Accessible field. They tried to charge me a cancellation fee and I threatened them with further action if they did. It was the principle of the matter not the amount. They soon refunded it along with a begging email for another chance. Not a prayer I would go through this again! 😂

    I have Ménière's Disease which as well as causing hearing loss I get severe vertigo attacks. I need a gentle and late start to the day, a quiet place so I have a chance of hearing and a seated role. I advised and they agreed to this including no early starts.

    I just can't cope with 6am starts which I  was given 2 of at Glastonbury.  Working on a 3 directional vehicle gate (Beautiful Days), being placed in the furthest field from Oxbox to man an information tent when they could have placed me a lot closer (Boardmasters) and the taxi rank position at Camp Bestival turned into crowd management on the final night. This is despite requesting a seated position as I am unsteady on my feet. I was refused buggy transportation at Glastonbury and Camp Bestival and only received it at Beautiful Days after having a Ménière's attack on duty brought on by the stressful stewarding placement and being unable to hear lorry drivers asking questions over the vehicle noise.

    Thankfully I have another way in these days if I don't get tickets in the main sale! 😂

  13. 2024 Headliners

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    38 minutes ago, K2SO said:

    Imagine after all of this, Dua isn't even on the lineup tomorrow and it's Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks and Madonna

    The dream team! 😍

  16. Volunteering 2024

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    15 minutes ago, marathonsteve said:

    Yes even on their Oxfam Facebook page going back  into their history there are people are not happy with that. What about if you have disability issues then

     

    14 minutes ago, marathonsteve said:

    have any question this.

    If you are an Oxfam Volunteer Steward with Accessibility needs you can request things like a seated role, quiet place on site or whatever your needs are via their reasonable adjustments team. As to wether you actually have these taken in to account on the rota is a different matter. I have volunteered for them 5 times and have not had my reasonable adjustments taken into account at 4 of them. They talk the talk but don't walk the walk. After Glastonbury 2022 I vowed never to volunteer for them again. 

  18. Accessible Shuttle Bus

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    1 hour ago, Nobody Interesting said:

    I have been accepted on some parts of Accessible help due to a newish and unwanted thing in my life - the Accessible team have been superb and really lovely.

    One part I have been given access to is the Accessible Shuttle bus that runs, I think up to the park from Accessible camping may.

    I know I will get details nearer the festival on this and other parts I can use but just wondered if anyone had info on it, where it stops, how often it runs etc

    Thank you in advance

    Here is last year's timetable. This shows all the stops and times. They are limited due to vehicles not being allowed in a lot of the site. I have also attached a copy of the Accessible map from last year as this shows the actual stops. https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/information/access-information/access-map/ ☺️

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  22. Food Traders 2024.

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    Looking like my favourite food stall isn't going to be there this year! Roaming Rotisserie has been my place for comfort food since Pieminister disappeared. 😭

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  23. Food Traders 2024.

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    27 minutes ago, clarkete said:

    I'm very much not someone who uses the caravan for cooking and washing up, but good to know that's an option, even if I'm a bit far in E25.

    Nor us, Eat the Farm is our favourite breakfast place. However The old Skool Bus is so close for us as we pitch in E21 Accessible Forward Campervan Field so it's literally just behind us! They do have seating if it's fine, which of course it will be!  😂

  24. Food Traders 2024.

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    20 minutes ago, clarkete said:

    Their grub looks nice and a step up from the bacon butties or chips that many competitors offer in the CV fields

    Full English was £12 last year for 7 items, it looked fab, our neighbours had it on the Sunday. I will definitely try harder this year to try one! 😋

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