Here's a list of all of the Volunteer Teams at the Festival. Click each one to find out what being part of that team entails:-

Access
Beer Tent
Box Office (Onsite)
Children's Festival
Contributors Liaison
Control Room
Counselling/Spiritual Direction
Drivers
Event Safety
Finance Office
Fire Crew
Information
Media capture
Medics and First Aiders
Messy Space
Noise
Office Volunteers
Performing Arts
Photographers
Press Office
Programming volunteers
Shop
Site Crew
Site Vibing
Stewards
Sustainability
Talks Recording & Duplicating
Talks Sales
Tank - internet café
Taxis (on-site golf buggies)
Venue Management
Visual Arts
Volunteer Support
Website
Worship & Spirituality
Youth

 

access

Access
teamfull
This team offers support for those with disabilities.
More info Webpage
Apply General Application Form

beertent

Beer Tent
teamfull
This team assists our beer suppliers Workers' Beer to quench the thirsts of parched Greenbelters.
More info Webpage
Apply Online Application Form

boxoffice

Box Office (Festival)
teamfull
This team welcomes Festival-goers to Cheltenham Racecourse, and deals with ticket-sales on-site.
More info volunteers@greenbelt.org.uk
Apply General Application Form

childrensfestival

Children's Festival
teamfull
This team runs supervised sessions for 0-10s (creche, toddlers, pre-school, infants, juniors, and special needs).
More info Webpage
Apply Children's Festival Application Form

contributorliaison

Contributors Liaison
teamfull
More info volunteers@greenbelt.org.uk
Apply General Application Form

controlroom

Control Room

This team is the communication hub of the festival, dealing with enquiries, keeping records of incidents and deploying assistance across the site.
More info Webpage

Apply General Application Form

pastoral

Counselling / Spiritual Direction
teamfull
More info volunteers@greenbelt.org.uk
Apply General Application Form

drivers

Drivers
teamfull
This team is responsible for transporting our contributors to and from the festival site. The roles involve driving one of a fleet of vehicles to local and long distance pick ups over the weekend.
More info Webpage
Apply General Application Form

healthandsafety

Event Safety

This team supports the festival’s management team to deliver a safe and enjoyable event. The team has a proactive and reactive role monitoring activity and infrastructure across the event site.
More info Webpage
Apply General Application Form

finance

Finance Office
teamfull
More info volunteers@greenbelt.org.uk
Apply General Application Form

fire

Fire Crew
teamfull
The Fire Crew is made up of volunteers who are passionate about the safety of everyone who attends the festival. There are two roles within the team: Fire Operations and Fire Support.
More info Webpage
Apply Fire Team Application Form

information

Information

The Information Team provides all sorts of Festival information and finding answers to questions. It is also the collection point for lost property.
More info volunteers@greenbelt.org.uk
Apply General Application Form

mediacapture

Media capture

This team captures audio and video around the Festival for web and other broadcast. Knowledge and experience of recording technology especially welcome!
More info Webpage
Apply General Application Form

medics

Medics

This team runs a 24/7 medical facility on-site, with a team of medical professionals and trained first aiders.
More info volunteers@greenbelt.org.uk
Apply General Application Form

messy

Messy Space
teamfull
This team provides a family friendly area with cafe, time to relax and space for messy play.
More info Webpage

Apply General Application Form

noise

Noise
teamfull
This small team of 8 volunteers monitors noise both on and off the festival site in order to ensure compliance with levels in Greenbelt’s Public Entertainments Licence.
More info Webpage

Apply General Application Form

office

Office Volunteers

We need a few volunteers to help out at Greenbelt’s London office in the run-up to the festival.
More info Webpage

Apply Email linda@greenbelt.org.uk

performingarts

Performing Arts
teamfull
This team help the smooth operation of the Performing Arts programme onsite, through liaison with contributing artists.
More info Webpage

Apply Email performingarts@greenbelt.org.uk

photo

Photographers
teamfull
This small team complements our on-site professional photographers.
More info volunteers@greenbelt.org.uk
Apply General Application Form

press

Press Office
teamfull
This team liaises between Greenbelt and the accredited press both on-site and in the wider world. Previous PR experience a distinct advantage, would also suit people with good administrative, organisational and people-meeting skills.
More info
press@greenbelt.org.uk
Apply General Application Form

programming

Programming volunteers

This team is made of groups of enthusiasts and specialists in music, performing arts, literature, classical, film, worship, youth, children's & comedy who meet during the year to share ideas.
More info Webpage

shop

Shop
teamfull
This team assist in selling Greenbelt clothing and merchandise to Greenbelters. A friendly manner with the general public, and cash-handling experience required!
More info volunteers@greenbelt.org.uk
Apply General Application Form

sitecrew

Site Crew

This team spends three weeks transforming the Cheltenham racecourse site into a festival and taking everything down afterwards. Volunteers need to be physically fit and enjoy being part of a team.
More info volunteers@greenbelt.org.uk
Apply Site Crew Application Form

sitevibing

Site Vibing
teamfull
This team spends Monday to Thursday before Greenbelt giving the racecourse a Festival vibe. Brains, brawn and some artistic flair needed – as well as volunteers who can climb ladders, tie knots and solve DIY problems.
More info Webpage
Apply General Application Form

Also Site Vibing Throughout The Year

stewards

Stewards

Stewards contribute to the smooth-running of the weekend and help to provide the public face of the festival. They are made up of smaller sub-groups - Site, Venue, Backstage, Night, and Support Stewards, Front Desk and Administration.
More info Webpage
Apply Stewarding Application Form

sustainability

Sustainability
teamfull
This team provides advice and information for Greenbelt staff and volunteers, to enable them to implement measures which will reduce the environmental impact of the festival.
More info volunteers@greenbelt.org.uk
Apply General Application Form

talks

Talks Recording, Duplicating & Sales
teamfull
This team records each talk and panel, and duplicates Talks CDs, before selling them at the Festival and afterwards on the Greenbelt website.
More info Webpage
Apply General Application Form

tank

Tank - internet café
teamfull
This team runs The Tank, a media and internet cafe on-site.
More info Webpage
Apply Tank Application Form

taxis

Taxis - golf buggies onsite
teamfull
This team transports festival-goers and contributors around the racecourse site in a fleet of golf buggies. Volunteers are needed to drive and marshal taxis and operate the control room.

More info Webpage
Apply Taxi Team Application Form

venuemanagement

Venue Management
teamfull
The team is responsible for the management of Greenbelt’s sixty or so venues – indoor, outdoor and in tents - ensuring the smooth running of the programme and the safety of festivalgoers.
More info Webpage
Apply General Application Form

visualarts

Visual Arts
teamfull
This team helps to make all aspects of the Visual Arts programme to run smoothly before, during and after the festival. Volunteers with and without creative experience are welcome for a variety of roles.
More info Webpage

Apply Visual Arts Application Form

volunteersupport

Volunteer Support
teamfull
This team helps to look after volunteers during the festival weekend - providing information, reception, hospitality and pastoral support.
Roles Most roles would suit people who have volunteered at the festival before and know their way around the site.
More info Webpage
Apply General Application Form

website

Website
teamfull
This team helps keep our website up-to-date through the Festival, and assists in monitoring Greenbelt-related tweets and other social networking.
More info volunteers@greenbelt.org.uk
Apply General Application Form

worship

Worship
teamfull
This team pull together the three venues of the Worship and Spirituality programme.
More info Webpage
Apply General Application Form

youth

Youth

This team work with young people aged 11 to 17, and encourage them to take part in the wider festival, as well as Youth-specific programming.
More info Webpage
Apply Youth Application Form