Get Involved - Festival Volunteering

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Woven 2025 Needs You!

We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help bring this year’s exciting programme to life throughout June. Whether you’re into textiles, events, or community vibes – there’s a role for you!

Volunteer roles include:

  • Supporting workshops and creative sessions
  • Event set-up and stewarding
  • Gathering feedback from participants
  • Data input and helping us understand the impact of the festival

Here are some of the key opportunities:

Invigilate The Red Dress Exhibition
📍 Oakwell Hall | 🕐 12–4pm | 📅 Saturdays–Wednesdays throughout June

World Stitch Day – 1 June 
📍 Oakwell Hall |🕐 11am–4pm

Stitch Saturdays – Every Child Challenge Sewing Workshops
📍 Oakwell Hall | 📅 June 7, 14, 21, 28

Community Celebrations:

The Chestnuts in Fabric Bloom – 6 June
📍 The Chestnut Centre |🕐 All day event

Flower Power Ravensthorpe – 14 June
📍 Ravensthorpe Community Centre |🕐 11am–4pm

Textile Heritage Day – 21 June
📍 Tolson Museum |🕐 12–4.30pm

WOVEN Dewsbury Mash-Up – 28 June
📍 Dewsbury Town Centre  |🕐 11am–8pm

Textile Futures  -12 June 
📍University of Huddersfield | 🕐 9am – 3pm
 
AI vs The Luddites
 -22 June
📍 Tolson Museum  🕐 1:30 – 4:30pm
 

 📊 Love data?

Calling detail-oriented folks to help with event feedback and data input – a crucial part of making future festivals even better!

Pre-festival activity

We also need people to help with pre-festival activity at Thread Republic and our Dewsbury Clothes swaps to help de-stash free materials for event organisers.

Interested?

Get in touch with the WOVEN team and tell us what you’d like to help with. Let’s make WOVEN25 unforgettable – together! 💫 email emma@hatchprojects.org.uk

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