News for the Year 2008
04 Jul 08Latitude CATs in Artist Camping
We need a few extra CAT volunteers for the artist area at Latitude Festival. As the artist team is a last minute addition we’ll be leaving
03 Jul 08Latitude Festival Shuttle Bus
There will be a shuttle bus service running regularly from Halesworth Station to Yellow Gate on Wednesday 16th July between the hours of 2pm and
02 Jul 08July's Greening Festivals newsletter
With Latitude Festival fast approaching this month’s Greening Festivals newsletter looks at what you, as a crew member, can do at this
01 Jul 08Congrats to Glastonbury staff!
Well done to all DCSS staff who worked at Glastonbury 2008! DC Site Services management and Festival Republic were very impressed with all on-site
21 Jun 08Download Festival, many thanks all!
John Monkman and Steve Collins (Download Festival DCSS managers) would like to send his thanks to all who worked at Download Festival for getting a
17 Jun 08Latitude Festival Shuttle Bus
Festival Republic is currently discussing the feasibility of organising a shuttle bus for those travelling to Latitude Festival via public
16 Jun 08Glastonbury Festival updates
Please login to PAAM to find updated info about Glastonbury Festival – the ‘Live-in Vehicle’ and ‘Static Ringer’ shift
15 Jun 08Latitude Festival Deadline
Due to the additional volunteer requirements for Latitude Festival the PNC deadline for all applicants has been extended until the 1st July. We will
13 Jun 08Latitude Festival CAT Volunteers
We were about to close the Latitude Festival application but Latitude has just asked for another 25 CAT volunteers! If you’re interested in
07 Jun 08Latitude Reading and Leeds Festival Deadlines
The deadlines are fast approaching for the Latitude Reading and Leeds Festivals. Due to all staff and volunteers needing to be PNC checked all those
27 May 08Festival info added to PAAM
Further information for DCSS staff and CAT & HAT volunteers has been added to PAAM for Latitude Festival, Leeds Festival, and Reading Festival
22 May 08Reading Festival volunteering award
At the 2008 Reading Festival all CAT and HAT volunteers aged 18-25 years will have the opportunity to gain a nationally recognised award. Please find
21 May 08Festival Republic - Clean Crew Camps
This issue of Festival Republic's Greening Festivals newsletter looks at ways staff, crews and stewards can reduce their environmental impact in
16 May 08Online deposit payments
Upgrades are now complete and the online payment facility is now back online – please login to PAAM to pay your deposit online.
16 May 08Deadline for Latitude Festival
Due to all staff and volunteers needing to be PNC checked all those wishing to work at Latitude must have applied and paid a deposit by the
15 May 08Gate Crasher - dates changed
The WORKING dates for Gate Crasher have changed, staff are now required until Tuesday 27th May. Full details can be found
07 May 08Greening the Festival Republic Way
Festival Republic, producers of Latitude, Reading and Leeds Festivals works hard to minimise the environmental impacts of their festivals. Last year
04 May 08Radio 1's Big Weekend
We require 7 staff for Radio 1’s Big Weekend, the show is in Maidstone – Kent, on the 10thand 11th May. The staff need to be onsite for
23 Apr 08Rock N Ride Cancelled
The Rock N Ride event which was to be held in Stanmer Park - Brighton, from 30th August to 31st August, has been cancelled. We have removed any
22 Apr 08Please add your vehicle reg to PAAM
If you intend on bringing a vehicle to this year’s events please login to your PAAM account and add the vehicle's registration to your profile
22 Apr 08Hop Farm Concert dates changed
The working dates for the Hop Farm concert have changed from 6th > 10th June to 6th > 10th July. Please login to PAAM and update your
22 Apr 08Terms and Conditions updated
The DC Site Services Ltd, Festival CATs and Festival HATs Terms and Conditions have been updated – you can review the updated Terms and
08 Apr 08Download Festival dates changed
Please note that the WORKING dates for the Download Festival have changed. Staff are now only required until Thursday 19th June – this as the
08 Apr 08New Events added to calendar
New festivals and live events have been added to the calendar, details below. Please login to PAAM to apply for the new events. Love Music hate
08 Apr 08Please be careful when applying
Many people are accidently applying for the wrong event, or applying to volunteer when they meant to apply as paid staff or vice versa. Please be
07 Apr 08Festival info added to PAAM
Further information about the festivals below has been added to PAAM. Please login to PAAM to view the information. Once logged in the information
04 Apr 08Please check your PAAM account
Around half of those offered positions at 2008 Festivals and Live Events are yet to confirm them. Please login to PAAM and confirm or reject any
03 Apr 08Music Festival Sustainability
This is one of the quietist areas of the forum and yet one of the most important issues to address. Please visit the Music Festival Related
20 Mar 08Glastonbury Festival
We are receiving a large number of applications for Glastonbury Festival. As stated in the application guidelines we will be prioritising applicants
14 Mar 08Discounted Festival Food and Travel
Please visit the following topic in the forum if you travel to events by train and/or are interested in discounted
05 Mar 082008 Application is now online!
We are now accepting 2008 applications via PAAM. You can apply for 2008 DCSS staff positions at all events listed within the event calendar. You can
26 Feb 082008 Calendar, Applications
The 2008 DCSS & CAT calendars are now online. For those of you who have checked PAAM and got a bit confused – PAAM isn’t accepting
25 Feb 08New Website!
The new website is now live! We hope you like it and find it faster and easier to use.There are a number of areas we're still working on - we'll be
08 Jan 08CATs at Reading and Leeds 2008
Reading Festival & Leeds Festival have requested more Campsite Assistance Teams (CATs) at this year's events! we'll be supplying further info in
08 Jan 08CATs at 2008 Latitude Festival
Latitude Festival has requested Campsite Assistance Teams (CATs) at this year's Festival! The CAT role at Latitude Festival will be quite different
08 Jan 082008 Application live in February
The 2008 DC Site Services and Campsite Assistance Teams (CATs) application is planned to go live in mid-February. All applications will again be