Manchester Village Pride 2026 – Volunteer Application Form
Manchester Village Pride is looking for volunteers to help deliver a safe, welcoming, community-led Pride across the Village footprint and Parade route. Tell us a bit about you, what you’d like to help with, and when you’re available. We’ll use this to match you to a role and contact you with next steps.
About You
Full name
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Email address
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example@example.com
Mobile number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
Postcode
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I confirm I am 18+
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Yes
Emergency contact name
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Emergency contact phone
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Please enter a valid phone number.
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Availability
Which days can you volunteer?
Pre-Event
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Yes
No
Friday
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Yes
No
Saturday
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Yes
No
Sunday
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Yes
No
Monday
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Yes
No
What times of day would you prefer?
Morning
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Yes
No
Afternoon
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Yes
No
Evening
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Yes
No
Late
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Yes
No
Preferred shift length
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3–4 hours
4–6 hours
6+ hours
Flexible
Anything we should know about your availability?
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Where and how would you like to volunteer?
Where would you prefer to volunteer?
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Village footprint (Gay Village event area)
Parade route
Either / happy wherever needed
What areas are you interested in?
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Accessibility support
Parade route stewarding
Parade assembly / dispersal support
General help / Ambassadors (welcome, wayfinding, “floater” roles)
Wristbands / Accreditation (check-in & exchange)
Welfare support (supporting the welfare team, signposting, calm presence)
Info point / Wayfinding (answering questions, directions, transport/toilets)
Queue / Crowd support (busy points, entrances, pinch points)
Lost property support (logging and handover)
Green team / Clean & tidy (litter picks, recycling points, keeping areas presentable)
Volunteer HQ support (check-in/out, briefings, breaks, distributing kit)
Ops runners / Site support (odd jobs, deliveries, being the go-between)
Photography (volunteer photographer)
Videography / Content capture (volunteer videographer)
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Skills & Experience
Have you volunteered at events before?
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Yes
No
Tell us briefly what kind of events/roles
Do you have any relevant skills?
Customer service / public-facing
First aid trained
Conflict management / de-escalation
Accessibility support experience
Working with radios / comms
Stewarding / crowd support
Social media / content
Other
Please specify other relevant skills
Languages spoken (optional)
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Accessibility & Support Needs
Do you have any access requirements or adjustments you’d like us to know about?
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Yes
No
Please tell us about your access requirements or adjustments
Are there any roles you cannot do?
Media Section
This section is only shown if you selected Photography or Videography / Content capture above.
Which can you do?
Photography
Videography
Both
Links to your work (website/portfolio/Instagram/showreel)
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What kit will you use?
Phone only
DSLR / Mirrorless camera
Gimbal / stabiliser
Audio kit (mic/recorder)
Drone (only if pre-approved)
Other
Please specify other kit
What are you comfortable capturing?
Parade action / crowd atmosphere
Performances / stages
Portraits / posed shots
Short interviews
Behind-the-scenes (if permitted)
I understand I must follow Manchester Village Pride’s consent guidance when filming/photographing people, and I will comply with any instructions from staff/security.
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I understand I must follow Manchester Village Pride’s consent guidance when filming/photographing people, and I will comply with any instructions from staff/security.
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Declarations & Consent
I agree to treat everyone with respect and follow event staff instructions.
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I agree to treat everyone with respect and follow event staff instructions.
I consent to Manchester Village Pride CIC storing and using my information to process my volunteer application and contact me about volunteering.
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I consent to Manchester Village Pride CIC storing and using my information to process my volunteer application and contact me about volunteering.
I’d like to receive updates about Manchester Village Pride.
I’d like to receive updates about Manchester Village Pride.
Privacy Notice: Your information will be used only for the purpose of processing your volunteer application and contacting you about volunteering. Your data will be handled securely and not shared outside Manchester Village Pride CIC, unless required by law.
Anything else you want to tell us?
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