Volunteering 2025

[Leyrulion]

On 04/04/2025 at 14:58, CharlotteB said:

 

I'd suggest going back to pre-covid attendance capacity. 

That'd only be 3k fewer general public. 

[CharlotteB]

1 hour ago, Leyrulion said:

That'd only be 3k fewer general public. 

 

Only?

[Leyrulion]

1 hour ago, CharlotteB said:

 

Only?

Around one Oxfam fields worth of people to put it another way. 

Certainly wouldn't allow you to move all staff camping inside the fence. 

[CharlotteB]

6 hours ago, Leyrulion said:

Around one Oxfam fields worth of people to put it another way. 

Certainly wouldn't allow you to move all staff camping inside the fence. 

 

Well exactly. You'd be able to move a whole Oxfam field inside the fence. 

[UPB]

There are a lot more than 3k extra general public tickets sold since COVID and a good bit less than 3k Oxfam workers, so some of this logic is a bit skewed. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Based on the info we have it's just 3k more

[Leyrulion]

55 minutes ago, UPB said:

There are a lot more than 3k extra general public tickets sold since COVID and a good bit less than 3k Oxfam workers, so some of this logic is a bit skewed. 

 

See the official attendance figures from the festival. Oxfam have 2500 which includes lots of camper van space. So there is some guess work you're right but I'm sort of assuming a ball park estimate that the space taken by 3k people camping would hold 2500 with camper vans to get the "Oxfam field" comparison. Obviously no camper vans you could fit even more in!

 

Also tied to that is obviously a reduction in capacity would also mean less staff needed so maybe less volunteering options. 

 

Ideally they'd move the fence line but they can only do that out to the west of the site, they have planning to do it in consultation with the council. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'm only volunteering this year for the first time and while I'm aware that the festival is very dependant on volunteers to run, penalising ticket holders by moving them outside the fence to give volunteers a better experience doesn't make any sense to me.  

 

Maybe if you offered discounts or something like guaranteed tickets if you agree to camp at e.g. B&W, but otherwise giving a lesser experience to the actual customers is topsy turvy.  Likewise making tickets more difficult to come by and reducing the cash base for booking the festival by decreasing the capacity.

[Leyrulion]

4 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I'm only volunteering this year for the first time and while I'm aware that the festival is very dependant on volunteers to run, penalising ticket holders by moving them outside the fence to give volunteers a better experience doesn't make any sense to me.  

 

Maybe if you offered discounts or something like guaranteed tickets if you agree to camp at e.g. B&W, but otherwise giving a lesser experience to the actual customers is topsy turvy.  Likewise making tickets more difficult to come by and reducing the cash base for booking the festival by decreasing the capacity.

I agree.

[SPW]

I assume from talking to those I know who have volunteered (but as a first time volunteer not to know first hand myself) that when say volunteer camping is off-site, it's still near the gates (e.g WaterAid close to Gate B I think)?  So not that different to, say, Worthy View and Sticklinch which are both just outside fence? 

 

Guess parking is the other issue re distance to wherever the camp is - is the general volunteer parking just in general car parks?

[CharlotteB]

2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I'm only volunteering this year for the first time and while I'm aware that the festival is very dependant on volunteers to run, penalising ticket holders by moving them outside the fence to give volunteers a better experience doesn't make any sense to me.  

 

Maybe if you offered discounts or something like guaranteed tickets if you agree to camp at e.g. B&W, but otherwise giving a lesser experience to the actual customers is topsy turvy.  Likewise making tickets more difficult to come by and reducing the cash base for booking the festival by decreasing the capacity.

 

Who suggested moving paying customers outside the gates 🤔

[CharlotteB]

4 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Based on the info we have it's just 3k more

 

Source? (Just out of interest).

Edited April 7, 2025 by CharlotteB

[A Particular Grey Chihuahu]

2 minutes ago, CharlotteB said:

 

Source? (Just out of interest).

 

I looked into it before (for a friend's dissertation) and there's about 5 thousand more paying customers.

[Skip997]

8 minutes ago, CharlotteB said:

 

Who suggested moving paying customers outside the gates 🤔

There’s already loads of punters outside the fence, all the camper van posse, all the glampers (except tipis) etc. Some aren’t even in the same postcode. None of them seem that bothered. 
 

Bring all crew and volunteers back inside 

[CaledonianGonzo]

5 minutes ago, A Particular Grey Chihuahu said:

 

I looked into it before (for a friend's dissertation) and there's about 5 thousand more paying customers.

 

Its a 7000 person increase - 3000 extra tickets sold, 4000 extra staff

[CaledonianGonzo]

16 minutes ago, CharlotteB said:

 

Who suggested moving paying customers outside the gates 🤔

 

4 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

There’s already loads of punters outside the fence, all the camper van posse, all the glampers (except tipis) etc. Some aren’t even in the same postcode. None of them seem that bothered. 
 

Bring all crew and volunteers back inside 

 

[stuie]

l like our campsite, right next to the free car park or £35 for a large campervan. 

I wouldn't expect to be given prime land at the expense of the paying people. 

 

On a cruise ship, the crew don't get balcony cabins.  In a hotel, staff quarters aren't by the pool and don't have a sea view. 

[CharlotteB]

49 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

 

 

Are you saying that answers my question? Because it doesn't. Clearly.

[Johnnyseven]

1 hour ago, SPW said:

I assume from talking to those I know who have volunteered (but as a first time volunteer not to know first hand myself) that when say volunteer camping is off-site, it's still near the gates (e.g WaterAid close to Gate B I think)?  So not that different to, say, Worthy View and Sticklinch which are both just outside fence? 

 

Guess parking is the other issue re distance to wherever the camp is - is the general volunteer parking just in general car parks?

 

I believe Wateraid has now moved from near Emily Eavis' house (inside the fence) to outside the fence near to Oxfam's field - so a bit more of a walk out the festival from PGB.

Edited April 7, 2025 by Johnnyseven

[SPW]

26 minutes ago, Johnnyseven said:

 

I believe Wateraid has now moved from near Emily Eavis' house (inside the fence) to outside the fence near to Oxfam's field - so a bit more of a walk out the festival from PGB.

Okay thanks. And assume that the associated parking is in general with everyone else as opposed to something designated.

[stuie]

7 minutes ago, SPW said:

Okay thanks. And assume that the associated parking is in general with everyone else as opposed to something designated.

 

There is a large crew car park next to Oxfam field, would expect Wateraid to be in there too. 

[dondo]

1 hour ago, Johnnyseven said:

 

I believe Wateraid has now moved from near Emily Eavis' house (inside the fence) to outside the fence near to Oxfam's field - so a bit more of a walk out the festival from PGB.

 

28 minutes ago, stuie said:

 

There is a large crew car park next to Oxfam field, would expect Wateraid to be in there too. 

Yes Wateraid moved last year from Tom's Field to outside the fence (I think to near where Festaff camp).

 

Tom's Field is now all recycling crew with those that are working after the festival camping where Wateraid used to be. 

 

And yes large crew parking in Purple 1, 2 and 3 next to the Oxfield 

[A Particular Grey Chihuahu]

2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

Its a 7000 person increase - 3000 extra tickets sold, 4000 extra staff

 

Not according to the research I helped my friend with. We went through then proper channels with FOI requests and everything 🤷🏾‍♂️

[broken monkey]

Any ideas where the MyCause camping might be located? I know they're new to the festival this year so there's very little info. Have a friend volunteering with them this year.

[Paul ™]

1 hour ago, A Particular Grey Chihuahu said:

 

Not according to the research I helped my friend with. We went through then proper channels with FOI requests and everything 🤷🏾‍♂️

FOI requests are for public bodies and organisations, not a private Ltd company