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.
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.



