Forty-eight hours…
A quick snapshot of forty-eight hours in the life of Greenbelt's Commercial Manager...
On Thursday it was a trip to Bristol to meet Colin Blake to try and persuade him to lead the recorded talks team. Turns out it only cost me a Pepsi and a school-dinner style sausage, chips and beans... bargain!
Colin's story made me smile; he first came to Greenbelt about thirty years ago, when the toilets were less pleasant and I wasn't born. After a bit of a break, Colin returned a couple of years ago, making good use of our free church leader offer, before immersing himself in the talks team in 2008. Now he finds himself leading the team.... what a man!
From a new team leader, to a less new team leader...
After an early rise, a cancelled train and a few delays I finally made it to Newcastle to meet Ben, Ru and Kev. Ben made the confession that he's been volunteering at the festival for 20 years, most of which has been spent in the g-store. We reflected on last year - what worked and what didn't - and looked forward to the year ahead.
A lot of miles covered but well worth it... phone and emails are good, but there is nothing quite like a face-to-face chin wag!
As if that wasn't exciting enough... Sunday is podcast day!
