Event volunteers

Help us make our community events happen. Throughout the year, we organise a wide range of events for residents and visitors to enjoy. We’re committed to putting on welcoming, well-organised events and it’s always fantastic to hear the positive community feedback.

We’re looking for enthusiastic, community-minded people to join our event steward team and help make sure our events run smoothly and safely. Whether you’d like to help at one event or several throughout the year, we’d love to hear from you. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please complete the form below and we’ll be in touch.

Here’s a lis of our upcoming events:

Heritage Open Days – Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 September
BOA Fireworks Display – Sunday 1 November 2026
Christmas Lights Switch-On – Friday 27 November 2026
Pancake Race – Tuesday 9 February 2027
Duck Race – Monday 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday)
BOA Live Music Festival – Friday 4 to Sunday 6 June 2027.

Events Volunteer

Form to register as an event volunteer.

Name(Required)

Prefix First Last

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

I would like to volunteer at the following events (check all that apply)

BOA Fireworks Display

Christmas Lights Switch-On

Pancake Race

Duck Race

BOA Live Music Festival

Heritage Open Days

Do you have any medical conditions we should be aware of?(Required)

Do you have any allergies or are you currently taking any medication?(Required)

Is there any other relevant information you would like us to know?(Required)

Emergency contact 1 name(Required)

First Last

What is their relationship to you?(Required)

Emergency contact 1 phone number(Required)

Country Phone Number

Emergency contact 1 email(Required)

Emergency contact 2 name(Required)

First Last

What is their relationship to you?(Required)

Emergency contact 2 phone number(Required)

Country Phone Number

Emergency contact 2 email(Required)

Consent(Required)

I agree to Bradford on Avon Town Council’s Privacy Policy

Section 4 – Data & Privacy Policy The town councils Data Protection Policy applies to this agreement. Section 5 – Declaration

· I understand that, while every effort will be made to ensure my safety, participation in this event is voluntary and at my own risk.

· I agree to follow all instructions and safety guidance provided by the Bradford on Avon Town Council.

· I acknowledge that the council is not responsible for any personal injury, loss, or damage to personal property, except where liability cannot be excluded by law.

· I confirm that I am physically able to take part in stewarding activities which could include but are not limited to, standing, walking handing out flyers, collecting donations.

· I confirm that the information I have provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

· I consent to the council collecting and processing my personal and medical information for the purposes outlined above and in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. By typing my name below, I consent to the use of an electronic signature, which is legally binding and confirms my agreement to the above terms.
We collect and process date where:

You fill in a contact form on our website;
If you contact us by any means;
You submit a proposal to the Town Council;
You attend and participate in a public meeting;

What we hold and why- The types of personal date we hold will include:

Your name;
A means of contacting you- typically a phone number or email address, depending on how you have contacted us;
Any data you have provided to us in respect of the specific issue for which you have asked us to contact you;
If responding to a consultation, the views you have expressed;
If you have taken part in a meeting or made a proposal to the Town Council, a record of your participation as part of the public record;
Where you have opted to receive our Newsletter, we will also hold marketing preference data, to allow us to send you information in a way that complies with the law;

Additionally, where we provide services to you, your personal data will be kept under the terms provided at the time.

Who we will share your data with:

In some cases we may also need to pass your information onto one or more other parties to help us answer your question. Depending on your enquiry, these will include:

Town Councillors- who, when dealing with residents queries and unless acting in a committee or meeting are legally a separate entity.
Wiltshire Council- Where your enquiry relates to a service provided by Wiltshire Council for example Highways or Street Lighting.
We will try to inform you of the need to pass your information on when we respond to you.

The systems we use:

The Town Council uses Microsoft Office 365 and Amazon Web Services for day to day IT delivery and backup capabilities. In each case, we have legal agreements in place to ensure that, as far as possible, your data is held within the European Economic Area, and, in any case, that your rights and freedoms, under EU and UK Law have an adequate level of protection as required in law.

Where personal data is shared with Town Councillors, It will normally be done via Town Council issued email addresses through Office 365. This means that we have a greater control over the security and retention of that data.

Cookies:

This website uses cookies as part of its basic functionality, to anonymously record numbers of visitors to the site and which pages they visit, and for features that integrate third party services, such as social media feeds. You can find more detailed information about our use of cookies here.

How long will we keep your data:

We will only keep your data for as long as we need it to comply with any relevant statutory requirement, to demonstrate lawful process where it is in the legitimate public interest of the Town Council.

Your rights:

You have various rights under GDPR:

To object to an aspect of processing;
To ask us to correct your data;
To ask us to erase your data;
To request a copy of your data;
You can make requests to us for any of these by emailing
office@bradfordonavontowncouncil.gov.uk

If you would like to make a complaint in relation to our data protection practices, please email the address above. Should you wish, you can also make complaints on any aspect of our data protection practice to the Information Commissioner’s Office www.ico.org.uk

Data Protection Officer (DPO)

The Town Council is not required to provide a DPO, but does have access to suitably qualified Data protection advice. Enquiries should be directed to
office@bradfordonavontowncouncil.gov.uk

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