Islington's Angel Canal Festival Needs You The Angel Canal Festival is run by volunteers and is supported by local businesses, clubs and charities. In order that we may continue and run the event free of charge for the Islington community and its visitors we need help in the form of sponsorship and volunteer helpers- on the day and throughout the year. Sponsors In order to run and publicise this major event for Islington we require financial donations from local businesses. We also need support in advertising and promotion, if you run a local publication we'd love a mention. Major sponsors are recognized in our flyers and on the links page of this website. If you would like to help us raise money or help our publicity campaign then please contact Beryl Windsor on the the details printed below. Volunteering We fully appreciate some people are not in a position to donate funds, however we also require helpers to keep things running smoothly. Help is required throughout the year with planning, preparation and marketing of this event. On the day we recieve a great deal of support from the local boat cruising club based at St Pancras, as well as attractions within the festival planned and organized by local charities such as Islington Boat Club. However we always need more helpers on the day, the usual timetable of jobs is as follows. Detail Job Descriptions JOB DESCRIPTION - LITTER PICKING 2hr shift between 11am to 5pm Walking round the site picking up litter, checking bins, removing full bags, replacing with new ones, taking full bags to designated place.  1) Use bags, gloves & long armed picker provided. 2) Should a bin become full, remove bag, replace with   new one, taking full bag to depositing area. 3) Report anything untoward to the Lockside Hut. 4) Remember to collect your refreshments.     JOB DESCRIPTION - BARRIER STEWARDS 2hr shift from 11am to 5pm Positioned at 7 points of entry, meeting & greeting visitors, handing out FREE programmes, removing road barrier should an emergency vehicle need entry. A vital job and the first face to be seen by our visitors therefore a happy, smiley, friendly disposition is required. 1) Hand out programmes.  2) Get to know the contents, 1st aid, toilets, lost children, activities, any questions you can't answer direct the visitor to the Lockside Hut. 3) If an emergency vehicle needs to enter, pull the barrier off the road. 4) Report anything untoward to the Lockside Hut. 5) Remember to collect your refreshments.     JOB DESCRIPTION - HARBOUR MASTER Welcome boats and arrange moorings along the towpath as far as the Packington Estate, breasting up only when these spaces are full.   Above Lock: JENNY WREN the trip boat. Below Lock:  ANGEL II above the lock before 12 noon and below the lock after the Mayors Welcome Speech. Laburnum boats OPPORTUNITY & LADY MILDMAY below the lock. PIRATE BOATS X 2 & TARPORLEY. Narrow Boat Bridge and beyond: Visiting boats, SPCC, etc. from beyond the Narrow Boat pub towards Shepherdess Walk Bridge, nr the Packington Estate giving towpath access to any infirm boaters or those with children. Where there are no bollards, British Waterways allow us to put mooring spikes in spaces between stone block edging. City Road Basin Moorings: MV BEAUCHAMP British Waterways Boat JENA SPCC flat Being Harbour Master is a really important job and needs a friendly approach coupled with a degree of authority.   REFRESHMENTS:  Remember to collect your refreshments.     JOB DESCRIPTION - LIFTERS & SHIFTERS 7/9am & 9/11am Unloading, distributing and helping to erect metal framed market stalls with awnings. Hard physical work & essential that this job is done early, safely & QUIETLY. (We have blankets as muffles to comply with the Islington Council's Noise Department's directive). 1) Report to Danbury St Bridge and ask for the Stalls Supervisor who will see that you are shown what to do and where. 2) Report anything untoward to the Lockside Hut. 3) Remember to claim your breakfast!     JOB DESCRIPTION - LABURNUM BOAT TRIPS 2hr shifts from 11am to 5pm Selling tickets and helping passengers on and off the two boats OPPORTUNITY & LADY MILDMAY with the help of the Skipper and Crew, handing over the cash to the Treasurer who will come at regular intervals. 1) Sell 12 seats per boat and hand over boarding pass, one coloured set per boat. (There are two sets of passes, one green, one orange). 2) Seat boarding pass holders on 12 chairs provided while next set wait. 3) Help Skipper & Crew hand passengers on and off boats. As passengers board, take back the boarding pass. 4) Trips last 15 to 20 minutes and go into City Road Basin and back. 5) The Treasurer will come and take cash from you during the day. 6) Remember to collect your refreshments.     JOB DESCRIPTION - LOCK STEWARDS  2hr shifts between 11am & 5pm Helping boats through City Road Lock, opening and closing gates, keeping visitors behind the safety-tape lockside and away from the lock edge. Also helping Musicians take instruments over the lock for a performance. Keeping visitors safe at this focal point is an important job and a good chance to interact with the public so a happy, smiley, friendly disposition is required. 1) Operating the paddle gear, opening & closing lock gates.  2) Keeping visitors behind the safety-tape and away from the lock edge. 3) Report anything untoward to the Lockside Hut. 4) Remember to claim your refreshments.     JOB DESCRIPTION - VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATOR 2hr shifts - 7am till 6pm Book in Volunteer 1)  Mark name off List and check mobile phone no. 2)  Hand over ID badge. 3)  Hand over T-shirt (explain sorry but not to keep). 4)  Hand over equipment. 5)  Tell of snack and collection point. 6)  Direct to location. 7)  Ask to return when duty finished with equipment, name badge and T- shirt. 8)  Thank.       JOB DESCRIPTION - SIGNAGE ERECTORS 2hr shifts - 8am to 10am & 5pm to 7pm 4 teams of 2 plus 1 Supervisor = 9 SUPERVISOR x 1 person MAIN SITE  x  1 team of 2 people ESSEX ROAD TO PACKINGTON  x 1 team of 2 people CITY ROAD TO GRAHAM ST  x  1 team of 2 people ANGEL TUBE  TO SITE  x  1 team of 2 people
Sponsorship & Volunteering Beryl Windsor 0121 244 8439 email: beryl@kirkman.demon.co.uk Equal Opportunities Policy.doc Volunteer App Form.doc					Volunteers receive a very special Festival T Shirt and refreshments are provided.