Who says fundraising has to be difficult? This year, the Creative Learning team joined a team of stewards working at Glastonbury Festival and donated all their wages to Zone Club - while having fun at the same time. Find out what happened and how much they raised.
Coldplay, Shania Twain, Dua Lipa and Disclosure’s brilliant performances were the talk of street food queues at Glastonbury Festival this year. But as anyone who’s ever been to the iconic Somerset shindig knows, it’s actually made all the more special by the hundreds of other musical and performing arts acts who play their part over the long weekend in June. It’s also well-known for its support of charities, both local and international.
This year, our team who support Zone Club – our musical group for learning disabled young adults – seized the chance to get involved with Glastonbury Festival in a very special way. Tonie Scott, one of Zone Club’s amazing volunteers, had the chance to run a steward team at the festival, made up of 12 willing workers who all nominated to donate their wages to Zone Club! Stewards included members of the WMC team and their families, and their role was to support the Notting Hill Carnival team – making sure that they were safe and happy as they performed every day at Car Henge – a recreation of Stonehenge with classic cars – and went on their travels around the site.
Our team absolutely loved it! Says Cassie Tait, Head of Creative Learning and Community Engagement, “Notting Hill Carnival had an amazing sound system, a steel pan band and a fleet of incredible dancers who had travelled down from all over London. Our team were brilliant, and we had an incredible time, taking the vibes of Notting Hill Carnival to the people of Glastonbury and doing it on behalf of Zone Club.” Our Creative Learning Assistant Megan Warmisham agreed. “It was a fantastic experience, both working as stewards for the Notting Hill Carnival team and being able to enjoy the festival outside of our working hours. We were able to access and explore the site before the public and averaged around 35,000 steps per day over the six days we spent temporarily living on the Worthy Farm site”. It was all so worth it – in total the team donated their entire wages for the week of £1,300, which will go towards one future session of Zone Club.
A huge thank you to all our stewards for their support for Zone Club.