New Steward Application Form 2026

New Steward Application Form 2026
Please ensure you have read through our Stewarding Information before applying. Include as much information about yourself as you can to help us place you in a team that we feel you will enjoy and have the best skills for. NB. Some of the information you give us will be shared with other members of our team on a need to know basis. eg your Team Facilitators. If you experience any difficulty completing this form, please contact Sue at stewards@folkeast.co.uk Please add this email address to your contacts to ensure our response does not end up in your spam folder.
Phot by Andrew Moore
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
All correspondence will be via email
Mobile phone number*
We may need to contact you during the festival using this number
*

I confirm I will be 18 or over on the first day of volunteering
Please tell us the town and county you live in?*
We don't need your full address.
Emergency Contact Name (Ideally this should be someone who will not be with you at the Festival. We may need to contact them if you become unwell for instance.)*

First NameLast Name
Emergency contact phone number*
Relationship of emergency contact to you:*
Tell us more about yourself
Have you volunteered at any other festivals?
Please give details of which festivals and your role.
Do you have any skills or experience that you feel you can offer? *
eg, your job, hobbies etc.
Are there any tasks you might not able to do?
Please inform us of any relevant disability or medical issues (including pregnancy)
Dietary requirements

We will provide you with a snack after your training on Thursday. After that I'm afraid you will need to purchase food from the vendors on site or provide your own meals. Sadly we don't have the capacity to feed you all weekend but many of our food vendors offer discounts for stewards. You will be given details of these on arrival.
VegetarianVeganPescatarianGluten FreeLactose intolerantNut allergyOther
Please add clarification of the above if required
Please indicate what size high vis tabard you would prefer. We will try and accomodate your request. Bear in mind that if the weather is wet you may be wearing this over your wet weather gear.

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Availability
Please indicate a minimum of 3 days that you are available to volunteer at FolkEast 2026. If you are unable to join us until late on Thursday afternoon, your first day of availability would be Friday. NB. You will only be given access to the Festival on days that you are volunteering. ie. If you volunteer on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, you would also need to work a shift on Sunday to gain access to the Arena on this day. Children under 11 who are with you at the Festival, must be looked after by someone else while you are on duty.*

Thursday 20th August (Team Training sessions during the day. Festival commences for weekend campers in the evening)Friday 21st AugustSaturday 22nd AugustSunday 23rd AugustMonday 24th August (morning shift only)
If interested in the Set Up/Take Down team, please tick a minimum of 4 days below. NB Priority will be given to those who are available for the entire period before and after the festival. Closing date for applications to this team is 29th March 2026.

Tuesday 18th AugustWednesday 19th AugustThursday 20th AugustMonday 24th AugustTuesday 25th AugustWednesday 26th August (morning only)
Names of any other volunteers you will be coming with
We would like to work togetherWe would like the same shift patternEither of the above we're not fussy!
Most of our late shifts will finish at midnight. Some of our venues will have shifts that finish after midnight. Would you be happy to do a shift that finishes beyond midnight?*

YesNo
Accommodation
Will you be camping at the Festival?*

NoTent onlyTent + carStandard Caravan/campervan/live in vehicle (up to 20sqm)Large caravan/campervan/live in vehicle (20sqm & over)I am hiring a Bell Tent but will still need a camping pass
Please indicate which campsite you will be using.

Stewards' campsitePublic campsite - required if there will be people in your party (including children) who are not volunteeringI'm not sure yet
If coming with another volunteer, will you be sharing a tent/van or will you require two pitches? NB If camping on the public campsite, we cannot guarantee you will be able to pitch with friends unless you arrive together.

Shared pitch2 pitches required
Please tell us your vehicle registration
Other Stuff

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Please insert a recent head and shoulders photo of yourself. This will be used for your security lanyard and for our team photo walls in the Stewards' Tent. If you would rather not have your photo displayed, please mention this in the section below. Please ensure your photo bears some resemblance to you! It will be used a lot by our Team Facilitators to get to know who’s who.

or email one to stewards@folkeast.co.uk
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Is there any other information we should know about you or that you would like to add?
Please tell me if you will need to leave on the Sunday and at what time approximately. Even the last shift on Sunday does need to be covered but I can ensure that you are not given a late shift on that day.
I would prefer to do 2 x 2 hour shifts a day rather than 1 x 4 hour shiftI live locally and would be happy to return on Friday 28th August to help with the final litter pickI am happy for you to retain this data after the 2026 festival. We would only be using it to contact you about future volunteering opportunities. NB. We won't be able to contact you about next year's festival if you don't tick this!
Declaration:

I have read the Stewarding InformationI am available on the dates indicated
Signature*
Please add our email address to your contacts to ensure that our response does not end up in your spam folder. stewards@folkeast.co.uk
Date of completion*
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New Steward Application Form 2026

Tell us more about yourself

Dietary requirements

Availability

Accommodation

Other Stuff