Volunteers

Volunteer greets visitor to Crick Boat Show Our Volunteer Team play a very important role at Crick Boat Show and contribute a great deal to the success of the Show.

All our volunteers receive tickets for the Show, a mooring or camping pitch (depending on availability) and a Waterways World subscription.

Be a Volunteer at 2024 Crick Boat Show

New Volunteers

We are now taking applications for Volunteers at the 2024 Crick Boat Show. Brief details of each role are on the application form. To apply to volunteer, please complete our online form

New Volunteer Application Form

Experienced Crick Volunteers

If you have been part of our Volunteer Team at a previous Crick Boat Show and are able to help at the 2024 Show (and have not already been in touch), please do not complete the online form but please let us know your availability by emailing crickvolunteers@wwonline.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.

 

 

Volunteer at Crick Boat Show 2024

Crick Boat Show takes place from 25th to 27th May 2024, with a Trade & Preview Day on Friday 24th May.

To apply to become a Volunteer for the 2024 Show, please complete the form below. Please submit one form per person.

Closing date for applications: Friday, 5 April 2024

A member of our team will be in touch in due course. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact Sarah Moss on 01283 742950 (Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm) or email crickvolunteers@wwonline.co.uk

Please select voluntary roles ONLY if you are able to volunteer for ALL the days required for that role



About you

Have you volunteered at Crick before? Yes No
Name *
Telephone number *
Email *
Address 1 *
Address 2
Town
County
Post code *
Fields marked * are required
Camping/Mooring Not required Camping pitch Mooring (zone to be allocated)
If you require a mooring, please give boat length (in whole ft, including fenders) and boat name in the Additional Information section at the end of this form

BEFORE THE SHOW
(Please volunteer only if you can do so on ALL the days required for the role)

Role Description  
Heavy lifting includes lifting and moving furniture, event equipment and boxes of show guides Tue 21, Wed 22 & Thur 23
General Site Assistants includes erecting site signage and graphics, some lifting, climbing ladders, light manual tasks and some litter picking Tue 21, Wed 22 & Thur 23

CAMPSITE & MOORINGS
(Please volunteer only if you can do so on ALL the days required for the role)

Role Description  
Campsite Assistants Taking visitors to their pitches. Must be friendly, have good communication skills and be comfortable talking with visitors. There is a lot of walking up and down the campsite, so a good level of fitness is needed.  Thu 23, Fri 24, Sat 25, Sun 26 and Mon 27 (one 4.5 hour shift each day between 8.30am and 9pm)
Moorings Managers Volunteers will need to be experienced boaters and moor at the show (mooring provided) and have great communication skills. Volunteers also need to be fit for this role as it involves walking up and down the towpath. Thur 23, Fri 24, Sat 25, Sun 26

DURING THE SHOW
(Please volunteer only if you can do so on ALL the days required for the role)

Role Description  
Show Greeter Handing out Show Guides. Must be friendly, have good communication skills and be comfortable talking with visitors.   Sat 25, Sun 26 & Mon 27 (one 4.5 hour shift)
Seminar / Masterclass Theatre Steward Must be friendly, have good communication skills and be comfortable talking with visitors. Sat 25, Sun 26 & Mon 27 (half day each day)
Boat Handling Check-in greeting and marshalling customers booked onto Boat Handling Taster Sessions. Must have good communication skills and be comfortable talking with the public.  Sat 25, Sun 26 & Mon 27 (half day each day)
General Site Assistant Manual tasks, site maintenance, moving furniture, equipment and crowd control barriers.  Fri 24, Sat 25, Sun 26 and Mon 27 (1.5 hours from 8:30am plus 2.5 hours from 4pm each day)
VIP Marquee Reception Must be friendly, have good communication skills and be comfortable talking with show visitors. Sat 25, Sun 26 & Mon 27 (half day each day)
Show Photographer ideally have some experience of event photography and be able to communicate with the general public. Sat 25, Sun 26 & Mon 27 (half day each day plus 6.30-11pm Sat OR Sun)

AFTER THE SHOW
(Please volunteer only if you can do so on ALL days required for that role)

Role Description  
Heavy lifting includes lifting and moving furniture and event equipment. Mon 27 5-8pm & Tue 28
General Site Assistant Includes dismantling site signage, banners and equipment. Some lifting, climbing ladders and light manual tasks. Mon 27, 5–8pm & Tue 28, 10am–2:30pm
Site Clearing litter picking. Mon 27, 10am–2:30pm

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(If you are volunteering with someone else, please give their name in additional information.)

Additional information
BOAT DETAILS
(only if mooring requested)
Boat name length inc. fenders

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