Nantwich Food Festival invites new volunteers to special event

The Nantwich Food Festival is organised and run by volunteers, however some of the usual volunteers are no longer able to help because of their changing circumstances. Their invaluable work still needs to be done, so the Festival is now asking anyone who may be interested in volunteering to step forward.

Festival Volunteer Manager, Ana Martins tells us that she has organized a Welcome Evening for new Volunteers. This will take place on Tuesday 28^th May at the Leopard, London Road, Nantwich and will start at 7pm; light refreshments will be available.

Festival organisers and directors will be on hand to answer any queries, but there is no obligation to sign up as a volunteer.

Ana tells us:

“The idea of this evening is to provide a welcoming, social environment so that anyone who might be interested in volunteering for the Festival can hear more about what this could entail.

The Festival needs a veritable army of volunteers to cover the three days of the Festival weekend itself.”

Tasks over the Festival weekend include directing exhibitors to their pitch to ensure that their unloading and setting out of goods is as streamlined as possible, putting up signage and giving information and advice to visitors.

The important work of ensuring that all areas are welcoming, clean and tidy and that all exhibitor and public waste is appropriately recycled becomes more and more important as the Festival seeks to become more sustainable.

Additional marquee managers will also be much-needed this year to help spread the workload and to ensure that everything runs smoothly in both of the 2 large marquees and the town centre area.

Information, support and training are all provided free of charge and experienced managers are always at hand, so new volunteers are never left without support.

Ana finishes by saying:

“We have volunteers from teens to 80+ year olds from all backgrounds, so we can use whatever skills and experience you may have.

If you would like to hear more about how to join us as a volunteer and become part of the success of Nantwich Food Festival, then just come along to the Welcome Evening at The Leopard on May 28^th.”

Other opportunities to engage with Festival Volunteers are at the Reaseheath Family Festival on May 12^th and at Nantwich Farmers Market on June 29^th.

If you are interested in volunteering, but cannot make the Welcome Evening, or just want to hear more about volunteering roles please email Ana on:

volunteers@nantwichfoodfestival.co.uk