http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Unpaid volunteers - Recent Topics en Sun, 31 May 2026 17:36:09 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18056#post-258210 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:14:43 +0000 HankChief 258210@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Feel free to shoot me down on this... (it is the debate section for a reason)</p> <p>A couple of requests for volunteers have been tweeted today.</p> <p>HSBC Let's ride - <a href="https://www.letsride.co.uk/city-ride-volunteer?utm_source=Direct" rel="nofollow">https://www.letsride.co.uk/city-ride-volunteer?utm_source=Direct</a></p> <p>Tour o' Borders - <a href="http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/sport/15493543.Volunteer_appeal_ahead_of_region__39_s_biggest_sporting_event/?ref=fbshr" rel="nofollow">http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/sport/15493543.Volunteer_appeal_ahead_of_region__39_s_biggest_sporting_event/?ref=fbshr</a></p> <p>I'm all for events that get more people out on bikes, but it narks me a bit that these events are asking for <u>unpaid</u> volunteers.</p> <p>The HSBC ride is obviously a marketing ploy for the Bank and ToB is,I assume, being run for profit.</p> <p>Why should people work for free for the profit of others?</p> <p>Am I overreacting or is this inevitable to get Big events up and running?</p> <p>I know that LEL is highly dependant on unpaid volunteers and I was incredibly grateful for them. However I see that as different as the cost of entry was deliberately kept low to be accessible to many and any surplus from the event was going into Audax UK's coffers. </p>