Recruitment

·         We are currently full but there may be drop outs.

Management

·         MOW Event Managers - Sarah & Chris Crockford

·         Supporting Managers - Martin Hawksworth & Caroline Foster

·         Set Up & Take Down Managers - Sarah Crockford

·         Seeker (Getting people in) - Linzie Edwards  

·         Dirty Manager - Robbie Farrell

·         Van Driver - Mike Darkin

Festival Overview

·         Sonisphere is a large rock festival with a capacity of 50,000.

·         It's held at Knebworth at the end of the A1 near London.

·         We will be providing welfare & lost property.

·         We will have one welfare post.

·         This event is expected to be fairly quiet, some drunk people, lost kids and lost property.

·         Service starts on Thursday 7^th July at noon until noon on Monday 11^th July 2011.

·         Sarah will be on site from Wednesday 6^th July approximately 9pm.

·         More details can be got by emailing Sarah Crockford, on the day please ring Sarah on 07751145805. We will be allocating someone to be in charge of getting people in; we will post this number up.

·         We have a budget for 20 paid crew, 15 volunteers and 4 managers.

Travel & Getting In

·         If travelling by car the postcode is SG3 6PY. Knebworth is near Stevenage just off the A1.

·         When you arrive ask for Contractors car park.

·         If coming on public transport regular shuttle buses go from Stevenage from Thursday until Monday.

·         When you arrive ring Sarah on 07751145805 or get them to radio the welfare tent. Your pass will be brought to you. 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.

·         Sorry but there are no travel expenses available.

Camping & Food

·         We will be camping in contractors campsite, it was a bit tight last year so try and arrive early.

·         The campsite is close to the contractor car park but it's a fair walk if you are travelling on foot. We will try and make a car available for picks ups if possible.

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

·         Everyone will get at least one meal per day, maybe more.

Shifts & Payment

·         Please read the shift allocation procedures on the MOW website

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

·         Paid crew will do approximately 20 hours and volunteer crew will do about 12 hours. 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 fill in a Registration Form when you arrive on site, this will be in the main welfare post (Admin area).

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

·         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 June 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 was quite busy last year, we are having a person on each shift dedicated to looking after this with support from the crew.

Website Links

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

·         Sonisphere website http://uk.sonispherefestivals.com/