Marquee Riggers / Festival Work / Summer fun........

[dan1981]

Anyone any experience of where to find work over the summer doing any of the above - looks like i might be losing my proper job next week - quite fancy doing something fun for the summer.....

Or any other suggestions for interesting fun probably outside summer work - doesn't have to just be in this ory and can include travel and or driving work.

Cheers

Dan

[Gargamel]

If someone hires a tent - will you provide a free erection ?

[Puggit]

Jobs section...

...or should it be business?

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Puggit said:

Jobs section...

...or should it be business?

Both of which have existed for years.

[pmanson]

A friends partner does this for a living.

By all accounts business isn't booming at the moment and they are looking at potentially making job cuts.

[Plotloss]

I think most of the festival stages come from De Boer in Banbury.

ETA: Working at Glasto gets you a free ticket but thats it, unless you work for a stall holder.

Edited by Plotloss on Wednesday 8th April 18:07

[kong]

I run an events/marquee company. We're based in the south though so a bit far to commute....

Your best bet is to call around all your local companies, tell them you are looking for some casual work in the summer, and they will probably take your details down and put them on a list. (this is what we do) Let them know when you can work (all hours if you can)

If you call enough up you are bound to get something, and get your foot in the door.

To give you an idea, we have up to 25 casual staff a day working sometimes in the summer, so there is a lot of work out there.

HTH

ETA - PM me if you want anymore help

Edited by kong on Wednesday 8th April 18:07

[dan1981]

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

Puggit said:

Jobs section...

...or should it be business?

Both of which have existed for years.

And both of which are pretty quiet and 90% of the users who have the answer to the question don't frequent those fora - hence my posting in here.


Thanks for the info kong I'll have a look at who are local to me.

[The_Sheriff]

Try contacting IMG about the picnic concerts that run through the summer. Have a look at the links below. They are always looking for riggers etc.

http://www.picnicconcerts.com/

http://www.imgevents.co.uk/index1.html

Cheers

James

[Gompo]

I do this (Marquee and lining work).

As other have said, contact local companies - you might be surprised how many there are around you. We ( www.mudfordmarquees.co.uk ) start taking on people (usually students) around May time and they'll leave late September. I wasnt a student and started in May and was kept on full time.

Hours will be long, work can be hard but sometimes very easy. Good laugh a lot of the time.

Edited by Gompo on Wednesday 8th April 22:46

[Furyous]

Local balloon trip company round here advertises every year for balloon chasers to drive the Landy and trailer to wherever it lands.

Could be fun ?

[elster]

How about as a farm labourer UK, France, Spain, Italy?

Go work on a vineyard or something.

[mik.ross]

not a direct link but a bit of fishing may find you an access all area pass

http://www.findtheneedle.co.uk/press-releases/1362...