Mazey Day 2011

Golowan Festival Penzance June 18th – 26th 2011 

The annual Golowan Festival in Penzance is a celebration of ancient Celtic traditions and the midsummer Feast of St John (Gol Jowan). Numerous events take place around town, including traditional dances, street theatre and live music.
The festival culminates over the final weekend. Mazey Day celebrations take place with fireworks, music and the mock mayoral elections, as well as parades with huge figures and performances throughout Penzance.

On the last day of the festival, all the entertainment moves down to the quayside.

when: June 18th – 26th 2011 (annual)
where: Penzance street festival
cost: Free
time: 9am-11pm
Name: Golowan Community Arts
Email: Click here to email Golowan
Phone: +44 (0) 1736 369686
Address:The Barbican, Battery Rd, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4EF
Website: http://www.golowan.org/

Golowan needs volunteers!

IT TAKES OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS TO KEEP GOLOWM ONTHE ROAD
PLEASE SIGN UP AS A VOLUNTEER
HERE TODAY!
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NAME:…………………………………….
EMAIL ADDRESS:………………………………………..
MOBILE NUMBER:…………………………………..
HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:……………………………….
ADDRESS:……………………………………………………………….
AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
As a volunteer you can get involved in all sorts of different things all week:

• Marshalling the processions
• Putting up the greenery around town
• Stewarding road closures to keep traffic out of town
• Collecting money – can rattling with the processions on Mazey Day and with the street entertainers
• Giving out water to kids in the processions
• Selling tickets and stewarding inside the Ritz and for other events
• Helping move the images ready for the processions So tell us here what you would like to do, and when:

Volunteer jobs Golowan 2011

Volunteers needed from now until Golowan festival week (18-26 June)

• Bringing in volunteers to help run the Festival

• Stewarding road closures to keep traffic out of town, and advising visitors and locals how to get around and what there is to see and do. (For Mock Mayor election and torchlight parade on Thurs 23/06 evening; fireworks on Fri 24/06 evening, Mazey Day 25/06 and Quay Fair Day 26/06.)

• Collecting money. Can rattling with the processions and with the street entertainers on Mazey Day and Quay Fair Day, and round town at different events during the week

• Selling Golowan merchandise

• Marshalling the processions on Mazey Day

• Marshalling the pirate’s world record on the promenade. Quay Fair Day pm.

• Helping set up the processions

• Putting out cones (traffic management) on Mazey Day

• Improving communications to local residents, visitors and businesses – helping to keep people informed about what is going on, road closures, access, when they have to move their cars etc.

• Selling tickets and stewarding events, and selling Golowan T-shirts etc at the events

• Putting up the greenery around town

• Giving out water to children in the processions

• Looking after any lost children (CRB checked) on Mazey Day and Quay Fair Day.

• “Floating volunteers” over Golowan weekend (24-26/06) – available to help out wherever needed – on a road barrier, or elsewhere.