YM 2026 Volunteer Registration form Opportunities for volunteering for Yearly Meeting in July will be opening soon. Step 1 of 2 0% Thank you for your interest in offering service at Yearly Meeting. We will collect some information on this form to help us find you the right role.Personal informationAll fields marked with * are required.Name(Required) First Last Phone(Required)Email(Required) Enter Email Confirm Email Area Meeting or Worshipping Group(Required)please selectBanbury & Evesham Area MeetingBournemouth Coastal Area MeetingBrighouse West Yorkshire Area MeetingBristol Area MeetingCambridgeshire Area MeetingCentral England Area MeetingCentral Yorkshire Area MeetingChilterns Area MeetingCornwall Area MeetingCraven & Keighley Area MeetingCumberland Area MeetingDevon Area MeetingDorset & South Wiltshire Area MeetingEast Cheshire Area MeetingEast Kent Area MeetingEast Scotland Area MeetingGloucestershire Area MeetingHampshire & Islands Area MeetingHardshaw & Mann Area MeetingHertford & Hitchin Area MeetingIpswich & Diss Area MeetingKendal & Sedbergh Area MeetingKingston & Wandsworth Area MeetingLancashire Central & North Area MeetingLeeds Area MeetingLeicester Area MeetingLincolnshire Area MeetingLondon West Area MeetingLuton & Leighton Area MeetingManchester & Warrington Area MeetingMid-Essex Area MeetingMid-Somerset Area MeetingMid-Thames Area MeetingMid-Wales Area Meeting / CCR Canolbarth CymruNorfolk & Waveney Area MeetingNorth East Thames Area MeetingNorth London Area MeetingNorth Scotland Area MeetingNorth Somerset Area MeetingNorth Wales Area Meeting / CCR Gogledd CymruNorth West London Area MeetingNorthamptonshire Area MeetingNorthumbria Area MeetingNottinghamshire & Derbyshire Area MeetingOxford & Swindon Area MeetingPendle Hill Area MeetingPickering & Hull Area MeetingSheffield & Balby Area MeetingSouth East London Area MeetingSouth East Scotland Area MeetingSouth London Area MeetingSouth Wales Area Meeting / CCR De CymruSouthern East Anglia Area MeetingSouthern Marches Area Meeting / CCR y Gororau DeheuolStaffordshire Area MeetingSurrey & Hampshire Border Area MeetingSussex East Area MeetingSussex West Area MeetingSwarthmoor (SW Cumbria) Area MeetingTeesdale & Cleveland Area MeetingThaxted Area MeetingWensleydale & Swaledale Area MeetingWest Kent Area MeetingWest Scotland Area MeetingWest Somerset Area MeetingWest Weald Area MeetingWest Wiltshire & East Somerset Area MeetingWirral & Chester Area MeetingWorcestershire & Shropshire Area MeetingYork Area MeetingOther worshipping groupOther Worshipping Group(Required)How will you be attending Yearly Meeting in July?(Required)We have volunteer options available for those attending onsite in Manchester and online. Onsite (Kings House, Manchester) Online Access or support needs(Required)Do you have any access or support needs we should keep in mind to make your volunteer service easier? Yes No Further details of access/support needs(Required)Please include any information that we need to know. And any adjustments that it would be helpful for us to make.Microphone stewards and Doorkeepers These roles are excellent for Friends who want to give service, but do not wish to miss Yearly Meeting in session. You will contribute to the smooth running of the event, working in the background to ensure that the clerks are supported. Microphone stewards: In open worship, you will wait for the Elders to call Friends who rise to minister. During session, you will listen for the clerk to call you to pass the microphone to a specified Friend. You will be required to be unobtrusive whilst the speaker has the microphone. Doorkeepers: you will facilitate the entry of people into the Large Meeting House, welcome them and hold back latecomers until suitable breaks in the proceedings. You will need to be in position 20 minutes before the sessions start.Onsite hosts Warm welcomers: We will need volunteers to welcome Friends to the building in the morning and direct them to the lift and meeting room. We will also need volunteers to act as “human signposts” from the main road to the main entrance. Up to 12 volunteers are required in total, and all should be able to arrive at the venue by 9:00 a.m. Coffee-break chatters: We will need volunteers who are specifically tasked with spending time in the coffee area during session breaks, chatting with Friends, helping people feel welcome and facilitating conversation and connections. Table hosts: We will need volunteers to host lunch tables for Friends who would like to meet new people. Volunteers will help facilitate conversation and create a welcoming environment where people can sit, eat and get to know one another.Online social group facilitators We will need volunteers to facilitate lightly structured social groups, taking place online during the final 20 minutes of the lunch break and after the afternoon session. Volunteers will help welcome participants, encourage conversation, and ensure everyone has the opportunity to take part.Reviewers for Children & Young People's programmes Do you enjoy hearing about people’s experiences? Are you good at highlighting what’s gone well and identifying areas for development? Children & Young people are an integral part of Yearly Meeting, and each year we offer an opportunity for someone independent to summarise the experience of participants and team members. You would play a part in ensuring that these events continue to make a difference to the lives of young Quakers. After Yearly Meeting you will be sent copies of the feedback forms which you will review against the aims of the event. The report is then sent to the committee that oversees the programme. Previous reviewers have commented that reading about the experiences of participants is a rewarding opportunity. You would need to be available to complete this task within a few weeks of the Yearly Meeting session.Sign up for volunteering sessionsBelow you can sign up for the roles and shifts that you wish to do. By selecting these you will be signing up for all those shifts. Please only sign up for what you are committing to now. There will be an opportunity later in the form to say you are willing to cover additional shifts/roles if we have gaps.Doorkeeper: which session(s) do you wish to help with?If a session is greyed out or not displayed it means we already have enough volunteers for that session. Do not select the same session for both doorkeeper and microphone steward. Saturday morning: YM1 (1 item remaining) Saturday afternoon: YM2 (6 items remaining) willing to act as a back up Microphone steward: which session(s) do you wish to help with?If a session is greyed out it means we already have enough volunteers for that session. Do not select the same session for both doorkeeper and microphone steward. Saturday morning: YM1 (6 items remaining) Saturday afternoon: YM2 (6 items remaining) willing to act as a back up You cannot be a doorkeeper and a microphone steward at the same session. Please choose one only.You cannot be a doorkeeper and a microphone steward at the same session. Please choose one only.Which doorkeeper & microphone steward briefing session can you attend?Please let us know which session you can attend. If you have completed this before, we would still encourage you to attend, as your experience would be valuable in supporting those who are new to the role. Wednesday 15 July 2pm online briefing session Saturday 18 July 8.45am in person briefing session Onsite volunteer hostsPlease choose the role(s) you would like to do Warm welcomer (from 9am) Coffee-break chatter (in session breaks) Table host (lunchtime) Reviewer for Children and Young People's Programmes Yes Online social group facilitatorLightly facilitated social groups, to take place online in the final 20 minutes of the lunch break and after the afternoon session lunchtime (final 20 minutes of the lunch break) after the afternoon YM session And finally, please SUBMIT your form using the button below Thank you for taking the time and care to offer service. We will be in touch to let you know how we intend to make use of your offer. Should you need to cancel any of your volunteer slots, please let us know so we can free up that slot for someone else. Send an e-mail to ym@quaker.org.uk