I have to say that my time with the Festival was a full blown, seat of the pants, thrill ride from start to finish. To say that I loved it is just too much of an understatement for words!
I have occasionally got involved in charity fundraising projects in the past but I have to say that I may have had some pre – conceived ideas about what a volunteer workforce would be like that I am now rather ashamed of. The ambition of the Festival demanded a small army of 300 or so volunteers in order to make it happen and I can honestly say that I would be honoured to have this quality of workforce in any FTSE 100 listed company. Stuff just got done. It’s that simple!
As a photographer for the Festival my interactions with a lot of the volunteers were sadly quite minimal but the number of times in conversation I would hear visitors commenting on and praising the staff for their professionalism was simply too often to be coincidental.
Personally I was exposed to opportunities that I doubt I’d have got anywhere near otherwise and I’d like to think that in the main, I was able to deliver what I set out to achieve. have a flick through the photos and see what you think. They are held in the Gallery section of the main Festival site.
Missing It Already . . .
