Tag: My Time as a Volunteer for Cheltenham Literature Festival

Random Thoughts: Volunteer at Cheltenham Literature Festival

Posted December 12, 2015 by Charlotte in Random Thoughts / 0 Comments
Random Thoughts: Volunteer at Cheltenham Literature Festival

It’s been over a month since I was a Volunteer at Cheltenham Literature Festival, and I can not believe how much time has flown. I’ve been meaning for ages and ages to post this post, but I couldn’t get into words what I wanted to say. This post started ridiculously long and could have been several posts. But in the end I’ve managed to write a single post. This is my highlights, the moments of the festival.   The Upsides: Being a Volunteer at Cheltenham Literature Festival was one of the best decisions I ever made, using up my holiday allowance (and perhaps a little more, oops!). From letting Mary Beard wonder around the festival with a glass of wine in hand, to pretending to be effective crowd control for Ronnie Wood and pretending to be a photographer for Alice Baxter and Mary Portas, and driving some of the writers around Cheltenham, pretending I knew where I was going… I loved meeting the writers and being able to listen to their talks as well as volunteering at the same time. I […]