Support us Become a Volunteer Volunteer For Us Welcome to our volunteering page and thank you for visiting! Over 600 volunteers keep the Cathedral running day to day and are a vital part of the organisation. Why volunteer There are many reasons to volunteer at St Albans Cathedral including: contributing to the community gaining experience meeting people preserving the Cathedral for generations to come What volunteering involves There are many different ways to volunteer at the Cathedral, including but not limited to: Welcoming visitors Bell ringing Flower arranging Parish Singers Parish Orchestra Textile Guild Youth work Concert stewarding Helping at Cathedral services Cathedral Guides If you know you would like to volunteer, but you aren't sure how, please contact us and we would be happy to help! Contact us If you are interested in volunteering, please email [email protected] or call 01727 890210 Current opportunities Alban Fest Volunteer St Albans Cathedral is looking for personable and confident volunteers to assist them at this year’s Alban Fest! on Saturday 22nd June 2019. This is an opportunity to be involved in a really exciting, brand new event, and to help make it an enjoyable and memorable experience for the public of St Albans city! Alban Fest!, a free festival taking place on the Abbey Orchard, St Albans, is part of the 10 day Roman themed festival celebrating our city’s namesake and the world in which Alban lived. Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund as part of our Alban, Britain’s First Saint project, the Festival will run from Friday 21 – Sunday 30 June 2019 and will mark the opening of the Cathedral’s new Welcome Centre, exhibition spaces and activity programme. The voluntary hours needed for Alban Fest will be 12-6pm in the afternoon, however, additional hours between 9am and 12pm would also be appreciated for set-up. Duties on the day will include, greeting the public, providing general information at the information tent and/or around the Orchard, collecting feedback from the public, helping set up stalls, and liaising with stall owners and providing them with any assistance they may require. A free t-shirt and refreshments will be provided to all volunteers on the day! Please register your interest and enquiries to [email protected] Photo credit: Emma Collins Photography