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22 Dec 04DCSS Website Updates
The DC Site Services website has undergone a little of a facelift this year; part of this being the addition of the seemingly popular 'hills &
22 Dec 04Festival Photo Galleries Updates!
New photos from the 2004 Crew Party have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great for new staff
18 Dec 042004 DCSS Christmas Newsletter
Dear All,Another Year has come and gone, and what a year this has been, we have worked on over 60 shows this year starting at Homelands Festival in
14 Dec 04Festival Photo Galleries Updates!
New photos from the 2004 Hyde Park Festival have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great for
10 Dec 04Festival Photo Galleries Updates!
New photos from the 2004 Glastonbury Festival have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great for
08 Dec 04Festival Photo Galleries Updates!
Due to the number of photos in the Festival Photo Galleries now being well over 1000 we've re-built the galleries! Hopefully this will make it far
16 Nov 04DCSS Website Updates
The upgrades to the DC Site Services web server are now complete - the forum is also back online, if you do have any problems with an area of the
11 Nov 04Festival Photo Galleries Updates!
New photos from the 2004 Reading Festival have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!The Mud
11 Nov 04Blackheath Park Fireworks
It seems all went well at the Blackheath Park fire works show - funny - I was expecting at least one of you to have been mistaken for a wooden man
11 Nov 04DC Site Services contacting you!
Throughout 2004 We've had numerous problems contacting some of you, this mostly due to emails being rejected from full webmail type email
11 Nov 042005 Festivals and Events
The first confirmation for 2005's event list has come in, this being T in the Park (Dick's favourite!). The calendar and application will be updated
11 Nov 04DCSS 2004 Crew Party
The DCSS Crew Party is almost upon us again...& no I'm not taking my clothes off again this year - its so someone else's turn!The party is to be
09 Nov 04DCSS Website Updates
Due to increasing demand during the first half of November the DC Site Services web server is being upgraded.This should cause little disruption to
25 Oct 042004 Festivals and Events
A new event has been added to the Festivals Calendar and Application:Fireworks show - Blackheath Park, Greenwich - South London, November 6th - 7thWe
06 Oct 04Festival Photo Galleries Updates!
New photos from the 2004 Reading Festival have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great for new
01 Oct 04Festival Photo Galleries Updates!
All new photos from 2004 have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great for new staff to be
02 Sep 04Reading and Leeds Thank You!
Many thanks for the outstanding work at both Reading & Leeds, we expect the supervisors &/or managers will come back to you all in the DC
19 Aug 04Reading and Leeds Mobiles
At Reading & Leeds this year DC Site Services will be sporting 2 x ST350 Utility Vehicles as our onsite mobiles - these replacing the quads &
17 Aug 04Reading and Leeds Festivals
Info re travel inc rail network closures and on-site arrival information for both the Reading & Leeds Festivals has been posted in the forum.You
03 Aug 04The 2004 Big Chill Festival - Thank you!
A big thank you to all who worked with Colin & myself at the Big Chill 2004! We both agreed that you all did an outstanding job - stewarding
26 Jul 04The 2004 Big Chill Festival - Info
Details for the Big Chill Festival including arrival times, travel notes, and entry info have been added to the DC Site Services Forum. The same info
21 Jul 04Guilfest Festival
Thank you to all who worked at Guilfest!It was a very long five days but you guys were great & did a fantastic job, looking forward to seeing
15 Jul 042004 Festivals and Events
Apart from the Reading and Leeds festivals DC Site Services is now fully staffed for all events this season.Thank you for your applications. We look
10 Jul 04Guilfest 2004
We're currently finalising the staff for Guilfest (Guildford Festival: 15th to 18th July 2004) & we need a few more!If you're available to work
01 Jul 04Glastonbury Festival Clickers - Thank You!
A big thank you from both Edd and Mark to all of our clicking crew! This was the third year we've taken DC Site Services to Glastonbury to click on
16 Jun 04Glastonbury Clickers - Info
Details for the Clickers of Glastonbury including arrival times, travel notes, and entry info has been added to the DC Site Services Forum
11 Jun 042004 Festivals and Events
Please DO NOT apply for jobs which you can't work!Those who do apply for jobs and cancel at the last minute are blacklisted in the database and will
10 Jun 042004 Festivals and Events
The Jools Holland event (Bristol, July 10th) has been cancelled.
10 Jun 042004 Festivals and Events
Six new events have been added to the Festival Calendar & Application:SUBU Summer Ball - Bournemouth, June 12th - 13thPower FM Roadshow -
08 Jun 04Our Polish Friends
All job confirmations have now been sent out to our Polish staff!Can you please reply as soon as possible confirming your attendance at the events at
08 Jun 04FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Two new sections have been added to the DCSS forum:Online FAQOffline FAQWe'll be adding to these as often as possible - if you're wondering about
05 Jun 04Homelands Festival 2004
Thank you all for your hard work at Homelands! It was a job well done - we hope you enjoyed the weekend & found the first training sessions
05 Jun 04DC Site Services contacting YOU!
Some of you seem to not be picking up your email, especially the Hotmail account users. This could be due to your accounts being full - Hotmail
02 Jun 04Contacting DC Site Services
We receive numerous email enquiries each month & are not always available to reply straight away, especially mid-season when we're on-site at one
17 May 04Non-UK Residents
Due again to a large number of non-UK applications for work this season, we're sorry to say that from this point on we can only accept further
16 May 042004 Festivals and Events
A new event has been added to Calendar & Application:Torch Bearers cremony & show on The Mall - London, 26th June
14 May 042004 Festivals and Events
All events that were based in Ipswich, Broadlands & Exeter have been cancelled, please see this news article for details.
14 May 042004 Festivals and Events
Four new events have been added to the Festivals Calendar & Application:Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Hyde Park, June 19th & 20thRed Hot Chilli
14 May 04DCSS ID Cards
DCSS will be issuing photo passes to all staff working on-site with us this year, this will start with Homelands at the end of May. Therefore, we
12 May 042004 Festivals and Events
A new event has been added to the Festivals Calendar & Application:Jools Holland - Bristol, 10th - 11th July
11 May 04Glastonbury Festival
The dates for the clickers at Glastonbury have extended slightly, all working are required to be there on Saturday the 19th, 6pm at the latest for a
11 May 042004 Festivals and Events
The Homelands Festival & Glastonbury Festival are now fully staffed.
07 May 04Our Polish Friends
Dick's woudl like to let all our Polish staff know that we haven't forgotten you!Due to you now being part of the EEC there is some new paperwork
04 May 04Festival Photo Galleries Updates!
The first photos from the 2004's events have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great for new
01 May 04DCSS Website Forum Queries
We've had a few queries about usernames & passwords for the forum: To use the forum you do need to register as a member - the link at the top of
29 Apr 04DCSS Website Updates
The DC Site Services Ltd forum has finally been replaced! We hope you like it - please do use it as a primary source for your questions relating to
28 Apr 042004 Festivals and Events
AFTER APPLYING PLEASE PRESUME YOU ARE WORKING THE EVENTS UNLESS WE TELL YOU OTHERWISE!Although we understand many of you will want to make summer
20 Apr 042004 Festivals and Events
It looks like the events based in Ipswich, Broadlands & Exeter (all listed below) are being cancelled, this isn't yet confirmed but as soon as we
14 Apr 042004 Leeds Festival Volunteer Info
Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. With reference to the information about
13 Apr 042004 Festivals and Events
The Big Chill, Guilfest & National Adventure Sports Show (NASS) have been added to the Festivals Calendar.
13 Apr 042004 Online Application
The majority of this seasons events are now confirmed & can be applied for via the Online Application.Even if you've previously sent your details
12 Apr 04Leeds Festival 2004 Volunteers
Please note the Festival Volunteers (CATs & HATs) moved to the Hotbox Events website in early 2009. Festival Republic & Oxfam are looking for
10 Apr 042004 Festivals and Events
The Festivals Calendar has been updated with the majority of 2004's events!Please check the dates for any events you've applied to work in case
09 Apr 04DCSS 2004 Crew Party
The date for the DCSS crew party has been set for Saturday 4th of December!Please pop this in your diaries as it would be great to see you all
02 Apr 04Reading Festival History
You can discover how the festival started, view vintage photos and check out the A-Z of bands who've played between 1971-2001 at the new Reading
24 Mar 042004 Festivals and Events
The dates for 'T in the Park' have altered - please see the Festivals Calendar and Application for details.
22 Mar 042004 Festivals and Events
This years AGM will be held at the beginning of April.At the AGM we'll be going through the majority of this years events & the following week
24 Feb 042004 Festivals and Events
2004's events are starting to be confirmed!The dates so far can been checked via the Festivals Calendar & all available jobs at each event on the
18 Feb 04Festival Photo Galleries Updates!
New photos from the 2003 Crew Party have been added to the DCSS Photo Galleries!Many thanks to all who have sent over photos!It's great for new staff
12 Jan 04DCSS 2004 Festivals Application
The 2004 Festivals Application is now online! Prior to the majority of events being confirmed for the season, please complete the current online form
05 Jan 04DCSS 2003-2004 Newsletter
Dear all,I am sitting in my new office, (Janet wanted her spare bedroom back, so we converted the garage with John & Dawns help (you know