Duke of Edinburgh Festival Volunteer

Go Vol Herts; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community volunteering organization is seeking DofE volunteers for the Kimpton Folk Festival's 10th Anniversary. Volunteers will assist children in creating costumes and props while ensuring their safety during an outdoor performance. This role promises a magical experience and is a great way to contribute to the community. Participation will support the community section of your DofE. Interested candidates can reach out for more information.

Responsibilities

• Assist children in making and putting on their costumes and props.
• Ensure children's safety by standing near potential hazards.
• Welcome children and families and guide the audience.

Job description

The Green, Kimpton, Hitchin, SG4 8RZ, United Kingdom

DofE volunteers needed to help at a children's outdoor performance.

Detailed description

It is Kimpton Folk Festival's 10th Anniversary this year, and we are working with a professional theatre to support primary school pupils to design and perform their own folktale.

We need volunteers to help the children make and put on their costumes and props.

We need eyes and ears to keep children safe, so you will stand near anything that could get in their way.

We need support for you to welcome children and families and to keep the audience in the right space.

It will be a magical experience and great fun. We hope it will help towards the community section of your DofE. If you have any questions just email me Anne Richardson, Family Area Manager, Kimpton Folk Festival. Looking forward to hearing from you.

With a line up that really punches above its weight, it’s “One of the very best little festivals in the country”.
Three concert stages, alongside free folk dance and folk music sessions, workshops, and family entertainment on the Green.