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News for the Year 2009

Festival Photo Galleries Updates!

New photos from the 2009 Latitude Festival, Reading Festival and Leeds Festival have been added to the Hotbox Events Photo Galleries!You can visit the Hotbox Events Galleries by ...

22 Dec 09

Hotbox Events has moved offices!

In early December 2009 Hotbox Events moved with it's sister company Hotbox Studios into its new offices! It’s been a long time coming and a lot of work but we’re very happy ...

21 Dec 09

Season's Greetings from Hotbox Events!

Our very best wishes to all for the festive period, please find below Christmas messages from Steph, Jo and Tavis..."As 2009 draws to a close we look back at another hugely ...

17 Dec 09

Thank you from Suffolk Constabulary

Chief Superintendant Mark Cordell has got in touch thanking all who worked with the Hotbox Events Campsite Assistance Teams (CATs) and Helpful Arena Teams (HATs) at the 2009 Latitude ...

30 Oct 09

2009 Postal Strikes and Deposit Returns

All international deposit returns have been sent - those who live outside of the UK and requested a return via PayPal.Unfortunately the Communication Workers Union national industrial ...

29 Oct 09

Sustainable Event Management

Meegan Jones, who you may have worked with at Glastonbury Festival, Latitude Festival, Leeds Festival or Reading Festival, has written a book!Sustainable Event Management: A Practical ...

21 Oct 09

Reading and Leeds shortlisted for 4 awards!

Reading Festival and Leeds Festival have been shortlisted in two categories at the UK Festival Awards 2009!It’s now time for the second round of voting! Please visit ...

20 Oct 09

Latitude Festival shortlisted for 3 awards!

Latitude Festival has been shortlisted in three categories at the UK Festival Awards 2009!It’s now time for the second round of voting! Please visit www.FestivalAwards.com to ...

19 Oct 09

A Podium Finish for Amy O'Loughlin!

Throughout 2009 Hotbox Events has been a proud sponsor of Amy O'Loughlin. Amy has spent much of 2009 training to compete in the the Gore Bike Wear TransWales 2009 Mountain Bike Event ...

13 Oct 09

2009 UK Festival Awards!

If you haven’t yet voted in this year's UK Festival Awards and have a mo - please pop over to www.FestivalAwards.com - everyone who votes has the chance of winning 2 VIP tickets ...

05 Oct 09

Photos from 2009 Festivals!

We'll be adding all those which have been sent through to the Hotbox Events website soon!It's great for new volunteers to be able to see what working at a festival is like by viewing ...

25 Sep 09

Messages about your 2009 festivals...

Many thanks to all who have sent us a message about their time working at a festival with Hotbox in 2009!If you haven't and have a few minutes to write a couple of lines for our Hear ...

21 Sep 09

2009 Deposits - Check Your Address!

For all those who worked at 2009 Festivals with Hotbox Events and met the Terms & Conditions (please see here for details) deposits will be returned in October.Very Important ...

16 Sep 09

Reading and Leeds - Thank You!

Many thanks to all who worked at the 2009 Reading and Leeds Festivals!2009 has been a long but successful year. We’ve taken the CATs, what started as a tiny volunteer project at ...

09 Sep 09

The 3rd 2009 entry...

Just when you thought it was all over - the third entry for the "The Daft Business Card Competition" comes in!Following on from the first and second entries sent through in ...

08 Sep 09

Feedback from 2009 Festivals

We very much hope you enjoyed your time working with Hotbox Events in 2009.Unfortunately, we have received a few grumbles about the way things are run. We would very much like to ...

03 Sep 09

Leeds Festival - Update to Arrival Info!

Please find below updated Leeds Festival arrival info - it is very important you follow this updated info and not that within your Leeds CAT Info Pack.If you arrive before 12:00 ...

21 Aug 09

Reading Festival - CAT and HAT Compound

Following a lot of work the 2009 Reading Festival CAT & HAT Crew Compound has been moved from White Zone back to the main Yellow Crew Area!This means all of those working at the ...

19 Aug 09

The Competition Hots Up!

We've received the second entry for the "The Daft Business Card Placement Competition"!Following on from the first sent through at the beginning of August (details here), the ...

16 Aug 09

Reading and Leeds - Info Packs in PAAM!

For all those who have a confirmed position at the 2009 Reading Festival or Leeds Festival - the Info Packs are now available! The Info Packs include details re travel and arrival, ...

14 Aug 09

Green Republic August 2009 Newsletter

The August 2009 Green Republic newsletter has just been released by Festival Republic! The Green Republic newsletter is sent to Festival Republic's staff, crew, volunteers, project ...

13 Aug 09

2009 Reading and Leeds Info Packs

The 2009 Reading Festival & Leeds Festival CAT & HAT info packs are planned to be posted the week of Monday 17th August.You should receive your pack no later than Saturday 22nd ...

08 Aug 09

Hotbox Sponsoring Amy O'Loughlin

Back in 2007 Hotbox sponsored Amy O'Loughlin as part of a four woman mountain bike team which competed in the Nightrider12 event at Plymouth's Newnham Park; to raise money for the Force ...

07 Aug 09

Our Friends at Head To Foot!

Sean Eatherden - a Festival Republic Zone Manager who you may have met whilst working at the Latitude Festival or Leeds Festival - runs Head To Foot! We think it's a great idea and that ...

06 Aug 09

Reading Festival Application reopened!

We have just reopened the 2009 Reading Festival Application!Reading Festival has asked us to run the Helpful Arena Teams (HATs). Our HATs will be based in the arena and much like our ...

05 Aug 09

The Hotbox Competition...

On the way back from the 2009 Latitude Festival one of our supervisors pinned a Hotbox Events business card to a notice board and was even kind enough to send us this photo of his ...

04 Aug 09

Latitude Festival Feedback

Please find below a message to all who worked at the 2009 Latitude Festival from Harmony Blake.Dear CATs & HATs,The feedback that we have had this year about staff, how friendly, ...

01 Aug 09

Leeds Festival Deadline: 6th August

The deadline for Leeds Festival is now only a week away and there are only 28 places remaining! So if you would like to join us at this year's Leeds Festival please apply and pay your ...

30 Jul 09

How did you find Latitude Festival?

We love hearing from those who have worked with us! If you have a few minutes to write a couple of lines about your experience working with Hotbox Events at a festival and would be ...

29 Jul 09

Big Thank You from Festival Goer

Please find below an email received from an attendee of the 2009 Latitude Festival.Hi, I just wanted to say a big thank you to the CATs that helped me! I went to the festival on my own ...

28 Jul 09

Thank you from Latitude Festival

Please find below a message from Festival Republic’s Latitude Festival Licensing Office.Dear CATs & HATs, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all your hard work and ...

23 Jul 09

Latitude Thank You from Steph Newman

Please find below a message from Steph Newman to all who worked as CATs & HATs at the 2009 Latitude Festival.Dear Latitude CATs and HATs, A huge thank you to you all for your hard ...

22 Jul 09

Latitude Feedback from Steve Sage

Please find below a message from Steve Sage to all who worked as CATs & HATs at the 2009 Latitude Festival.Dear CATs and HATs,You did it! Last year we had 120 crimes the majority of ...

21 Jul 09

Latitude Lift Sharing via the Forum

With Latitude only a few days away if you haven't yet arranged to share a lift you may be able to find a spot in a car via the Hotbox Events CAT Forum!If you are driving and have a ...

12 Jul 09

Latitude Festival - Info Pack in PAAM!

For all those who have a confirmed position at the 2009 Latitude Festival the 2009 Info Pack is now available! This includes further details re travel and arrival, booking-in, shifts, ...

06 Jul 09

Latitude request from Mark Thomas...

The comedian and loud mouth Mark Thomas has asked us to send out a request to all Latitude Festival HAT volunteers, please find this below...Dear lovely volunteer,Thanks for coming ...

03 Jul 09

Latitude HATs reminder!

Hotbox Events will be managing CATs and Helpful Arena Teams (HATs) at the 2009 Latitude Festival! Our HATs will be dotted all over the Latitude Festival site focused on advising the ...

02 Jul 09

Latitude deadline extended!

As we still have some positions available at the 2009 Latitude Festival the application deadline has been extended! You can apply online now via HotBox Events PAAM.Please remember that ...

01 Jul 09

Latitude snack menu and discounted meals!

We have managed to arrange a deal so all Hotbox Events CATs & HATs will be able to get crew cafe vouchers from the CAT & HAT office for the discounted price of £3.99 per ...

30 Jun 09

New Latitude questions in PAAM

Two new questions have been added to Hotbox Events PAAM specifically for all those working at Latitude.The new questions are:If you are working at Latitude Festival can you arrive on ...

29 Jun 09

Lift Sharing via the Forum

With Latitude only two weeks away if you haven't yet arranged to share a lift you may be able to find a spot in a car via the Hotbox Events CAT Forum. If you are driving and have a ...

28 Jun 09

The Emergency T-shirt!

Although officially it's the year of the Ox, here at Hotbox Towers it's the year of the Emergency T-shirt! You can find out where this mysterious garment originated by reading the info ...

15 Jun 09

Clean Crew Camps for 2009!

Please click the link below to view info about our crew campsites.Please do have a read through and make every effort to keep ours clean. As you can see - keeping crew areas clean is ...

11 Jun 09

Latitude Festival 2009 Menus!

Staff catering for Latitude Festival 2009 is being run by Orange Festival Foods. Orange Festival Foods is making a huge effort to improve on the catering we have experienced in previous ...

05 Jun 09

Green Republic June 2009 Newsletter

The June Green Republic newsletter of 2009 has just been released by Festival Republic! The Green Republic newsletter is sent to Festival Republic's staff, crew, volunteers, project ...

04 Jun 09

Only Latitude and Leeds positions remain!

The final few positions for Reading Festival 2009 CATs were filled a few days ago. However, there are still positions available at both Latitude Festival 2009 and Leeds Festival 2009!If ...

25 May 09

All 2009 CAT t-shirts will be ethical!

The order has just been confirmed! All 2009 CAT t-shirts will be ethically produced by Starworld of Africa, independently certified by WRAP.Starworld of Africa recognizes its ...

24 May 09

Please bring a torch with you!

A little reminder to please bring a torch with you to the festivals this year! It may sound crazy to some but many turn up without one. All CATs work a nightshift and of course also ...

22 May 09

Return of the HATs at Latitude...

Hotbox Events will be managing CATs and Helpful Arena Teams (HATs) at the 2009 Latitude Festival! Our HATs will be dotted all over the Latitude Festival site focused on advising the ...

20 May 09

Latitude Festival - Shuttle Bus

Festival Republic has booked a shuttle bus which will be running from 2pm to 8pm on Wednesday 15th July 2009. The shuttle bus will pickup at Halesworth train station and drive all the ...

19 May 09

PNC Deadlines Updated

The Police National Computer (PNC) deadlines have been updated for Latitude Festival, Reading Festival and Leeds Festival. All those who have applied to work at Latitude Festival, ...

17 May 09

Download your 2009 CAT poster!

The 2009 CAT poster is now available for printing and/or download!You can find print quality versions of the poster via the thumbnails below.Please email to your friends, family and ...

05 May 09

Latitude Festival - extra CATs and HATs!

Latitude Festival has just requested more CATs and HATs for the 2009 festival! The total for Hotbox Events CATs and HATs at the 2009 Latitude Festival has now jumped to over 250!Press ...

01 May 09

Green Republic April 2009 Newsletter

The first Green Republic newsletter of 2009 has just been released by Festival Republic! The Green Republic newsletter is sent to Festival Republic's staff, crew, volunteers, project ...

08 Apr 09

2009 CAT Volunteer T-shirts!

We're doing our very best to go ethical with the t-shirts we give all of our volunteers this year. We're talking with a number of suppliers and are hoping to give all volunteers an ...

08 Apr 09

2009 CAT positions filling up fast!

CAT positions at the Latitude Festival, Reading Festival and Leeds Festival are filling up faster than ever this year! Deposits have been received confirming nearly 50% of positions at ...

06 Apr 09

2009 website and application live!

The new HotBox Events CATs Website and 2009 CAT PAAM Application is now live! It's taken a little longer than expected and apologies for the delay - hopefully it's worth the wait! We've ...

18 Mar 09

2009 Applications and Calendar

The 2009 HotBox Events CAT PAAM Application is planned to go live mid-March. HotBox Events CAT applications will be processed via the new PAAM CAT application which will also be going ...

11 Mar 09

2009 Calendar and Application

The 2009 HotBox Events CAT PAAM application will be live in mid-March – we'll inform all via the newsletters once the application is open. Please note that the CAT staff and ...

14 Jan 09