Volunteering 2025

[rwhitehouse13]

You can’t, it’s just a case of checking the website occasionally and hoping for the best. People do drop out so it can happen…

[stuie]

1 hour ago, Pinhead said:

How do you put yourself down for BD as interested in filling a spare place if it comes up?

 

You could set up some page monitoring or just check regularly but there's no waiting list. 

[efcfanwirral]

2 hours ago, Pinhead said:

How do you put yourself down for BD as interested in filling a spare place if it comes up?

 

1 hour ago, stuie said:

 

You could set up some page monitoring or just check regularly but there's no waiting list. 

Yep page monitoring did work for me last year when I needed a Reading place, though obviously that's got way more stewards, it technically did do the job. I used Distill, and paid for the monthly subscription to make sure it didn't just randomly stop.

 

You need to have your laptop/desktop on, not locking, and a tab open where you're logged into Oxfam as the tool itself can't get past the login Captcha. Helps if you work on your laptop all day so you can see the alerts, though it gets a bit annoying as it alerts ALL changes, including when other festivals become available!

Edited February 6, 2025 by efcfanwirral

[LildoBaggins]

Saw that Oxfam general stewarding is available on Tuesday, but doesn't say what time. Does anyone know? I assume 9 maybe?

[efcfanwirral]

1 hour ago, LildoBaggins said:

Saw that Oxfam general stewarding is available on Tuesday, but doesn't say what time. Does anyone know? I assume 9 maybe?

Priority this week was 10, but it was 11 on the post resale drop last year so could be any of them! 

[Crazyfool01]

1 hour ago, LildoBaggins said:

Saw that Oxfam general stewarding is available on Tuesday, but doesn't say what time. Does anyone know? I assume 9 maybe?

from memory in the past its between 10 and 11  

[philipsteak]

1 hour ago, LildoBaggins said:

Saw that Oxfam general stewarding is available on Tuesday, but doesn't say what time. Does anyone know? I assume 9 maybe?

 

If you're registered to receive emails you should get one confirming, or is also put out on social media

[stuie]

Oxfam Priority Stewards:  ICYMI - profiles are now open on the portal if you want to take a campervan, ask for earlies or a shift on leaving day, sort out your reference etc. 

 

https://myfestivals.oxfam.org.uk/

 

 

[Crazyfool01]

Good luck for anyone trying tomoro 

[dotdash79]

Thanks there is 2 off needing places I suspect we will get 1 and not the other, so then we play the waiting game.

[Someoni]

4 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Good luck for anyone trying tomoro 

From what I've read it's around a 90 second window. 

 

The kind of time frame I perform best in. 87 seconds of prep and 3 seconds of disappointment 

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, Someoni said:

From what I've read it's around a 90 second window. 

 

The kind of time frame I perform best in. 87 seconds of prep and 3 seconds of disappointment 

It’s very very quick … I’ve tried to help out others before but failed miserably 

[deadponyclub]

happy to lend a hand and help anyone who wants an additional person trying for them at 10am... just PM me

[Someoni]

Will be awesome if a couple more from on here get in by whatever means. 

 

The pathways to get in are closing off one by one 

[faymondo]

Best of luck everyone. Fingers ready here and Mrs fay is trying. Fun and games if one of us gets it !! 

[astrowerks]

less than 60 seconds. I hit proceed but it didn't proceed. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Less than 5 seconds more like

[faymondo]

Was about 20 seconds that !!

[dotdash79]

Yep was gone straight away 

[-TLR-]

20 seconds seems generous - was pretty much instantaneous i think!

[astrowerks]

would be interesting to keno what clock they are using. 

[sedra]

Keep trying!

[LSTx]

there was no way that was even longer than 10 seconds.

[ilovelanegan]

Got to 'proceed' but it took me about 4 seconds to find Glastonbury in the list - too slow 😭

[Hugh with a P]

2 of my mates got through instantly.  Both in Ireland.  

But yeah, keep trying .. all day if you can.  Both times I have got them in previous years I got them much later in the day and long after they were sold out.  Payments fail etc, they will show up again.