• Stewards

    COULD YOU SPARE TWO or THREE HOURS DURING FESTIVAL WEEK?

    It is always difficult to find a large enough number of people to act as stewards to help to run the Festival efficiently. Inadequate stewarding leads to chaos of all kinds, especially in sections of the Festival attracting large groups of competitors, e.g. choirs, instrumental ensembles, orchestras etc. Adequate stewarding is therefore essential to the smooth running of the Festival and although it is unpaid, volunteers can be assured that they are making a vital contribution to the organisation of the week. We therefore appeal to anyone who has a few hours to spare during Festival week to consider giving their names to the Secretary.

    There are four categories of duties:

    1. CASH STEWARD – Taking entrance money and making sure people do not enter the hall during a performance.
    2. COMPETITORS’ STEWARD – Checking that competitors are present, and putting the numbers on the competitors’ board. (This steward is also in charge of making tea/coffee for adjudicators and officials).
    3. ADJUDICATOR’S ASSISTANT – Assisting at adjudicator’s desk with music, adjudication sheets and certificates
    4. CROWD CONTROL STEWARD – Ensuring that competitors in ensemble classes enter and leave halls in an orderly fashion, know where they should be seated and when they are competing.

    If you are willing, or know of anyone who might be willing, to give a morning, afternoon or evening to undertake one of these duties, please contact the Secretary, Mrs Jean Henderson by telephone (01224 316042) or email