The Taxi team provides around 10,000 journeys around the Cheltenham racecourse site during the weekend of the festival. Festival-goers and contributors are picked up and dropped off at designated stops on dedicated taxi routes.
Members of the team provide the public face of Greenbelt to many festival-goers and must be friendly, outgoing and willing to answer general queries about the festival.
The team needs volunteers, aged 18+, who are expected to be available for around 24 hours over the weekend (two 3-4 hour shifts over three or four days). You can volunteer to do any or all of the following jobs:
Drive golf buggies
You need to:-
- hold a full UK driving licence
- be comfortable collecting small amounts of cash
- be confident driving in a busy environment
Marshal taxi stops
You need to:-
- be able to manage festival-goers who are queuing
- be able to organise the loading and unloading of passengers and luggage
- be able to communicate requests clearly to drivers
Run the Control Room
You need to:-
- be able to communicate clearly on the radio
- note information on the Taxi Office white board
- organise Taxi team volunteers as they change shifts
All volunteers need to complete a mandatory training session on the Thursday afternoon / evening before the festival begins.


