News
News for the Year 2006
CAT Christmas Message
Please find below a Christmas message from Jo, Mark & Tavis to all CAT volunteers.Dear all,Thank you for all of your effort and enthusiasm in 2006 - the work you all did at the ...
22 Dec 06
2007 CAT Festival Applications
The CAT Online Application is planned to be available from April/May 2007.As in previous years PDF versions of the applications will be available to download for posting/faxing to us, ...
21 Dec 06
Festival Photo Gallery Update
New photos from the 2007 Reading Festival & Leeds Festival 2007 have been added to the HotBox Events CATs Festivals Galleries!If you have any photos you would like to see in the ...
04 Dec 06
Festival Photo Gallery Update
New photos from Leeds Festival 2006 have been added to the HotBox Events CATs Festivals Galleries!If you have any photos you would like to see in the festival galleries please send them ...
25 Oct 06
Festival Photo Gallery Update
New photos from Leeds Festival 2006 have been added to the HotBox Events CATs Festivals Galleries!If you have any photos you would like to see in the festival galleries please send them ...
14 Oct 06
Festival Photo Gallery Update
New photos from Reading Festival 2006 have been added to the HotBox Events CATs Festivals Galleries!If you have any photos you would like to see in the festival galleries please send ...
12 Oct 06
Festival Photo Gallery Update
New photos from Leeds Festival 2006 have been added to the HotBox Events CATs Festivals Galleries!If you have any photos you would like to see in the festival galleries please send them ...
11 Oct 06
CAT Deposit Returns info
Many of you have now received your deposit refunds - the reason some have received £135 whilst others have received £130 is dependant on payment method.Deposits originally ...
04 Oct 06
Festival CAT Deposit Returns
All CAT deposits have now been sent - again apologies for the slight delay in getting these back to you, the jump from 65 volunteers in 2005 to over 350 in 2006 has slowed us down a ...
02 Oct 06
Festival CAT Deposit Returns
We're running a little behind with 2006 CAT deposit returns due to being onsite at another event. We're back in the office now and are dealing with all returns this week. Apologies for ...
25 Sep 06
Global Hand campaign feedback
We've received feedback from Global Hand regarding the "Give Me Shelter" campaign. So far we've only received info about the Leeds Festival, we'll let you know how we all did ...
06 Sep 06
CAT Deposit Returns
All CAT Deposit returns are planned to be sent between Mon 18th - Friday 22nd September.We have records of all volunteers who completed their shifts at the Reading Festival & Leeds ...
04 Sep 06
Photos of CATs
If you have any photos of CATs in T-Shirts/Jackets/Tabards please get in touch.If you have any photos of the CAT Flags or CAT Info Tents please send those over too!If you have any other ...
04 Sep 06
Reading and Leeds Festivals
A massive thank you to all who worked with us at the 2006 Reading Festival & Leeds Festival. We've received a huge amount of very positive feedback - we'll try and give an overview ...
29 Aug 06
CAT Arrival and 1st Shift
The first shift on Wednesday is allocated on a first come first served basis - those arriving first are the first to be offered a position on the Wednesday afternoon (Early Bird) shift. ...
21 Aug 06
Global Hand Application Live!
You can now apply online for voluntary positions with GlobalHand at the Reading Festival & Leeds Festival.Please note the application is planned to be online until Monday 21st ...
17 Aug 06
New Volunteering Opportunity
Please find below details of a new volunteering opportunity at the Reading Festival & Leeds Festival - please contact us to be put in touch with Global Hand.Duration ...
15 Aug 06
A handy list of things...
In collaboration with the Reading Festival & Leeds Festival we've updated the handy list of things to bring with you to a festival - if you've never been to a festival before or if ...
13 Aug 06
Reading Festival now full
Thank you for your additional Reading Festival applications - we are now again fully staffed for the Reading Festival & Leeds Festival. We'll be confirming with all who have been ...
11 Aug 06
CAT Application closed until 2007
The CAT application is now offline until 2007. Many thanks to all of you who have applied and followed this with a deposit securing your place as a CAT volunteer at the Reading Festival ...
10 Aug 06
Love Not Riots Update
Some further info has been sent our way by the girls behind the "Love Not Riots" campaign. The following is the press release that was used as the base for the BBC Berkshire ...
09 Aug 06
Leeds CAT Volunteer DEADLINE
The final deadline for Leeds Festival CAT Volunteer applications and deposits has been brought forward to Thursday 10th August (Tomorrow!) - this is when we'll be sending the final ...
09 Aug 06
CAT Packs!
We will be posting 'CAT Packs' to all confirmed volunteers next week - the CAT pack details your role and responsibilities at the event, provides information about the event and site ...
09 Aug 06
Lift Sharing
We've added links to www.liftshare.org and www.freewheelers.co.uk to the Hotbox Events links page - please visit www.liftshare.org and www.freewheelers.co.uk for more info about lift ...
31 Jul 06
Leeds CAT Volunteer DEADLINE
The final deadline for Leeds Festival CAT Volunteer applications and deposits is the 14th August - this is when we'll be sending the final batch of names to the police for PNC (Police ...
28 Jul 06
Love Not Riots Campaign
We've added a link to www.lovenotriots.com to the Hotbox Events links area - the "Love Not Riots" campaign is supported by Melvin Benn, The NME, Safeconcerts and many others - ...
28 Jul 06
Lift sharing to festivals
Please visit the Hotbox Events forum if you are looking for a lift to an event or can supply a lift for others - many are discussing sharing lifts to the festivals via the forum.
20 Jul 06
Only Leeds CAT positions remain
We are now at full capacity for CAT volunteer positions at Reading, and over halfway for positions at Leeds - details below. Reading Festival CAT Volunteer places available: 145Reading ...
20 Jul 06
CAT managers out of office
The CAT managers who deal with deposits and confirmations are away from the office at a festival until Tuesday 18th July - we'll be catching up with confirmations for those who have ...
14 Jul 06
CAT positions filling up
We're almost at full capacity for CAT volunteer positions at Reading Festival and nearing halfway for positions at Leeds - details below.Reading Festival CAT Volunteer places available: ...
10 Jul 06
Multiple Volunteer Payments
If you would like to pay two or more deposits via the same PalPay account or credit card - please leave a day or two between payments - PayPal's automated system has been flagging ...
22 Jun 06
Festival CATs in the NME
We've now received nearly 300 applications for CAT volunteer positions at the Reading Festival & Leeds Festival - although only received 70 deposits to secure places.Information ...
14 Jun 06
CAT PNC Checks
Information about PNC checks has been added to the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) area which can be found here.
09 Jun 06
Festival CAT Deposits
You can now send us your Festival CAT Volunteer deposit online via:A major debit or credit card: Visa, Visa Delta, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Switch/Maestro, Solo, American ...
21 May 06
Photos of CATs from 2005
We're looking for photos of the CAT volunteers in CAT branded gear, if anyone has any can you please get in touch, many thanks!
17 May 06
Festival CATs Updates
The CAT Info has been updated; the number of volunteers required for the Reading Festival and Leeds Festival has increased; the start time on the Wednesday has been brought forward; the ...
14 May 06
CATs see stars at Leeds 2005
You may have seen photos of our CAT Volunteers on the internet over the past six months, Jo Shields and Rachael Savage managed to meet all sorts of people at Leeds 2005, including:Baby ...
05 May 06
Festival CATs - updates
We're starting the CAT shift's earlier this year - 2pm on the Wednesday afternoon - please let us know in your application or contact us if you can work on the Wednesday afternoon. The ...
26 Apr 06
Festival CATs Application Live
The Festival CATs application is now live! Festival CATs (Campsite Assistant Teams) are volunteers at the Reading and Leeds festivals.You can apply via the Online Application.For more ...
20 Apr 06
Congrats to Veronica Meehan!
Congratulations to Veronica Meehan who has just successfully completed the Paris Marathon! Veronica made it round in 4 hours 57 minutes and 51 seconds - just inside her target of 5 ...
13 Apr 06
ID Photo examples
An example of an appropriate photo for your ID card, and examples of photos we cannot accept, have been added to the Application Guidelines. You can find the application guidelines via ...
13 Mar 06
Updated FAQ and Info areas
The Frequently Asked Questions area has been updated.CAT About pages have been added to the site.We will be updating all of these areas as often as we can, please do check these pages ...
06 Mar 06
Festival CATs
In 2006 CATs (Campsite Assistant Team Volunteers) will be at both the Reading Festival and Leeds Festival.More information can be found via the about pages here. The application for the ...
03 Mar 06
Leeds Festival CATs
Information for all Leeds Festival CATs has been updated and can be found here.
03 Jan 06
