What would you say, if I said, You could go to Music Festivals for FREE!! Read on...

From RMT Vision volume 1 issue 1

Tickets for the best music festivals are always in short supply and can be very expensive but RMT can help... and it won’t cost you a penny!

Throughout 2009 RMT Young Members will be looking for volunteers to work as bar staff at some of the UK’s greatest music festivals to help raise money for the RMT young members fund. The money raised is then used for organising events and courses for Young Members to help keep the cost of future YM activities to the bare minimum.

Who do I work for? Volunteers work for the Workers Beer Company, who run beer tents at music festivals. http://workersbeer.thewebbureaus2.com/default.aspx

What’s in it for me? All you have to do is work 1 x 6 hour shift a day and in return you get access to the festival when not working, FREE transport from London to and from the festival, a secure campsite with HOT showers and FLUSHING toilets! Plus a FREE meal voucher and drinks tokens per day!!!

Who can participate? Literally anyone!!! Old or young - only restriction is you must be at least 18 years old. You work in teams of 6 and whilst first come first served means that members will be given priority if you have got friends who fancy coming along for the FREE festival access that’s not a problem. All they need to understand is that the wage they should earn goes to RMT young members fund and that they have to turn up for their shifts... the rest is FREE for them to enjoy! Plus you get to do what you want with the TIPS you earn!

I worked Glastonbury last year with friends and some volunteers from Rock Around The Blockade. http://www.ratb.org.uk/ We had such a laugh and managed to see SO many great acts. You can still hear the acts even when working due to the proximity of the beer tents to the stages! An amazing experience, so good that my mates are up for doing it again this year.

Which festivals can we work? So far we have places guaranteed for Glastonbury, Leeds and Reading festivals... but if there is enough interest we could possibly arrange teams for other festivals too such as WOMAD, Latitude, Tolpuddle Martyrs and Get Loaded in the Park.

To REGISTER for a FREEBIE festival contact: rmtyoungcomrade@googlemail.com with the name of the festival you would like to volunteer for in the subject line. Then in the text part of the e-mail please give full names, e-mail addresses and contact number’s for all who wish to take part. Please also state whether they are a member or not.