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The one thing to be aware of with Oxfam & Shelter volunteering is that you are on hold for months, then sometime in the spring you suddenly need to be able apply at 10am on a workday at a couple of days notice!

So far I have been really lucky with my availability but I dread getting told on a Friday that I am due to apply at 10am on Monday when I’ll be in a meeting and there’s no getting out of it!

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Even though I'm lucky enough to get a ticket today, I am still continuing with my application to Medical Services and won't turn them down if I get a role.

Although it means working in 2020 when I don't have to, I'm looking more long term, after 15 years suffering ticket day I'm ready to call quits on it and work in future years.

 

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3 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

Even though I'm lucky enough to get a ticket today, I am still continuing with my application to Medical Services and won't turn them down if I get a role.

Although it means working in 2020 when I don't have to, I'm looking more long term, after 15 years suffering ticket day I'm ready to call quits on it and work in future years.

 

We're hopefully applying as well (we haven't got tickets for 2020 but the stress of it is getting a bit much tbh). I've been in contact with someone else on here and already emailed the FMS office this morning.

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23 minutes ago, amfy said:

The one thing to be aware of with Oxfam & Shelter volunteering is that you are on hold for months, then sometime in the spring you suddenly need to be able apply at 10am on a workday at a couple of days notice!

So far I have been really lucky with my availability but I dread getting told on a Friday that I am due to apply at 10am on Monday when I’ll be in a meeting and there’s no getting out of it!

Spot on this. I got lucky and managed to swap off of a shift at short notice this year. If that hadn't happened I'd have missed the window.

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16 minutes ago, dotdash79 said:

If you go with Festaff you need to do another event with them, and you don't get your deposit back until after the second event.

They have confirmed that they are no longer doing that in 2020.

The new system is that you need to have worked 2 festivals the year before, to get priority access to volunteer spaces the next year. So for example, work 2 festivals in 2019, then get priority access in 2020 (without the need to work a sister event in 2020).

Then any remaining places for 2020 go out to anybody, without the need to work a sister event. However you might still want to work a second festival for priority access in 2021 anyway, but at least it's your own decision now rather than a forced thing.

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sorry heads all in a bit of a spin so im going to be doing one of the most common things and say apologies if its been covered already ...  what sites/charitys  allow you to cancel after resale time ? and loose deposit ..... my heads not in this at the moment as I consider it to be my holiday ... having said that ... id put a shift in if I did end up working 

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3 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

and oxfam requirement is 2 festivals ... festaff 1 ....  both doing a similar job ?

Oxfam don't require you to do a second festival for Stewarding, which is the vast bulk of their places.

They do give priority access to people who did 2 or more festivals the previous year (or who meet certain other criteria). They also do require a second festival for the Campaigner roles, so one of thoses probably where you read it?

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4 hours ago, DJL said:

I haven't done it since 2013 (Oxfam) but I'm going to this year. Wouldn't mind trying someone different - going to go through the 2019 thread but thought worthwhile starting a new one.

 

I would recommend it. Walking around an empty site on the Tuesday and welcoming people on site on the Wednesday morning at open of the gates are two of biggest highlights ever...

What do you actually do volunteering for Oxfam?

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13 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

sorry heads all in a bit of a spin so im going to be doing one of the most common things and say apologies if its been covered already ...  what sites/charitys  allow you to cancel after resale time ? and loose deposit ..... my heads not in this at the moment as I consider it to be my holiday ... having said that ... id put a shift in if I did end up working 

Wateraid did for 2019, that was the main reason we went with them rather than one of the other big ones. It's also only a £50 deposit rather than a full cost of ticket and they pay for your transport. 

While wateraid's organisation is at times lacking, I can't recommend doing toilet duty enough. We really enjoyed it and it really isn't as bad as you would expect. 

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Yep I think this is the route for me now. Did Oxfam this year and loved it. Hoping to get  in again and have mates join me for next year. Wasn’t able to do a second event in 2019 so don’t have priority but hopeful. Just need to wait til Feb/Mar which is painful.

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4 hours ago, zico martin said:

Still kinda I'm shock after missing out this morning and love the idea of volunteering. But am I too old (48)? And if my wife volunteers as well would we basically not see each other all festival?

You say youre together and Should get the same shifts, and 48 nope... young pup , go for it, it’s superb being able to get on early and Crew bar access 

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This is full of helpful information so far.  Thank you.  

I have a couple of questions about applying for Oxfam.  I know places aren't available until Feb/Mar time but how does this work?  Can you do your application in advance and just submit it the day applications open? or can it only be done on the day?  Whats involved with the application? do you need your referee at the same time? Sorry for all the questions just wondering how difficult it may be to apply as there may be a lot of people interested.

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3 minutes ago, Jensescapade said:

This is full of helpful information so far.  Thank you.  

I have a couple of questions about applying for Oxfam.  I know places aren't available until Feb/Mar time but how does this work?  Can you do your application in advance and just submit it the day applications open? or can it only be done on the day?  Whats involved with the application? do you need your referee at the same time? Sorry for all the questions just wondering how difficult it may be to apply as there may be a lot of people interested.

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It’s a rush again I’m afraid, not sure about tte specifics,  I think you registrar beforehand and then do you app onthe day with referee having a timeframe in which to reply.  There were the odd ofpxfam places coming up until a few weeks / a month before the festival this year, I guess as people backed out 

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10 minutes ago, Jensescapade said:

This is full of helpful information so far.  Thank you.  

I have a couple of questions about applying for Oxfam.  

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Their faq is pretty good https://oxfamapps.org/festivals/faq.php

@Funkyfairy! I managed to get my nephew a volunteering place the Friday morning before the festival. He did the training online straight away, got the reference straight away. Monday after we were on the farm. Still buzzing.

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