Festival Makers volunteering at the Bournemouth Air Festival will be able to travel for free to and from their shifts, thanks to Yellow Buses.
From Thursday 29 August to Sunday 31 August, volunteers of thishighly successful Festival Makers schemewill be given pre-loaded Glo Cards making travel to the Festival stress-free.
Jon Weaver, Air Festival Director, said: “Festival Makers will provide a vital role during the Bournemouth Air Festival – informing and guiding residents, visitors and participants to ensure they get the most out of their visit to Bournemouth. We are very pleased that Yellow Buses is getting behind the scheme and offering their support.”
Gareth Edwards, Customer Services Manager at Yellow Buses, said: “As Bournemouth’s premier bus operator, we’re delighted to be associated with the resort’s award-winning, internationally renowned event as the Air Festival’s Official Festival Maker Public Transport Provider.”
Debbie Sadd from Bournemouth University, and the Festival Makers Coordinator, said: “We are incredibly grateful to Yellow Buses for offering the Festival Makers free travel during the Bournemouth Air Festival. It’ll be a great weight off many of their minds to not have to worry about finding parking or having to pay for it over the four days. Also, in this way, we get to do our bit by using public transport and avoiding adding to the congestion in the town.”
Inspired by the success of the 2012 Olympics Game Makers scheme, a group of enthusiastic and passionate volunteers were recruited earlier this year as part of the Wheels Festival with great success and positive feedback.
Now continuing its partnership with Bournemouth University, Bournemouth Tourism and the National Coastal Tourism Academy has widened its scheme to offer even people the chance to be part of the action for its other major free events.