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Marshal volunteers at the exmoor swim

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Event Marshalling for Somerset Wildlife Trust

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Event Marshalling for Somerset Wildlife Trust

Donating a few hours of your time to help as an event marshal or collector, will result in substantial donations to support our work to protect and restore wildlife and wild places here in Somerset.

This is a really fun, one-off, volunteering role, though many of our volunteers come back time and time again.

Add your name to our list of event marshal volunteers so we can see if you're available to help at various events throughout the year:

Email: fundraising@somersetwildlife.org or call: 07549 031738

Smiling man with a beard wearing a high viz jacket, holding two collection buckets at the Somerset Carnivals

Credit: Bridgwater Photographic Society

Upcoming dates

Are you free for a few hours to help at these events?

  • Taunton Carnival: Saturday 19th October 2024
  • Bridgwater Carnival: Saturday 2nd November 2024
  • Wells Carnival: Friday 15th November 2024
  • Glastonbury Carnival: Saturday 16th November 2024
  • December 2024: Christmas Collections (dates TBC)
  • Nunney Street Fayre: TBC summer 2025
It was great to be a part of a lovely local event with the added knowledge that I was also helping to raise money for Somerset Wildlife Trust. I hadn't done any stewarding before, but it was really easy to pick up what I needed to do and it was so enjoyable to meet the other volunteers. As we were outside in a field, I even managed to do a butterfly count in a quieter moment.
Rosie

Meet some of the team

Marshal volunteer directing cars to a parking space in a field
I HELPED MARSHALL CARS

Angie helped us raise over £600

Angie donated 4 hours of her time as part of our car park team at the Nunney Street Fayre and helped us raise over £600
volunteer marshal ready to collect ticket money for a car park
I collected ticket money

Francis helped us raise over £600

Francis sold programs and collected entrance ticket money, from which Somerset Wildlife Trust received 40% of takings
Two volunteers marshalling a car park
I HELPED MARSHALL CARS

Lucy and Clive have helped raise over £1,300

Lucy and Clive have volunteered many times as event marshals helping to raise a tremendous amount from various events
Vikki Jensen one of our amazing event volunteers
I HELPED MARSHALL CARS

Vicki raised £100

It was really enjoyable, with friendly organisers, everyone was in a good mood - it turns out I like directing cars! Happy to help again.
Fi Foster one of our amazing events volunteers
I served hot chocolate

Fi raised over £200

I’ve volunteered for 3 years now at the Exmoor Swim – event marshalling is a hoot, and I’ve met some lovely people – will be back next year!
Volunteers dressed as bees with collection buckets
We gave out wildflower seeds

And helped raise over £4,000!

We dressed as worker bees and gave out wildflower seeds as part of a charity partnership with Farm Fest - the festival donated £4,000

Find out more

Thank you on behalf of all at Somerset Wildlife Trust for your interest in volunteering as an event marshal.

I'd love to hear from you so if you have any questions, or if you'd simply like to be added to our list of potential event marshals, so we can let you know about upcoming opportunities, please get in touch.

Email: fundraising@somersetwildlife.org or call: 07549 031738

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