Help needed Sunday

[therealjr]

This Sunday (17th) sees the Annual Cancer Research 'Race for Life' in Chesterfield.
They are really short of volunteers to help marshall the event.
If you are a lunatic like me you can turn up to Rose Hill Car park at 6am to help set up.
If you have slightly more sense you can turn up at 8.30 just to marshall the actual run.
Race starts at 10.30.
Usually done for 1 ish.
Anyone who can help just needs to turn up to Rose Hill Car park and sign on at the Blue and White tent.
There's usually a t shirt and a bacon buttie in it plus the grateful thanks of Cancer research.
They are hoping to raise £125k this year but without more volunteers they are going to struggle to run the event.

[Pete]

What do you have to do?

[therealjr]

Set up involves putting out all the directional signage and building the finish area etc.
Knock down is the reverse of this.
Marshalling basically just means making sure they all go in the right direction, help anyone who might need assistance, stop the general public getting in the way (though anyone getting in the way of a few thousand women all dressed in pink deserves everything they get) and shout encouragement to the stragglers to keep them going.
Course starts at the town hall, meanders through the town centre and ends up in Queen's Park. You could be anywhere on that route. You may be issued with a radio so that you can let race control know where the front and back of the race is.

[Pete]

Will have a word with my missus - depends on what she has planned for the weekend.

[~Aitch~]

Really sorry but I'm fully committed this week-end.  I'd be happy to help in future events.

[Pete]

Of course, it's the Barlow Proms this weekend - good luck with that Aitch, have a great weekend.

[loopy]

im already going.. my friend roped me in 

[k4blades]

And I'll be making up for last weekends miserable weather as I will be sunning it up in Spain...weeeehhhhhh.

[~Aitch~]

Of course, it's the Barlow Proms this weekend - good luck with that Aitch, have a great weekend.

Thanks, Pete.   

[Slacker]

6am is far too late for me; off to work at 4.

[Fly]

See you at 6.00am. I'll give 2-3 hours of my time.

[Pete]

OK, I'm in. Will get there as early as I can.

[Alsatian]

6am is far too late for me; off to work at 4.

 

[Fly]

Do I need to bring proof of ID ?
Matlock full CRB 
Town minor CRB 
Passport
Driving licence
etc

If I get a free t-shirt, can I auction it and give the money to the cause ?

On a serious note. What's your connection to the race JR
Volunteer, promoter ?

[therealjr]

You need nothing except yourself and looking at the weather forecast warm waterproof clothing (showers forecast)

I'm on 10% of the takings 
Seriously I have no connection at all I'm just stupid enough to volunteer to help on these things.
I'm doing the Ashgate Hospice Midnight walk next weekend as well (Emily Evans at the Hospice will be delighted to hear a: from any ladies still wanting to take part and b: anyone daft enough to lose a nights sleep to marshall this one)