British Eventing Weekend

25/09/2010 8am

25th & 26th September 2010

Kelsall Hill (2) Sep 25th and 26th click here.

We want to broaden the appeal of these days for spectators so at the last event we had over 20 trade stands selling a variety of snacks and a wide range of products from granite kitchen surfaces to art, jewellery, joules clothing, horse tack, pet care, cars and 4x4's and there was even a car valeting service. With over 3000 people in attendance over the weekend you might want to bring a trade stand or advertise your company. For more information about this opportunity, advertising all year at the venue or on the website you can call Emma on 07968734991 or email her click here.

It takes approximately 120 volunteers to run each days event. That’s a massive challenge for Jane Whitaker to organise. It all starts as you enter, there’s 5 people assisting in the car park, 3 in the secretaries tent, 6 dressage judges, 6 writers, 6 arena stewards, 2 on tack check, and a chief dressage steward. Then in the show jumping there are 3 in the control box, an arena steward and a team of 5 or so picking up jump poles. After that and with approx 25 fences on the cross country course there’s a need for 40 fence judges, a starting crew of approx 4, and control another 4 and a chief steward. The scores from each discipline are collected by 3 three motorbikes and taken to a team of 6 scorers to collate. On top off all this there are the caterers, drinks carriers, paramedics, human ambulance team, horse ambulance, vet, doctors, farriers, fence repair and BE officials. It’s a massive task and we can’t afford to pay everyone so we rely on the goodwill of clients, clubs, competitors and friends to volunteer for a role on the day. It’s a great way to get involved and we provide a packed lunch and drinks throughout the day.

If you’ve never helped out as a volunteer before but would like to get involved or find out more, then please get in touch. If you enjoyed yourself last year as a volunteer and want to help out again, please contact us and let us know.

To contact Jane Whitaker click here to e/mail or call 07807120921