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22 Dec 09Festival Photo Galleries Updates!
New photos from the 2009 Glastonbury Festival have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!We've also added photos to the 2008 Latitude Festival, 2008
16 Dec 09Christmas message from DCSS
Please find below a Christmas message from Dick & Janet...Dear All,It has been another busy year starting in April and still continuing with 2
14 Dec 09Liam Mcfarlane and 7Scene
Liam Mcfarlane, who has worked with DCSS for many years, has launched a new website! 7Scene is a music website with reviews of live gigs, festivals
21 Oct 09Sustainable Event Management
Meegan Jones, who you may have worked with at Glastonbury Festival, Latitude Festival, Leeds Festival or Reading Festival, has written a
19 Oct 09Lewis Bray learns to fly!
Many of you may remember Lewis – he worked with DC throughout 2008. Lewis has been over in the US throughout 2009 learning to fly a helicopter
05 Oct 09Message from Dick and Janet
Please find below a message from Dick & Janet Collins to all who worked with DC Site Services in 2009.Dear all,We have had a very busy summer
21 Sep 09Deposits - Check Your Bank Details
For all those who worked with DC Site Services in 2009 and met the Terms & Conditions (please see here for details) deposits will be returned in
19 Aug 09Leeds Festival - Motorbike Spotters
Festival Republic has asked DCSS to supply a couple of motorbike spotters for the Leeds Festival.As in previous years the motorbike spotters are to
18 Aug 09Reading and Leeds PAAM info
For those who have been offered a position at the 2009 Reading Festival or Leeds Festival further information about the event is now available!If you
15 Aug 09Reading and Leeds Festivals
We will be adding info to PAAM in the next few days for all those who are planned to be working with DCSS at the 2009 Reading Festival & Leeds
13 Aug 09Green Republic - August 2009
The August 2009 Green Republic newsletter has just been released by Festival Republic! The Green Republic newsletter is sent to Festival Republic's
07 Aug 09Our Friends at Head To Foot!
Sean Eatherden - who you may have met whilst working at the Latitude Festival or Leeds Festival - runs Head To Foot! We think it's a great idea and
28 Jul 09Sonisphere Festival PAAM info
For those who have been offered a position at Sonisphere Festival further information about the event is now available!If you login to your DCSS PAAM
09 Jul 09Glastonbury Festival Thank You!
Well the largest event of the year has been and gone and we would like to say a huge thank you to all those who worked for DCSS at Glastonbury 2009!
07 Jul 09Latitude Festival PAAM info
For those who have been offered a position at Latitude Festival further information about the event is now available!If you login to your DCSS PAAM
04 Jul 09Nozstock Festival in Calendar
Nozstock Festival has been added to the DCSS Calendar and DCSS PAAM Application - we need a team of 30 stewards for Nozstock. Please login into DCSS
03 Jul 09DCSS on the BBC again!
So as you may know - at Glastonbury 2008 it was a camera strapped to Liam's head, at Glastonbury 2009 it was interview with Jin!We all think he did
01 Jul 09Latitude Festival Snack Menu
Orange Festival Foods has produced a lower cost snack menu - please click the link (thumbnail) below to view the snack menu!More info about the
16 Jun 09Glastonbury Festival Map in PAAM
All those who have been offered a position at Glastonbury Festival can now print and/or download the 2009 Fine Guide (colour map) via DCSS PAAM. If
15 Jun 09The Emergency T-shirt!
Although officially it's the year of the Ox, for many of us here it's the year of the Emergency T-shirt! You can find out where this mysterious
14 Jun 09Taste of London PAAM info
For those who have been offered a position at Taste of London further information about the event is now available!If you login to your DCSS PAAM
12 Jun 09Glastonbury Festival - all you need?
We're now just over a week away from the first day of arrival of DCSS staff at the Glastonbury Festival! For all those who have been offered a
11 Jun 09Taste of London - extra staff
We need a few more staff for the 'Taste of London' event run by Matt Hettle. 'Taste of London' runs from the 15th to 25th June 2009 in Regents Park,
10 Jun 09Clean Crew Camps for 2009!
Please click the link below to view info about our crew campsites.Please do have a read through and make every effort to keep ours clean. As you can
05 Jun 09Latitude Festival 2009 Menus!
Staff catering for Latitude Festival 2009 is being run by Orange Festival Foods. Orange Festival Foods is making a huge effort to improve on the
04 Jun 09Green Republic News - June 2009
The June Green Republic newsletter of 2009 has just been released by Festival Republic! The Green Republic newsletter is sent to Festival Republic's
03 Jun 09Rockness Festival PAAM info
For those who have been offered a position at Rockness Festival further information about the event is now available!If you login to your DCSS PAAM
26 May 09Glastonbury Festival PAAM info
For those who have been offered a position at Glastonbury Festival further information about the event is now available!If you login to your DCSS
24 May 09Glastonbury Festival
All who have applied and paid a deposit have now been offered a position at Glastonbury Festival. Please login to DCSS PAAM and either accept or
20 May 09Please do not arrive early!
We had numerous problems in 2008 with staff arriving at shows earlier than required – please do not plan to do this. We understand many of you
19 May 09Latitude Festival - Shuttle Bus
Festival Republic has booked a shuttle bus which will be running from 2pm to 8pm on Wednesday 15th July 2009. The shuttle bus will pickup at
17 May 09PNC Deadlines Updated
The Police National Computer (PNC) deadlines have been updated for Latitude Festival, Reading Festival and Leeds Festival. All those who have applied
30 Apr 09Glastonbury Festival
We are about to start offering Glastonbury positions via PAAM. If there is a specific group you would like to work with at Glastonbury please login
22 Apr 092009 DCSS Staff Positions
To hopefully alleviate some concerns – no positions have yet been offered for 2009 shows. We plan to start offering positions via DCSS PAAM
16 Apr 092009 staff positions filling up!
DCSS staff positions at this year's festivals and events are filling up faster than ever! Deposits have been received for more than 50% of positions
15 Apr 09Green Republic News - April 2009
The first Green Republic newsletter of 2009 has just been released by Festival Republic! The Green Republic newsletter is sent to Festival Republic's
14 Apr 09Cancelled Events
Unfortunately DCSS has not gained the 2009 contract for the following events – we have removed the events from the DCSS PAAM application, DCSS
19 Mar 092009 DCSS Staff Selection
DCSS will not be selecting staff and confirming employment until April. This as DCSS quotes to festivals and events are still being bartered. Also,
18 Mar 09Post Hettle Bash Feedback!
Many thanks to all who attended the Hettle Bash 2009 (DCSS Crew Party) - we hope you had a great time! If you have any photos please do contact us -
17 Mar 09Post 2009 AGM Feedback
The below are some key points from the minutes of the 2009 DC Site Services Ltd AGM. Many of these changes will affect your future employment with
16 Mar 092009 DCSS Application is now live!
The 2009 DCSS calendar has been updated and DCSS PAAM is now accepting applications!Hotbox Studios has made quite a few updates to the PAAM
11 Mar 092009 Applications and Calendar
The 2009 Festivals and Events Application and Calendar are planned to go live on Monday 16th March.DCSS – applications will again be processed
16 Feb 09The Hettle Bash 2009!
Its only a week until the "Hettle Bash" which will consist of both the "Hettle" House warming and the DC Site services AGM. The
16 Jan 09Matt Hettle Chicken Dance
Due to popular demand we've rereleased the "Matt Hettle Chicken Dance" and "The Return of the Matt Hettle Chicken Dance" via the
15 Jan 09The Hettle Bash - Date Changed
The date of 'The Hettle Bash' has been moved to Saturday 21st February. Apologies to any who have already made plans but unfortunately Dick and Janet
14 Jan 092009 Calendar and Application
The 2009 calendar and application will be live in March – we’ll inform all via the newsletters once the applications are open.Please note