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It takes a village. Here’s how you can use your gifts at New Dawn.
We are looking for people to join our incredible team of 150+ volunteers.
Our volunteers play a vital role in welcoming and serving the hundreds of pilgrims who travel to Walsingham for New Dawn to experience the beauty of the Church.
Thanks to the amazing welcome and hospitality of our volunteer team, these pilgrims leave New Dawn with a renewed sense of faith, hope, and joy in the Lord.
Are you passionate about the renewal of the Church in England? If so, we would love to have you on one of our teams.
Are you passionate about working with children?
Join our enthusiastic team of volunteers in planning, organising, and delivering a fun, engaging and stimulating programme of catechetical teaching and leisure activities for children aged 5-11.
Do you want to see our young people empowered in the faith?
Join our youth ministry team and help to lead our teen pilgrims (12-17) closer to Jesus and deeper into their faith through a great youth ministry programme.
By joining our catering team you will be helping us to feed hundreds of pilgrims!
You will be working under the guidance of our chef and could be helping by preparing salads and vegetables, serving, washing up, or cleaning.
On this team, both the professionals and inexperienced are welcome!
Do you enjoy all things outdoors?
Our family camp volunteers help to direct pilgrims, man portacabins, answer pilgrims’ questions, check facilities (toilets, showers, kitchen/dining areas) and patrol the site throughout the day.
This team ensures the smooth running of the Family Camp.
Are you a good listener and effective communicator? Stewarding might be for you.
Our stewards assist in the safety of the site and the management of pilgrims.
Our welfare team make sure that everyone is looked after and feeling okay.
Located in the Welfare Cabin, this team’s duties range from covering lost property to liaising and working with the site and stewarding teams.
The site team put it all together.
They are behind the setting up and taking down of the site’s infrastructure. Impressive right?
The site team arrive on Monday 29th July 2024 (at the earliest) and depart by Wednesday 14th August 2024 (at the latest).
This is a crucial, hard-working team and if you are up to the challenge, they would love to have you on board!
Do you enjoy graphic design? Would you like to assist in the production of promotional material?
Our graphics team support all things graphics for New Dawn, including our social media and email campaigns, website, print promotion materials and on-site TV screens.
To volunteer at this year’s pilgrimage, you will need to complete our online application form.
If you are successful, your team leader will be in touch to provide more information about your role and what you will be doing.
Before you sign up, you should know:
All volunteers are expected to arrive on Sunday 4th August 2024 for the team meeting at 18:00. Please ensure you allow plenty of time for travel.
There will be compulsory online safeguarding training in the months leading up to the event. You will need to take part in this before you are allowed on-site.
There will also be a full team meeting each afternoon at 17:30 for those who can make it.
