marathonsteve Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 We are excited to announce will be opening limited spaces for Glastonbury stewarding late tomorrow morning (Wednesday 6th). These spaces have become available due to those who have dropped out, so please be aware there are not many ? https://myfestivals.oxfam.org.uk/ ...See more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcatley Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Potentially great news ? Have you got any more detail on when late morning is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Don't think you'll get an exact time - I'm assuming that they're saying late morning rather than giving a specific time in order to try and prevent the total website meltdown they had last time. So basically just a case of constantly checking in.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Have they done this before in previous years? Never thought I'd see them struggling to fill Glasto slots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy0808 v5 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Pray for me. Typical, had four days off work and the first day back this happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCircle Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Pinhead said: Have they done this before in previous years? Never thought I'd see them struggling to fill Glasto slots... Yes they have done it before, and there will be another chance after the resale as quite a few drop out then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgamesh69 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Don't you have to have already done some festivals with them before to do Glastonbury though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Pinhead said: Have they done this before in previous years? Never thought I'd see them struggling to fill Glasto slots... Yes, they have, though usually after resale day.. to be honest I don't think it's a case of struggling to fill because realistically they'll be gone in ~30 seconds. My guess (and it's no more than a guess) is that they've finally worked through all the issues caused by the web site problems, and most of these places will be as a result of cancelling duplicate bookings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Just now, Gilgamesh69 said: Don't you have to have already done some festivals with them before to do Glastonbury though? No - For Stewarding (ie, this), there's no strings attached. For Campaigning, there's a requirement to audition and to do at least one other festival during the year. For Shop workers, there's a requirement to have worked at least 3 months in a regular Oxfam shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcatley Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 14 minutes ago, incident said: Don't think you'll get an exact time - I'm assuming that they're saying late morning rather than giving a specific time in order to try and prevent the total website meltdown they had last time. So basically just a case of constantly checking in.. Not drinking too much tea tomorrow so that I can’t be dragged away from my desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 I heard, from an impeccably placed source, that it all went a bit South in 2017. Normally they over-recruit as they expect a certain percentage of no-shows etc. But pretty much everyone turned up in 2017, to the point where was genuine concern about if they had enough tickets to get all the volounteers in. A lot of worries that those staff who work at the oxfam base camp, offsite, wouldn’t be able to get access to the festival. Clearly, people are increasingly taking their volunteering commitments more seriously. Guess its a result of Oxfam etc tightening up their recruitment policies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurdy Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Could also be a result of the (growing?) demand for tickets. I've got a place with Oxfam this year and that's solely down to the fact that I'm ticket less. Looking forward to it actually, but there's no way I won't turn up - aside from the ethical issue of shafting a charity and the other volunteers, there's also the selfish point of view that I may well need to go the same route in 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 It's a pain not knowing when this is, got a 15 minutes gap this morning and that's pretty much now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amfy Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 As they have said ‘late morning’ my guess would be it’s about 11am the same as last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 it's opened & closed again a couple of times already this morning was lucky enough to secure a campaigning post for my wife - i already had one Can't believe the relief that we'll both be on the farm in June! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Well it's not 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtf Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Open now. Just reserved a place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy0808 v5 Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Got my space. Go go go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcatley Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 IM GOING GLASTONBURY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 4 hours ago, hurdy said: I've got a place with Oxfam this year and that's solely down to the fact that I'm ticket less. Looking forward to it actually, but there's no way I won't turn up - aside from the ethical issue of shafting a charity and the other volunteers, there's also the selfish point of view that I may well need to go the same route in 2020. Pretty much the same as me. I've worked with Oxfam before but always thought I wouldn't do Glastonbury that way. When it came down to not having a ticket and feeling unoptimistic about the resale I got an Oxfam place. I'm actually really looking forward to it - being on the farm extra time and before gates open and hopefully seeing bits of the festival I haven't before... and the cliché of giving something back after all these years. Bring it on! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themuel Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) If it’s saying shop only is that it done? Edited March 6, 2019 by themuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropBeat Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Congrats to those who got through! I'm also going with Oxfam this year, volunteering for the first time. Looking forward to seeing the site before it opens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtf Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, themuel said: If it’s saying shop only is that it done? It was the same for me but I kept refreshing the page and it then came up as just "Glastonbury" and then it was possible to select the stewarding position. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteredscreens Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, gtf said: It was the same for me but I kept refreshing the page and it then came up as just "Glastonbury" and then it was possible to select the stewarding position. Good Luck! Was this recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCircle Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 All gone now, if you are on Facebook join Oxfam Festival Chat group as they will post any future places in their. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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