A presentation for volunteers applying to be a part of the Rugby World Cup 2015 Fanzone in Leicester.

1. FANZONE VOLUNTEERS
VICTORIA PARK, LEICESTER

2. EVENING ITINERARY
• The Volunteering Fanzone Steering
Group – The Partnership
• The TRY OUTS (Interviews) to join
The Pack of Volunteers
• Skill, Interests and Experience
• Any further questions

3. RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015
• Eighth Rugby World Cup
• Hosted in England and Wales, September 18 – October 31
• Third largest global sporting event
• Global television audience of over 4 billion
• 400,000+ international fans from over 100 countries
• Potential economic benefit to the UK of approx. £2.1 billion
• 20 teams
• 48 matches
• 13 venues in 11 host cities

4. 444 DAYS TO GO!!

5. VOLUNTARY ACTION
LEICESTERSHIRE (VAL)
• About VAL what we do
– Volunteering
– Group Support
– Polices and Partnership
– Children and Young People
– VALUES
– Healthwatch
• Our involvement in the RWC 2015

6. FANZONE VOLUNTEERS
VICTORIA PARK, LEICESTER
CATHERINE HALLSWORTH,
FESTIVALS & EVENTS, LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

7. Overview
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8. VICTORIA PARK FANZONE 3RD – 11TH OCTOBER 2015

9. FANZONE VOLUNTEERS

10. Fan Zone Schedule
Date Fixture Volunteers Comments # on site/
shift
Fri Oct 2 Set up 1pm – 5pm Site set up 5
Sat Oct 3 Pre game – set up 9am-12noon Set up of on the day arrivals 3
Sat Oct 3 Samoa v Asia 12:30pm-5:30pm & 5pm-10pm Site open 13:00, all games
screened
20
South Africa v Scotland
England v Australia
Sun Oct 4 Argentina v Tonga 12:30pm – 7:30pm Site open 13:00 – 19:00 20
Ireland v Italy
Mon Oct 5 Rest day NA
Tues Oct 6 Canada v Europe 2 3pm – 10pm Site open 15:30 – 20:00 18
Oceania 1 v Play-off winner
Wed Oct 7 South Africa v USA 3pm – 10pm Site open 15:30 – 20:00 18
Africa 1 v Georgia
Thurs Oct 8 Rest day NA Site may be used for other activity
Fri Oct 9 New Zealand v Tonga (8pm kick off) 6:30pm – 10:30pm Site open 18:30 – 22:30 10
Sat Oct 10 Samoa v Scotland 12:30pm-5:30pm & 5pm-10pm Site open 13:00, all games
screened
20
Australia v Wales
England v Play-off Winner
Sun Oct 11 Argentina v Africa 1 10:30am-3:30pm & 3pm-9:30pm Site open 11:00 – 20:00 20
Italy v Europe 2
France v Ireland

11. Volunteer Roles
Area Roles Numbe
rs
Involved
Organisations
Fan Zone Meeters and Greeters Lead 2 VAL
ER2015
LCC
LRS
RFU
SSP’s
Rugby Clubs
Uni’s
Colleges
Leicestershire Rugby Union
(CB’s)
Meeters and Greeters 10
M & E (research) lead 2
M & E volunteers 10
Student photographer 2
Stage and screen assistants 4
Children’s and sport activities support 6
Accessibility and grand stand support 4
Set up, dismantle and dressing lead 1
Set up volunteers 4
Information point volunteers lead 2
Info point volunteers 4
Total 51

12. CONTACTS
Leicester City Council
Catherine Hallsworth
Arts & Museums Volunteering
catherine.hallsworth@leicester.gov.uk
01164543527

13. FANZONE VOLUNTEERS
VICTORIA PARK, LEICESTER
LIZZI MAJOR
SPORT DEVELOPMENT ,
LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND SPORT

14. FANZONE VOLUNTEERS
VICTORIA PARK, LEICESTER
LAURA HILLYARD
ASSISTANT SPORT EVENTS COORDINATOR ,
LOUGHBOROUGH SPORT

15. LOUGHBOROUGH SPORT
Loughborough Sport has always been at the heart of Loughborough University. Over the past
5 years the Loughborough Sport Coach & Volunteer Academy has been created. As part of
this we have an events section which is open to both students and community members to
be part of. A number of our community members were part of the Medal Makers who
support the Team GB preparation camp and kitting that took place on Loughborough’s
campus in 2012.
Both students and community members have since been involved in a number of sports
events both on and off campus. With new members from the community expressing an
interest regularly.
Events have included and will continue to include: Loughborough International & European
Athletics; British Triathlon Elite Duathlon;T20 Cricket; Superleague Netball; European Hockey
Cup; Manchester United and Tottenham Academy Football; Barbarians Rugby and Team
England Commonwealth Kitting Out.
The Academy is honored to be supporting the Rugby World Cup and the host city Leicester.
If you are interested in hearing about these opportunities please email Laura Hillyard on
l.e.hillyard@lboro.ac.uk.

16. TRY OUTS

17. TRY OUTS
• A unique experience, creating buzz and
excitement for each selected attendee.
• An applicant’s first live interaction with the
RWC, offering a friendly and
engaging environment. Providing the
applicants a platform to showcase
themselves.

18. TRY OUTS
• 90-minute experience including one-to-
one interview
• ER2015 on the road for seven months
• Visiting every host city – 13 venues in
total
• Leicester from the 28th Oct to 7th Nov at
the University of Leicester

19. TRY OUTS – Welcome Area

20. TRY OUTS – Check-in

21. TRY OUTS – Exhibition

22. TRY OUTS – Interviews

23. TRY OUTS – Stash

24. GROUP EXERCISE
• Get into groups of 5
– 10 minute discussions about previous volunteering
experience including the roles you have been involved
with and the types of skills required.
– Spokesperson to feedback to the whole group
– Refer back to the roles Catherine spoke about at the
Fanzone in Leicester City
– On a post-it note write down your name, your two
preferred roles and why you feel these are the best for
you
– Leave post-it on blank sheet at the front

25. Thank you for attending and do you have any
question?
For further information contact:-
Abdul Asghar | Development Officer – Sport
(Volunteering) | VAL
Email: abdul.a@valonline.org.uk
Direct Line: 0116 257 4984
Helpline: 0116 257 5050
Twitter: @Vol_Sports_Leic