March Hare Posted February 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 There does need to be newbies welcomed into the mix - that isn’t necessarily about age, but to keep the gig going will always need fresh faces. The blunt way people were pointed to the FAQ did bother me, but it seems much friendlier this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC1996 Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 I’ll be new this year, was supposed to work in 2020 but for obvious reasons I never. Quite looking forward to it actually a different take on the festival 🙂 I found it fairly easy to get a spot when the slots opened up last year. What do people think the chances are this year of securing a spot? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretFish Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 10:43 AM, EFC1996 said: I’ll be new this year, was supposed to work in 2020 but for obvious reasons I never. Quite looking forward to it actually a different take on the festival 🙂 I found it fairly easy to get a spot when the slots opened up last year. What do people think the chances are this year of securing a spot? Hopefully good! #nsno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
March Hare Posted February 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 10:43 AM, EFC1996 said: I’ll be new this year, was supposed to work in 2020 but for obvious reasons I never. Quite looking forward to it actually a different take on the festival 🙂 I found it fairly easy to get a spot when the slots opened up last year. What do people think the chances are this year of securing a spot? I’m optimistic that it’s going to be easier this year. And that’s based on zero science. Just a hunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC1996 Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 6 hours ago, March Hare said: I’m optimistic that it’s going to be easier this year. And that’s based on zero science. Just a hunch I’ll trust your gut and optimism. They did send an email to say that they are taking on more volunteers than ever though which is positive. One week until crunch time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4519dennis Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 Received email from Shelter confirming that they anticipate opening a link a week before payment so roughly from the 7th through to 15th March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jensescapade Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 10:43 AM, EFC1996 said: I’ll be new this year, was supposed to work in 2020 but for obvious reasons I never. Quite looking forward to it actually a different take on the festival 🙂 I found it fairly easy to get a spot when the slots opened up last year. What do people think the chances are this year of securing a spot? Hi. We are in the same boat with Oxfam. We volunteered for the first time last year, but both were cancelled. Hoping we are able to get places tomorrow for Glasto and Download. Good luck x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
March Hare Posted February 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 23 minutes ago, Jensescapade said: Hi. We are in the same boat with Oxfam. We volunteered for the first time last year, but both were cancelled. Hoping we are able to get places tomorrow for Glasto and Download. Good luck x You will for Glasto, it doesn’t fill in priority. 🎉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jensescapade Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 31 minutes ago, March Hare said: You will for Glasto, it doesn’t fill in priority. 🎉 Thats the news I wanted to hear 🥳 I'm looking forward to being on site early. I've only managed to go a couple of times, so volunteering means a bit more exploring time. x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC1996 Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Jensescapade said: Hi. We are in the same boat with Oxfam. We volunteered for the first time last year, but both were cancelled. Hoping we are able to get places tomorrow for Glasto and Download. Good luck x You’ll be fine getting a place tomorrow! Thank you, I’m feeling optimistic so hopefully see you there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderlei Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 On the Recycling Crew again this year 👍☺️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzared Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) Just trying to remember back to how the Oxfam website works on the day. Is it a question of constantly refreshing the whole website to get in or do you go into the website and keep clicking on the festival you want to volunteer for? Thanks Edited February 23, 2022 by gazzared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balti-pie Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, gazzared said: Just trying to remember back to how the Oxfam website works on the day. Is it a question of constantly refreshing the whole website to get in or do you go into the website and keep clicking on the festival you want to volunteer for? Thanks tomorrow is for priority stewards, so itll be a matter of waiting for it to become live, and then picking your festivals from there. Glastonbury wont fill up with priority only, so it wont need to be fastest finger first - i think Bearded Theory and a couple of others are quickest to go cos there's only a hundred or so slots. glastonbury has a couple of thousand of spaces, and more than that this year, as the amount of stewards required has gone up. Which is a good thing for those of us wanting in! link for the login page: https://myfestivals.oxfam.org.uk/ Edited February 23, 2022 by balti-pie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzared Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 Yeah I'll be trying on the 1st march..I remember last time all the places went in about a minute 😮 think when I volunteered in 2019 they said they're was 2500 Oxfam volunteers so maybe 3000 this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, balti-pie said: i think Bearded Theory and a couple of others are quickest to go cos there's only a hundred or so slots. Yeah- probably only Bearded (I think a bit over a hundred spots), 2000 Trees (less than a hundred), and The Long Road (not much more than 20) are the ones likely to fill up tomorrow. Maybe with a small question mark on TLR just because it's moved to the August Bank Holiday weekend and so there may not be as much interest (previously it was a couple weeks later with no competition so everyone wanted it). 2 hours ago, gazzared said: Just trying to remember back to how the Oxfam website works on the day. Is it a question of constantly refreshing the whole website to get in or do you go into the website and keep clicking on the festival you want to volunteer for? Thanks Once you log in to the site the process is basically refresh until the list of festivals is populated - select your festival, select the role, then put in your card details. There's really not much to it. You should (or at least, I can) be able to log in now and see the unpopulated list so you know what you're working with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzared Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, incident said: Yeah- probably only Bearded (I think a bit over a hundred spots), 2000 Trees (less than a hundred), and The Long Road (not much more than 20) are the ones likely to fill up tomorrow. Maybe with a small question mark on TLR just because it's moved to the August Bank Holiday weekend and so there may not be as much interest (previously it was a couple weeks later with no competition so everyone wanted it). Once you log in to the site the process is basically refresh until the list of festivals is populated - select your festival, select the role, then put in your card details. There's really not much to it. You should (or at least, I can) be able to log in now and see the unpopulated list so you know what you're working with. Yeah I can log in now , just couldn't remember if it was the constant refresh to actually get into the website or refreshing once logged in. As normal iam overthinking everything 🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysheet Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 Myself and the other half are confirmed for Festaff. They’re not as yet opening to new applicants (three quarts of places were carried over from 2020 and the others have been as invitation only for those who did festivals in 21). we also both had priority for Oxfam but won’t be using that obvs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipine Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 Litter picking crew for me this year.. so happy to have a place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretFish Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Good luck to the oxfam priority people today! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Feels like ticket day for me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not worthy Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 45 mins to ticket day...good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balti-pie Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 10.30 priority people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipsteak Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Done! Glastonbury and Bearded Theory in the bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jensescapade Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Yay, Glastonbury and Download with Oxfam 🥳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not worthy Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 All too easy.....and now relax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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