Volunteering 2025

[tarw]

3 hours ago, Paul ™ said:

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

I think that the numbers came from the Council as part of their licensing. I would guess that any deeper dive would be through the council rather than GFEL

Edited April 7, 2025 by tarw
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[Leyrulion]

5 hours 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 🤷🏾‍♂️

 

The table I posted earlier showing the capacity since 2009 is from Glastonbury festivals planning application a couple years back. 

 

I guess 3k or 5k doesn't make a huge difference, entirely possible we're splitting hairs over the allocation of hospitality tickets or something that's not public. 

[LCR]

If you had a choice between volunteering on the bars with Avalon or with the litter pickers for Critical Waste, which would you choose?

[Leyrulion]

9 minutes ago, LCR said:

If you had a choice between volunteering on the bars with Avalon or with the litter pickers for Critical Waste, which would you choose?

Are you a morning or evening person? 

Litter pickers during the fest can be v early starts. 

[LCR]

A morning person and the litter shifts are evening ones 5 - 11pm

[Leyrulion]

21 minutes ago, LCR said:

A morning person and the litter shifts are evening ones 5 - 11pm

Unless you're into the late night offering that's not a great pattern, presumably 4 sets of 6 hours? 

 

Avalon you'd see at least one of the headliners. 

[MrZigster]

2 hours ago, LCR said:

If you had a choice between volunteering on the bars with Avalon or with the litter pickers for Critical Waste, which would you choose?

 

Do Critical Waste let you bring a car?

[Aragorn]

6 hours ago, MrZigster said:

 

Do Critical Waste let you bring a car?

Yes, you get a free car park pass for purple car parks near gate B

[A Particular Grey Chihuahu]

14 hours ago, Paul ™ said:

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

 

And you don't think the council has a say in any of this?

[Paul ™]

2 hours ago, A Particular Grey Chihuahu said:

 

And you don't think the council has a say in any of this?

Of course they do, I'd be interested in the FOI report, what was the reference number? 

[dondo]

12 hours ago, Leyrulion said:

Are you a morning or evening person? 

Litter pickers during the fest can be v early starts. 

 

12 hours ago, LCR said:

A morning person and the litter shifts are evening ones 5 - 11pm

There are a variety of shift times with recycling crew: morning, afternoon and evening 

[stuie]

52 minutes ago, Paul ™ said:

Of course they do, I'd be interested in the FOI report, what was the reference number? 

 

I'd be extremely surprised if the council responded to an FOI request about Glastonbury's licence in any other way than to state the information is already in the public domain.  

[A Particular Grey Chihuahu]

2 hours ago, Paul ™ said:

Of course they do, I'd be interested in the FOI report, what was the reference number? 

 

Well your first reply to me suggested I was lying, so I corrected you and put you right (because you don't seem to have a solid understanding about how public events work, and I don't like being called a liar). Now, after, pissing me off, do you think I would go to any effort to provide you with a reference number? It's something I'd help a friend out with, but you're definitely not on that list.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Going to send in a FOIA to find out why Chappell Roan hasn't been booked.

[stuie]

20 hours 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 🤷🏾‍♂️

 

Here's the information from the licence - publicly available, no FOI requests necessary.

 

https://democracy.somerset.gov.uk/documents/s18975/Glastonbury Debrief Scrutiny Report 13 Dec 2023 FINAL.pdf

 

The Glastonbury Festival Premises Licence authorises one event per calendar year that allows access to public ticket holders for no more than 6 days. A new licence was applied for in 2018 which increased the attendance from 203,000 to 210,000. These figures include all public weekend tickets and Sunday-only tickets for those who are 13 years old or above, as well as staff, volunteers, complimentary and performer passes.

 

Despite the increased numbers being agreed in 2018 there was no increase in attendees in 2019 as attendance remained at 203,000. In preparation for the 2020 event GFEL expressed a desire to raise numbers to the full capacity of the licence, however, due to the COVID Pandemic neither the 2020 nor 2021 event took place. In December 2021 GFEL submitted plans for the 2022 event and again requested an increase in number to the maximum 210,000 attendees as per the licence. 

 

 

[A Particular Grey Chihuahu]

2 minutes ago, stuie said:

 

Here's the information from the licence - publicly available, no FOI requests necessary.

 

https://democracy.somerset.gov.uk/documents/s18975/Glastonbury Debrief Scrutiny Report 13 Dec 2023 FINAL.pdf

 

The Glastonbury Festival Premises Licence authorises one event per calendar year that allows access to public ticket holders for no more than 6 days. A new licence was applied for in 2018 which increased the attendance from 203,000 to 210,000. These figures include all public weekend tickets and Sunday-only tickets for those who are 13 years old or above, as well as staff, volunteers, complimentary and performer passes.

 

Despite the increased numbers being agreed in 2018 there was no increase in attendees in 2019 as attendance remained at 203,000. In preparation for the 2020 event GFEL expressed a desire to raise numbers to the full capacity of the licence, however, due to the COVID Pandemic neither the 2020 nor 2021 event took place. In December 2021 GFEL submitted plans for the 2022 event and again requested an increase in number to the maximum 210,000 attendees as per the licence. 

 

 

 

Even you must be able to see that tells you nothing, which is why the FOI request was made for academic purposes in order to see a more detailed breakdown. Was you planning to prove yourself right with that quote? If so, you failed. Seriously, I just wanted to be helpful in the conversation and you call me a liar. Not just taking that mate.

 

I'm not giving you lot any more of my time. Just sit there smugly in your ignorance. Have a really lovely day 🖕🏾

[Crazyfool01]

All posts containing personal insults have been removed ... this thread is about Volunteering ... would appreciate it if people could stick with that thanks @A Particular Grey Chihuahu we tend to provide each other with information on here , its a shame you feel offended by people asking for further info to back up what you said , but thats where we are ... im intrigued though so if you could provide other users the info that would be great thanks 

[sisco]

2 hours ago, stuie said:

 

I'd be extremely surprised if the council responded to an FOI request about Glastonbury's licence in any other way than to state the information is already in the public domain.  

https://russ.garrett.co.uk/2016/06/13/glastonbury-festival-license/
 

that was one from a while back

[Leyrulion]

24 minutes ago, A Particular Grey Chihuahu said:

 

Even you must be able to see that tells you nothing, which is why the FOI request was made for academic purposes in order to see a more detailed breakdown. Was you planning to prove yourself right with that quote? If so, you failed. Seriously, I just wanted to be helpful in the conversation and you call me a liar. Not just taking that mate.

 

I'm not giving you lot any more of my time. Just sit there smugly in your ignorance. Have a really lovely day 🖕🏾

I'm curious as to why the figures Glastonbury provided to the council in their planning application showing a 3k increase since 2019 are different from what you received from them. 

[Paul ™]

45 minutes ago, A Particular Grey Chihuahu said:

 

Well your first reply to me suggested I was lying, so I corrected you and put you right (because you don't seem to have a solid understanding about how public events work

I've worked in live events for 33 years, including working at Glasto since 1992 for many of them. 

And last year as a Gate Manager working direct for GFEL

So I know exactly how public events work and strangely enough the numbers of ticket holders/crew etc for this one.

There has been an increase in public tickets for 2025, not in recent previous years though.

Anyway as you got a bit angry, we'll leave it at that..
 

[A Particular Grey Chihuahu]

15 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

All posts containing personal insults have been removed ... this thread is about Volunteering ... would appreciate it if people could stick with that thanks @A Particular Grey Chihuahu we tend to provide each other with information on here , its a shame you feel offended by people asking for further info to back up what you said , but thats where we are ... im intrigued though so if you could provide other users the info that would be great thanks 

 

It would require effort in finding the source of the information on my part, and I'm not willing to do that for the people who would want to see it. If they want the actual breakdown they can easily make their own information request (if they know what they're asking for). 

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, A Particular Grey Chihuahu said:

 

It would require effort in finding the source of the information on my part, and I'm not willing to do that for the people who would want to see it. If they want the actual breakdown they can easily make their own information request (if they know what they're asking for). 

no problem just would help my enquiring mind as theres some differing thoughts with regards numbers 

[stuie]

12 minutes ago, A Particular Grey Chihuahu said:

 

It would require effort in finding the source of the information on my part, and I'm not willing to do that for the people who would want to see it. If they want the actual breakdown they can easily make their own information request (if they know what they're asking for). 

 

I'm happy with the public information on the licence and scrutiny reports.  I'm certainly not about to make my own FOI request for information that's already out there.   The average cost of an FOI request is £164 to local government, so it's best to research public information yourself. 

[CharlotteB]

No one is willing to put their money where their mouth is, so that's the end of the discussion I suppose.

 

So, what's your favourite thing about camping in Tom's Field. Mine is the proximity to Bobo's Bar 🍺 

[Leyrulion]

4 hours ago, Leyrulion said:

I'm curious as to why the figures Glastonbury provided to the council in their planning application showing a 3k increase since 2019 are different from what you received from them. 

This was a genuine question btw. 😭