West Norwood FEAST is run entirely by volunteers – and we’d love more people to join us in making West Norwood an even better place to live. Volunteering with FEAST is a chance to support your community, meet new people, and have fun along the way.
FEAST is a people-powered market that takes place on the first Sunday of each month, from April to December. Each event features three bustling hubs – Food Fair, Fresh ’n’ Green and Artisans’ Market – packed with fantastic stalls and friendly traders. Visitors can enjoy free entertainment from local performers, activities for children, and even pick up a new skill or two.
Why volunteer?
Since 2011, FEAST has been organised by local residents and businesses working together to create a welcoming community event. Volunteering is a brilliant way to make new friends, get involved in your neighbourhood and feel good about giving something back. Whether you can spare just a couple of hours on market day or want to help behind the scenes, there’s a role for you.
Ways you can help:
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Join us for a two-hour shift on FEAST Sundays, welcoming visitors and meeting fellow volunteers.
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Support community activities on the day, such as chatting with residents at our Tea and Talk stand.
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Help run one of the market hubs, supporting traders and organising logistics.
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Organise entertainment and activities for each monthly event.
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Contribute behind the scenes — from volunteer coordination and social media to fundraising and more.
Get involved!
Volunteers make FEAST happen – and we’d love you to be part of it. If you’re interested, email volunteer@westnorwoodfeast.com
We also get together socially on the Tuesday evening before and after each FEAST – a great way to connect with fellow volunteers.
FEAST volunteer roles:
Director – we’re looking for someone with enthusiasm, who can help steer FEAST through the next few years of development and growth and contribute fresh ideas for raising funds to make this possible. If you have experience of fundraising/income generation at a strategic level in any field, we would like to hear from you. We would particularly welcome applications from people with a commitment to community projects and the ability to make connections in the local community and beyond. See here for further information and please get in touch at hello@westnorwoodfeast.com
Food Fair Hub Leader – we’re looking for an enthusiastic volunteer to help coordinate our vibrant Food Fair, home to a wide variety of hot food stalls. In this role, you’ll support existing stallholders and play a part in selecting exciting new food traders to join us. This is a shared position alongside one of our current volunteers, so you’ll have support while helping to shape the fair’s success. If you’d like to join, please get in touch at volunteer@westnorwoodfeast.com
Other FEAST roles and tasks:
- Stewards – the friendly face of FEAST on event days, welcoming visitors and dealing with queries.
- First aid – we need at least one registered First Aider on call for each FEAST day.
- Hub Leaders – help organise, select and support stallholders both on FEAST days and in the lead up to them.
- Entertainment – help support, organise and book entertainers for each FEAST, including children’s activities.
- Tea and talk – chatting with other people from the local community, over a cuppa and a slice of cake.
- Van drivers and logistics – helping to move signs, chairs, first aid kits and other FEAST material to our Hubs in the morning and packing up at the end of the day. (We use a company to put up our gazebos, but you may need to move a small number of tables around.)
Behind the scenes stuff and outreach:
- Marketing and communications – branding, print and production, social media, press and PR and more.
- IT – help to manage and update the FEAST website and mailing lists as well as provide IT support to all FEAST roles and activities.
- Community outreach – make contact and develops links with the local community groups and schools community.
- Partnerships, sponsorships and fundraising – liaise with local businesses and potential sponsors and funders.
- Volunteer organising – help coordinate volunteers to help on FEAST days and in between.
Support and management:
- Steering group – you can take part in the FEAST steering group, which deals with its finance, planning, management, governance etc.
- Accountancy and bookkeeping – we always need volunteers to help with the FEAST finances.
- Legal, HR and safeguarding advice – this is needed for support on governance, compliance etc.
- Business development and project management – do you have experience/expertise you could share with FEAST?
If you’d like to volunteer on market days, help plan and organise in between FEAST, or find out more, send us an email volunteer@westnorwoodfeast.com
