{"id":548,"date":"2026-02-02T21:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/?page_id=548"},"modified":"2026-02-08T21:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:26:52","slug":"volunteers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/?page_id=548","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"548\" class=\"elementor elementor-548\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96299e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d96299e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0837f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0837f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2143b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f2143b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20250524_105447-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-433\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20250524_105447-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20250524_105447-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20250524_105447-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20250524_105447-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20250524_105447-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846ff92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"846ff92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c7205 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60c7205\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8454ec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8454ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"209\"><strong>Why should I volunteer?<\/strong><\/h1><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"209\">Because events and festivals don\u2019t run on fairy dust and vibes alone &#8211; they run on people. Volunteering is basically the secret engine that makes the whole thing work, and there are some genuinely good reasons to do it:<\/p><p data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"412\"><strong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"252\">You get access without the price tag. <\/strong>Many events and festivals trade volunteer shifts for free or discounted entry, meals, or merch. If you love live music, art, food, or culture, it\u2019s a pretty sweet deal.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"412\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1799\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc0d64b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cc0d64b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/?page_id=691\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to find out the amazing benefits of volunteering<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2437694 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2437694\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592281e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"592281e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Typical Volunteering Roles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3503f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f3503f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4bbffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4bbffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your role as a volunteer is to complement the paid staff that are working. There are some tasks that only paid members of staff should do so it\u2019s really important that you familiarise yourself with this handbook and stay within the boundaries of your volunteering role. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a07e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2a07e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/?page_id=718\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to see example volunteering roles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7005c10 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7005c10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f3296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4f3296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-1-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcf553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffcf553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Parking Assistant Volunteer &#8211; Be the first on the scene by helping guests to park.<\/strong><\/p><p>Your role will be to direct people to the correct car parks whether that be day parking or camping car parking, scanning car parking tickets and making sure people know where they are going.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019fe14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"019fe14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-650\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616b9a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"616b9a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome Volunteer &#8211; Making sure guests find their way to the gates safely.<\/strong><\/p><p>Your role will be to direct people to the correct gate. Put a smile on your face and get those guests in the mood for a great event ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd467e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd467e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-1-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-646\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f384002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f384002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Gate Assistant Volunteer &#8211; Get the bands on!<\/strong><\/p><p>Your role will be to assist the staff working on the gates &#8211; They&#8217;ll be scanning tickets and undertaking security checks, whilst you be helping guests to put their wrist bands on.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5b6f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc5b6f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/festivol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83a7c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e83a7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Litter Picking Volunteer &#8211; Keeping things clean and tidy!<\/strong><\/p><p>Your role is much more than a litter picker. 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