Organising
You are invited to join the team and help organise Nest 2024!
Do you want to see something specific at Nest? Help make it happen. We are a Do-Ocracy. Whether you’re an old hand at something, or always wanted to try it and think you could pick it (with guidance, of course!), volunteering with Burning Nest is rewarding and fun!
There are many ways to contribute! All open roles are listed in detail below. In order from most to least involved:
- Become a Link or Co-Link in charge of coordinating a Circle and its Leads.
- Take on a Lead Role in charge of one specific aspect of the Burn.
- Join a Circle
If you want to volunteer during the event, go to the During the Event page.
If you want to lend a hand but still aren’t sure how, please get in touch with us at vols@burningnest.co.uk or fill in this form.
2024 Organising Team
Take a Lead Role
All Lead roles at Nest are filled by people like you. Some roles have a broad remit. Others take charge of one specific area of the burn. Different roles require different qualities, and there’s a position for every set of skills. Do you feel like stepping up and taking some responsibility? See below for the full list of open roles.
Open Roles
If you are interested in any of these roles, get in touch with our lovely cat wranglers at vols@burningnest.co.uk!
Arts Co-Link
The Art Circle is in urgent need of someone who is passionate about bringing art to life at Nest. The role involves working closely with the Arts Link to support the art team and help with everything art-related. This includes assigning of grant funding, art placement, building the effigy, supporting artists, site decor, programme design and anything else creative you can think of!
TWAT Co-Link
Join Adam, our TWAT Link, in managing all things technological and behind the scenes. IT skills required!
Art Project Liaisons (Art)
Each art liaison will help a small number of artists with the practical aspects of bringing their project to Nest. This could involve answering questions around placement or site logistics or identifying opportunities for them to share costs such as transport and materials with other projects. No experience necessary as you’ll essentially be a point of contact with the full backing of the Arts team. We’re looking for good communicators who can keep track of emails and who are excited about bringing amazing art to Nest.
Fire Marshal Lead (Edge of Chaos)
Ensuring both the Temple and the Effigy burn of Nest happen safely. This includes managing and briefing volunteers before each burn, assigning them positions on the safety perimeter, and closing the area to participants. It will also include some pre-burn planning, talking to the burn teams for the Effigy and Temple to understand the burn plan, designing the safety perimeter, and being the point of contact with Rangers, on-site security, and other teams.
Welfare Co-Lead (Welfare)
Are you a lovely human with good listening skills? Are you good at supporting and guiding others in a crisis? Have you volunteered with Welfare before, or have relevant experience? Working alongside Jenny and Maria, Welfare Enough is seeking a third Co-Lead for Nest 2024! We’re welcoming applications by 31 March 2024, please read the role description and how to apply here. We would particularly welcome applications from those from the global majority, although all applications are very gratefully received. Any questions please feel free to get in touch.
LBT Co-Leads (Leave a Better Trace)
If you’re passionate about empowering Nestlings to follow our Leave a Better Trace principle, we would love to hear from you. Luke is leading the LBT team, but we’re looking for other co-leads to help think about education and awareness-raising, organise a Burner Bus, and collect and distribute surplus food to local charities.
Decor team (Art)
Would you like to help beautifying public spaces around the cosmic carnival theme? We are looking for anyone who has an interest in art or decor to help organise and take part in making workshops, meetups, and charity shop raids in the lead up to Nest.
Content Creators (Comms)
Join the Carrier Pigeon Coop! We’re looking for writers with stories to tell and Burner values to share. We need creatives to design and share images and messages with the community. We want copywriters to rewrite some meandering pages on the website. Have you got a gift for the gab and an eye for design? Prove it!
Community Supporters (Comms)
As the event approaches, online traffic increases… Show off your knowledge and help answer questions, signpost Nestlings to the right webpages, forms, email addresses and answers!
Circles are recruiting!
Do you want to help organize as a part of a team? If you want to help out, but don’t want a Lead role, contact the Circles below, who are recruiting general team members.
Department of Public Works (DPW)
DPW need YOU! Department of Public Works are the team that organise all the exciting infrastructure stuff to get the event ready in time for all our wonderful theme camps and participants to enjoy – lighting, power, gate, waste, toilets, logistics, storage, workshop, kitchen etc. Applications are now open, no experience necessary. If you have a passion for logistics, are highly organised, but not afraid to get hands-on when needed, DPW want you!
Leave A Better Trace (LBT)
This year, we are supporting more LBT initiatives. We welcome you to propose your own as well! Some ideas include a Burner Bus from London, long-term natural loo solutions, more integrated LBT communications, community MOOP sweeps and more! Click this box to reach out by email and join the team!
Consent
Burning Nest 2024’s Consent Team will build on the success of 2023’s team to continue to improve consent awareness, education, reporting and incident management at Nest.
Applications not yet open.
Department of Propaganda (Comms)
Our Comms Circle is vital in transmitting information from Nestlings to Core, and from Core to Nestlings! If you have an interest in social media, marketing, customer service or creative writing, we want you for our Comms Circle.
Experience of WordPress and Mailchimp would be great, but enthusiasm and the ability to learn are just as important. Click this box to reach out by email and join the team!
The Point
The Point is a dynamic, pivotal location in the Burning Nest experience! You can support it and make use of it in different ways. Maybe you’ll help organise, build, and strike the physical structure of The Point for use as a community space, info resource, and location of events. Make it practical, comfy and incredible. Maybe you’ll bring a party or event or piece of art to the space!
Click this box to contact Tish and the team in the Community Circle.