Stage Hands and Event Crew in Cheltenham

Cheltenham is a Regency spa town known for the Cheltenham Festival, the major National Hunt horse racing meeting held each March at Prestbury Park. The town also hosts the Cheltenham Literature Festival, the Jazz Festival and the Science Festival. The Everyman Theatre and Town Hall stage performances, and Pittville Park is used for outdoor events. The racecourse's large temporary structures, hospitality marquees and grandstand events create heavy seasonal demand for build crews, and the surrounding Cotswolds countryside is popular for weddings and marquee events. Beyond racing, hotels and conference venues in the town also host corporate events and exhibitions year-round, needing skilled stage and build crews.

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Crew and marquee services in Cheltenham

Whether you are running a show, a trade event or a private marquee event in Cheltenham, we can supply the people and kit to get it built and cleared. We cover Gloucestershire and the wider UK.

Working in Cheltenham: what to plan for

• Festival week traffic is very heavy; racecourse build schedules and access routes are set well ahead.
• Racing Festival in March, Jazz and Science festivals in spring and summer, Literature Festival in October.
• Typical venues: racecourse, theatres, Town Hall, parks and Cotswold estates.

Venues and event sites around Cheltenham

Events in the area are often held at places such as Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham Town Hall, Everyman Theatre Cheltenham, Pittville Park. We are not affiliated with any venue; we supply crew and marquee hire to the production companies, promoters and event organisers working at them.

Roles we can supply in Cheltenham

Typical bookings in Cheltenham include stage hands for load-in and get-out, event crew for build and breakdown, marquee build crews, loaders and unloaders, runners, production assistants and, where needed, riggers and forklift operators. Many clients combine several roles on one booking, for example a build crew on setup day, a smaller show crew on the event day and a breakdown team overnight. Tell us the shape of your event and we will suggest a crew plan.

How booking crew in Cheltenham works

1. Send your date, venue or site, call times and the work involved through the quote form.
2. We confirm availability and suggest a crew size and shift pattern.
3. You receive a clear quote, and once confirmed we brief the crew on access, parking, dress code and the point of contact.
4. Crew arrive on time and ready to work. On larger calls a crew chief manages the team and checks in with you.

Planning checklist for events in Cheltenham

• Confirm load-in times, loading bay or access route and parking with the venue or site manager
• Check any noise, curfew or road-closure restrictions that affect build and get-out times
• Send your RAMS, site rules and call sheet so the crew can be briefed properly
• Decide whether you need a crew chief, forklift cover or specialist rigging support
• Allow extra time for derig and clear-down; get-outs usually take longer than people expect

Marquee dry hire near Cheltenham

Our marquees are available as dry hire in all sizes, with or without a trained build crew. See marquee hire or request a quote with your site details.

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