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News for the Year 2006

Festival Photo Galleries Updates!

New photos from the Guilfest 2006 have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great for new staff

CAT Christmas Message

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009.Please find below a Christmas message from Jo,

2007 Festival Applications

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. The DCSS 2007 staff online application is

DCSS Christmas message

Please find below a Christmas message from Dick & Janet Collins to all DCSS staff. Dear all, Here we are at the end on yet another very busy

Festival Photo Galleries Updates!

New photos from the 2006 Latitude Festival, Reading Festival, Leeds Festival and Big Chill Festival have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many

Reading and Leeds CAT Reunions

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009.The Carling Weekend: Reading & Leeds

Mauritius Photo Gallery!

New photos from Phil and Saifalee's Wedding in Mauritius have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!

Free Movie Downloads!

You can now download 'The Matt Hettle Chicken Dance' and 'The Return of the Matt Hettle Chicken Dance' for free from the DC Site Services website!

Manchester Photo Gallery!

As many of you are aware Dick's son Phil Collins got married in September! The first do was the UK ceremony in September, we've just added Phil and

Festival Photo Galleries Updates!

New photos from the 2006 T in the Park Festival, T on the Fringe Festival and the Tricky Land Festival have been added to the DCSS Photo

Festival Photo Galleries Updates!

New photos from the 2006 Leeds Festival have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great for new

Festival Photo Galleries Updates!

New photos from the 2006 Leeds Festival have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great for new

Festival Photo Galleries Updates!

New photos from the 2006 Reading Festival have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great for new

Festival Photo Galleries Updates!

New photos from the 2006 HiFi South Festival, Big Chill Festival, Leeds Festival, Wireless Festival and Buckingham Palace have been added to the DCSS

Festival CAT Deposit info

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. Many of you have now received your Festival

Festival CAT Deposit refunds

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. All CAT deposits have now been sent - again

Festival CAT Deposit refunds

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. We're running a little behind with CAT

Motocross event

We still require stewards and traffic marshals for a motocross event towards the end of September - please contact us if you're interested - details

Global HAND campaign feedback

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009.We've received feedback from Global HAND

CAT Deposit refunds

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. We're planning on sending out all CAT Deposit

Photos of CATs

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. If you have any photos of CATs in

Air Show this weekend

We require 5 more staff for an event this weekend - please contact us if you're interested - details below: Event: Air show Location: Lydd

September Shows and Events

We require stewards and traffic marshals for a motorcross event towards the end of September, and cleaning staff for Robbie Williams this coming

Shows this weekend

We require extra staff for two shows this weekend: Lulworth Castle in Dorset, and Wroughton near Swindon. Please contact us if you would like to work

Carling Weekend Festivals

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. A massive thank you to all who worked with us

CAT Arrival - 1st Shift

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. The first shift on Wednesday is allocated on

DCSS Carling Weekend Info

All details for those working with DCSS as stewards or Traffic Marshals (NOT CATs) at The Carling Weekend: Reading Festival or The Carling Weekend:

GlobalHAND Application LIVE!

You can now apply online for voluntary positions with GlobalHAND at the Carling Weekend: Reading & Leeds Festivals. The application can be found via

New Volunteering Opportunity

Please find below details of a new volunteering opportunity at the Carling Weekend: Reading & Leeds Festivals - please contact us to be put in touch

A handy list of things...

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. In collaboration with the Carling Weekend:

Reading Festival full

Thank you for your additional Reading Festival applications - we are now again fully staffed for the Carling Weekend: Reading & Leeds Festivals.

CAT Application off until 2007

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. The CAT application and online deposit

Love Not Riots Update

Some further info has been sent our way by the girls behind the "Love Not Riots" campaign. The following is the press release that was used as a base

Leeds CAT Volunteer DEADLINE

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. The final deadline for Leeds CAT Volunteer

CAT Packs for volunteers

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. We will be posting 'CAT Packs' to all

More Reading Staff Required!

DCSS have been asked for more staff for the Reading Festival (Paid staff NOT CATs) - in total we require around 320 staff! We have therefore turned

Reading and Leeds Festivals

We've just sent DCSS staff confirmation emails for the Carling Weekend: Reading & Leeds Festivals - please reply to these ASAP. If you were expecting

Lift Sharing

We've added links to www.liftshare.org and www.freewheelers.co.uk to the DC Site Services website's links area - please visit www.liftshare.org and

Leeds CAT Volunteer DEADLINE

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. The final deadline for Leeds CAT Volunteer

Love Not Riots Campaign

We've added a link to www.lovenotriots.com to the DC Site Services website's links area - the "Love Not Riots" campaign is supported by

Big Chill 2006 - all Info online

All details for those working at The Big Chill Festival is now within the forum, this includes details of arrival, roles being covered, travel and

Lift sharing to festivals

Please visit the DCSS Forum if you are looking for a lift to an event or can supply a lift for others.

Only Leeds CAT positions remain

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. We are now at full capacity for CAT volunteer

Reading and Leeds Festivals

Details for The Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals DC Site Services stewards and traffic marshals (NOT CATs) will be sent out next week -

2006 Festivals and Events

Many thanks to all who have worked with us over the past 6 weeks - the busiest period of the season. Please send over any photos you would like to

CAT managers out of office

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. The CAT managers who deal with deposits and

CAT positions filling up

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. We're almost at full capacity for CAT

Guilfest - all info now online

All details for those working at Guilfest (Guilford Festival) is now within the forum, this includes details of arrival, roles being covered, travel

Fully Staffed apart from CATs

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. We are now fully staffed for all shows apart

Festival Photo Galleries Updates!

New photos from the 2006 Bournemouth Summer Ball have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great

Multiple Volunteer Payments

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. If you would like to pay two or more deposits

Fully Staffed for most shows

We are now fully staffed for all shows apart from The Carling Weekend: Reading & Leeds Festivals. Thank you for all of your applications, sorry to

Festival CATs in the NME

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. We've now received nearly 300 applications

PNC Checks

Information about PNC checks has been added to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) area of the DCSS website.

Polish Staff

Please only come to an event if you have applied and been accepted for that event - staff who just turn up can not be employed. We took on additional

Festival CAT Deposits

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009.You can now send us your Festival CAT

Photos of CATs from 2005

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. We're looking for photos of the CAT

Isle of White Festival

We are not staffing the Isle of White Festival in 2006 - we were competing with Biffa for this contract in 2006 and they've managed to hang on to it!

Hi-Fi Festival

Information for all staff working at the Hi-Fi festival at Matterley Bowl in Winchester (Hampshire) has been sent out via email. The email

Festival CATs Updates

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. The Carling Weekend Festival CAT info has

CATs see stars at Leeds 2005

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. You may have seen photos of our CAT

Hi-Fi South Festival

We emailed all who have been accepted for the Hi-Fi South Festival on the 30th April (Many thanks to many of you for the quick replies). Full details

Festival CATs

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. We're starting the CAT shift's earlier this

Festival CATs Application Live

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. The Festival CATs application is now live!

2006 Festivals and Events

We are no longer staffing the Monsters of Rock show at the Milton Keynes Bowl between the 4th and the 6th of June.

New DCSS staff

For those of you who haven't worked with us before - we're currently adding basic job descriptions to the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section of

Congrats to Veronica Meehan!

Congratulations to Veronica Meehan who has just successfully completed the Paris Marathon! Veronica made it round in 4 hours 57 minutes and 51

Polish Staff

We are no longer accepting applications from Poland in 2006, we just don't have enough work for you all, sorry. Please DO NOT apply if you are

Extra staff for Hi-Fi South

We require additional staff for Hi-Fi South (The event formally known as Homelands) - we will now be providing litter services as well as the

DCSS Website 5 year Anniversary!

www.DCSiteServices.com will be 5 years old on the 8th April 2006!We've set-up a topic in the forum as we'd love to hear your comments about the site.

2006 Festivals and Events

3 Events details have been amended within the Event Calendar and DCSS Application:Homelands Festival (Now Hi-Fi South Festival)Wireless FestivalT in

2006 Festivals and Events

14 new events have been added to the Event Calendar and DCSS Application. If you have already applied please Contact Us if you would like to add any

ID Photo examples

An example of an appropriate photo for your ID card, and examples of photos we can not accept - have been added to the Application Guidelines. We do

Updated FAQ and Info areas

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. The Frequently Asked Questions area of the

Festival CATs

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. In 2006 we will have CATs (Campsite Assistant

2006 Application Live

The 2006 DC Site Services online application is now live and can be found via the link below: DC Site Services Online Application Please read the

2006 Application

A PDF version of the 2006 DC Site Services application is now available for download / printing for those who wish to post their application to

DCSS Website Updates

The DC Site Services Links area has been updated. Please contact us if you would like your site to be added or have your current listing amended.

2006 Festivals and Events

The 2006 DC Site Services Event Calendar is now online - more events will be added as they are confirmed. The Application will be online soon...

DCSS Website Updates

The Contact Us area now includes the option to send us an image e.g. a photo for your ID card, an image or logo for the Links area, or even the odd

2006 Festivals and Events

The 2006 DC Site Services application is planned to be online by mid-February.We'll be letting everyone know when it's live via the DCSS Newsletter -

Festival Photo Galleries Updates!

New photos from the 2005 Reading Festival have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great for new

Leeds Festival CATs

Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. Information for The Carling Weekend Leeds