Food Connections is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our City Centre and Food Jam volunteer teams. You can even do both!
WHY VOLUNTEER?
Our roles are great for people looking for more experience in events, festivals, or who are generally interested in how to celebrate and engage the public around the complicated and worthy topics related to the food we eat. Here are the different volunteer gigs we have available:
DECOR VOLUNTEERS
We need decor volunteers to help with the build and decor of our College Green site. Great opportunity for people interested in design, artistic build and working with a small, experienced creativeteam. College Green, Bristol
1:00-6:00 PM on Tuesday 26th April
9:00-6:00PM on Wednesday 27th April
FOOD PREP VOLUNTEERS
We need food prep volunteers to help prep the chef demos of top Bristol and UK chefs, under supervision of an experienced food handler. Get prep experience with the best! Previous food prep experience preferred. College Green, Bristol
Saturday 30th April to Monday 2nd May, in shifts from 9:00AM-1:30PM and 1:30-6:00PM
GENERAL SITE ASSISTANCE
General festival assistance shifts involve ticket-taking, pop-up shop help, meet & greet and helping venue coordinators make sure venues run smoothly. A great opportunity for people who love speaking with the public and being in the middle of it all! College Green, Bristol
Friday 29th April to Monday 2nd May, in shifts from 9:00AM-1:30PM and 1:30-6:00PM
PHOTOGRAPHY VOLUNTEERS
2-3 photography volunteers will help our professional festival photographer document this celebration of food and community.
BENEFITS
In exchange for their generous support in the festival, each volunteer will receive the following:
- 1 meal voucher + 1 drink voucher / shift
- A Bristol Food Card
- A Volunteer Access Pass allowing you to attend panel discussions, cooking demos and evening live music events happening on College Green (does not allow access to banquets, feasts or tasting workshops)
- 1 ticket to a special, special party…!
BRIEFING SESSION AT COLLEGE GREEN
All volunteers are required to attend a volunteer briefing on Wednesday 27th April. **Decor volunteers receive a briefing at an earlier time.**
HOW DO YOU SIGN UP?
Get in touch with Katrin - tell us why you’d like to volunteer with us!
Food Jam Volunteers
Various sites around Bristol, Tuesday 3rd May to Friday 6th May
Food Jam is an interactive, outside ‘cooking to music’ event where people make something to eat whilst moving their feet. This gig is for volunteers who love working with surplus food, inspiring healthy eating and engaging people whilst grooving to music. Volunteers in the morning gather surplus veg and fruit from local venues to be turned into soup, smoothies and frozen fruit-cream. Volunteers in the afternoon show the public how to make smoothies and fruit-cream in blenders, as well as doing a little bit of dancing and maybe some washing up! Sign up to be a Food Jammer below.