CREW APPLICATIONS FOR THE HAIRTH 2007 ARE NOW OPEN!
September 13,14,15,16,17
Volunteering at the festival is a great way to meet new people, learn
new skills, and experience the festival in a whole new way.
Deadline for all applications is the 17th of AUGUST.
Scroll down to download an application form, and email to crew@knockengorroch.org.uk
CREWING
FAQs
Q What
kind of work is there?
A: stewarding the festival site, stage stewarding, working at the gate
box office (off the festival site), working at the festival HQ, cooking,
bar, night stage sitting and shifts and post-production crewing.
Stewarding involves directing traffic and campers into the camping and
parking fields. Any kind of experience with the general public, and
working at outdoor events is useful for this job.
Stage stewarding involves checking the stage entrance
The festival HQ involves dealing with general enquires from the public
and dealing with lost property as well as relaying messages to the stages
and monitoring the CB radios.
For bar or box office work you will need to provide references as well
as evidence of experience.
For post-production work you need to be available until Wednesday after
the festival to help clear up. If you are working post-production
you will not be fed until after the festival but will have no work to do
during the festival.
Please state which job is your preference on the CREW application form.
Please
consider when you do this your skills and experience.
We will need
to choose people who are more suited to the jobs.
Q:
How many hours do crew work?
A: All crew will work no more than 18 hours over the four/five days. Shifts
will start on Thursday and end on Monday. Please state on your application
when you can arrive and when you need to leave.
For night shifters the hours are slightly less. A stage sitting job will
involve one night shift (12midnight to 8am or 2am to 10am) guarding the
stage equipment and up to 8 hours stewarding in day shifts.
Q When do I have to be there and when am I needed until?
A: The festival gates open at 10am on Friday morning to the public. Crew
shifts start on Thursday so if you can come early on Thursday you’ll
be able to get some of your shifts out of the way before the festival starts.
All
crew need to arrive on site by Thursday evening to attend the crew briefing.
You can leave on Sunday night if you need. If you can stay until
Monday you will be able to do some shifts after the festival has finished.
Please state your preferred option on the crew application form.
Q What
about meals?
A: We provide 3 vegetarian meals a day. Breakfast of porridge and/ or toast, and two more hot meals.
Q: What
do I need to bring?
A: There is a crew camping area. You will need to bring all your own camping equipment, including tent! You also must bring waterproofs including waterproof footwear, a change of clothes and pairs of dry socks. A torch would be very useful. You also must bring your own plate, cup and cutlery for meals which you keep with you all weekend as we do not supply those. You will need to bring any luxuries or special dietary needs with you. There are no villages, towns or shops nearby!
Q: Can
I work with my Friend/Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
A: If you have a friend who wishes to come and crew, they need to apply in their own right. If you state that you are with them we will do our best to rota you on together, but we cannot guarantee this at all times
Q: How
do I get to Knockengorroch?
A: Knockengorroch Farm is off the A713 in between Dalmellington and Carsphairn
in Dumfries and Galloway. The nearest train station is Ayr to the
North and New Cumnock to the South. The nearest bus stop is Dalmellington
to the North and Carsphairn to the South. There are some infrequent buses
that go from Carsphairn to Dalmellington past the festival road end.
If you can make your way to Dalmellington we will pick up crew from Dalmellington
square on Thursday 14th September..
Check the website for a map www.knockengorroch.org.uk and Macewans bus
services
http://www.carlberry.co.uk/op/MacEwans_Coach_Services_Amisfield.htm
For
info on buses in Dumfries and Galloway.
We will also do a couple of crew runs back out to Dalmellington on Monday
lunchtime and late afternoon.
The deadline for crew applications is the17th of August
Email applications to: crew@knockengorroch.org.uk