Volunteering 2025

[JayDiesel]

3 minutes ago, fullfathom5 said:

Can I ask a question re: Oxfam Stewarding. Am I right in thinking to get Glasto priority you have to do 2 camping festivals the year prior?

 

So if I wanted to potentially get priority for 2027, I’d want to be looking at doing 2 fests for them in 2026 - is that right?

Yeah, that's it. Oxfam don't orient themselves around Glasto, so if you did two this year, tough luck that it's the fallow next year.

[fullfathom5]

Just now, JayDiesel said:

Yeah, that's it. Oxfam don't orient themselves around Glasto, so if you did two this year, tough luck that it's the fallow next year.

cool, thank you mate.

[stuie]

8 minutes ago, JayDiesel said:

Yeah, that's it. Oxfam don't orient themselves around Glasto, so if you did two this year, tough luck that it's the fallow next year.

 

I'm not sure about that... for 2019 (after the 2018 fallow year) they made changes to the priority criteria.

 

If the same change is made then doing 2 festivals this year (2024) and 1 next year (2025) would mean you'd have priority status for 2026. 

 

We'll have to wait and see. 

 

Below from Oxfam re 2019:

 

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To qualify for priority status in 2019 you must have done one of the following:

Volunteered at 3 festivals in 2017
Volunteered at 2 festivals in 2017 and 1 festival in 2018
Volunteered at 2 festivals in 2018 (the normal priority rule)

Oxfam campaigning or shop roles can count towards this, providing at least 1 volunteer experience has been stewarding and you have completed stewards training.

Experienced/long-term returning stewards will qualify for priority status, if one of the following applies:

You have held a supervisor role at festivals for us, for the last 2 consecutive years.
You have volunteered in 4 of the past 5 years and have volunteered 8 festivals within that period.
You have volunteered at 10 or more festivals in the past 10 years

 

 

 

[fullfathom5]

Thanks. I’m just thinking ahead for 2027 onwards and whether I start volunteering in 2026 as a back up plan on if I can’t get tickets. 17th Glasto for me in 2025 since 2003 (only missed 2005) and I imagine my luck will run out at some point.

[stuie]

8 minutes ago, fullfathom5 said:

Thanks. I’m just thinking ahead for 2027 onwards and whether I start volunteering in 2026 as a back up plan on if I can’t get tickets. 17th Glasto for me in 2025 since 2003 (only missed 2005) and I imagine my luck will run out at some point.

 

That's pretty certain.. if you do 2 in 2026, you'll have priority for G2027. 

[stuie]

27 minutes ago, JayDiesel said:

Yeah, that's it. Oxfam don't orient themselves around Glasto, so if you did two this year, tough luck that it's the fallow next year.

If you did 2 this year, you'll have priority for next year (2025) 

The fallow is 2026.

[JayDiesel]

15 minutes ago, stuie said:

If you did 2 this year, you'll have priority for next year (2025) 

The fallow is 2026.

Apologies, my syntax played up with my intent there. I did mean 'this coming year' of fests, but realise now that it looks like I meant 2024. I'll leave future volunteering PSAs to my more experienced peers 🫡

[stuie]

29 minutes ago, JayDiesel said:

Apologies, my syntax played up with my intent there. I did mean 'this coming year' of fests, but realise now that it looks like I meant 2024. I'll leave future volunteering PSAs to my more experienced peers 🫡

My syntax ready your answer with your actual intent on the first read, which is why I posted that Oxfam may change criteria for the Glasto after the fallow year! 🙂 

 

 

 

 

[Leyrulion]

23 hours ago, Old_Johno said:

If anyones looking at refresh west, they run the bars at the Prospect building and there’s a few 1 day events listed on their site at the moment so it’s an easy way to get yourself onto the crew list and bag a spot at Glastonbury. 
 

edit: if you live in/ near Bristol 

And refresh West and event Bars are actually live right now for applications.

[fullfathom5]

1 hour ago, stuie said:

 

That's pretty certain.. if you do 2 in 2026, you'll have priority for G2027. 

cheers 

[Leyrulion]

1 hour ago, stuie said:

 

I'm not sure about that... for 2019 (after the 2018 fallow year) they made changes to the priority criteria.

 

If the same change is made then doing 2 festivals this year (2024) and 1 next year (2025) would mean you'd have priority status for 2026. 

 

We'll have to wait and see. 

 

Below from Oxfam re 2019:

 

 

 

 

That's interesting! 

 

I just went on and worked out that (assuming they don't change priority) with what I've done I'll have enough festivals to get a priority spot up to Glasto 2028 without doing a single one between now and then. 

[Debani]

Current Oxfam priority is 2 in prior year or 7 in last 7 years

 

https://festivals.oxfam.org.uk/info/priority/

[CharlotteB]

Recyclers, did you get the email from Nat? Not sure how I feel about veteran status going. I was proud of that 😢 

[pie_and_a_pint]

On 11/22/2024 at 1:18 PM, CharlotteB said:

Recyclers, did you get the email from Nat? Not sure how I feel about veteran status going. I was proud of that 😢 

Yeah, not massively chuffed about seven years of hard graft not counting for anything, really.

[stuie]

53 minutes ago, pie_and_a_pint said:

Yeah, not massively chuffed about seven years of hard graft not counting for anything, really.

Does 7 years not guarantee your place now? 😞 

[CharlotteB]

2 hours ago, pie_and_a_pint said:

Yeah, not massively chuffed about seven years of hard graft not counting for anything, really.

 

I feel sorry for the ones who would've turned veteran next year. It's a bit of a milestone to work towards. I'm not even really sure why they've made the change - just so they only have to make the one t-shirt? It's still nice to have the status though.

[pie_and_a_pint]

2 hours ago, stuie said:

Does 7 years not guarantee your place now? 😞 

I don't think getting a place is an issue. But veterans used to get a slightly better pick of shifts (if they weren't with a charity) and we got a different t-shirt which sort of made a difference as a thank you and acknowledgement that it wasn't our first rodeo.

[stuie]

1 hour ago, pie_and_a_pint said:

I don't think getting a place is an issue. But veterans used to get a slightly better pick of shifts (if they weren't with a charity) and we got a different t-shirt which sort of made a difference as a thank you and acknowledgement that it wasn't our first rodeo.

 

Ah I see... seems like an usual thing to change but I don't understand the setup with the recyclers.

It's nice to feel valued and acknowledged!