Recruitment

·         This event is full

Festival Overview

·         Isle of Wight Festival is a large indie / rock festival with a capacity of 60,000

·         It's held at Seaclose Park near Newport on the Isle of Wight.  

·         We will be providing welfare & lost property.

·         We will have a welfare post in the campsite and the arena

·         This event will be run by Michelle Hayter assisted by Ian whitehead, Craig Ellis, Dan Oxley & Virgil. Michelle will be Dirty Manager. Mike is driving the van. George Byrne is set up & Take down manager and Kiana is Seeker and Lost Property Manager.

·         This event is expected to be quite busy, it is mainly looking after drunk people, lost kids and crime support. In the day time the posts tend to be chilled out.

·         Service starts on Thursday 9^th June 2011 midday until Monday 13^th June 2011 Midday. The arena post is open Friday 2pm-midnight, Saturday and Sunday 11am-midnight.

·         Ian & Michelle will be on site fairly early on the Wednesday and will assist in getting people in initially. Kiana will be the seeker (person getting people in). Contact numbers will be up on this brief before the event.

·         More details can be got by emailing Sarah Crockford

·         We have a budget for 28 paid crew and 14 volunteers

Travel & Getting In

·         If travelling by car, you may be getting a ferry from from Southampton or Portsmouth (this will be posted up). Once on the Island follow the signs for the festival, it's very easy and about 15 minutes drive. Go in through the staff entrance (not production) and park in staff car park.

·         If coming on public transport regular shuttle buses go from all ports on a regular basis. Please check the festival website for exact times. Everyone should make their way to the main festival entrance before ringing Kiana.  

·         There will be a person allocated to getting people in and the number will be posted up.

·         Many people are going with cars, can you arrange this through facebook.

·         Travel expenses are as follows North of England £40, South of England £10 (if you are in between email Sarah for details. If you are having a lift share the driver gets the money. Please look at the festival website for travel options.

·         The ferries are booked and paid for by the festival organisers in advance, we need to know ASAP what time you will need a ferry for the way there and back.

Camping & Food

·         We will be camping in staff campsite; it is very close to the car park and entrances so you won't have to carry your stuff very far. If you arrive early you can bring your car onto the campsite to unload.

·         Everyone is responsible for trying to keep our campsite as clean and tidy as possible. Remember there are no glass bottles allowed on site.

·         At least one meal a day will be provided.

Shifts & Payment

·         Please ensure you have read the shift allocation procedures on the MOW website

·         Shifts will be posted on the MOW website before the event

·         Paid crew will do three 6 hour shifts and volunteer crew will do one 12 hour shift. You may be asked to do more if people drop out.

·         You must be able to do all the shifts you have been allocated

·         The rate of pay will be £5.93 per hour

·         Please ensure you complete a registration form at the event.

·         You will be paid when we receive payment from the event organisers, hopefully within 30 days of the event but this can be longer sometimes.

·         We are not issuing cheques any more, all payment will be by bank transfer, if you did not supply your bank details last year or these have changed, please email Sarah or supply them at the event. 

·         Last minute drop outs are really difficult to manage and put a lot of extra strain on the team, if you are not able to attend, please email Sarah ASAP.

·         The final date for cancellation is 26^th May 2011 If you drop out after this date you may not get your deposit back, for existing crew who don't pay a deposit you may be asked to put a deposit down at future events.

Training

·         We will do induction and standard training / annual update at the event.

·         We will do the event brief at the event

·         We will hold induction / training sessions each day and team leaders will do some training with individuals who do not make the sessions.

·         Unfortunately we cannot pay people to train

Event Specific Information

·         Lost property is quite busy at this event; full training will be given for all people working in this area.

Website Links

·         Mow website http://www.ministryofwelfare.com/

·         Isle of Wight Website http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/default.aspx