I am on a maintaining spree at the moment with SW. My head is there, but only just, and there is too much chocolate about.
Yesterday we took the Role-specific part of our training, at Hackney Community College. Very professionally done and I now feel a bit more prepared. The sad thing is that there are to be no electric buggies at Lord's. The venue is too small. Instead we are charged with mobility scooters and wheelchairs. I thought I would mind but, to be honest, if Lord's isn't big enough then I am quite sure I won't have the stamina for any of the larger venues.
It has amused me that I achieved qualifications that can be set towards NVQs and City and Guilds certificates. No doubt this will come in handy when I am made redundant by the Music Service.
What did we learn? Well nothing I hope that we don't do already in our lives. Be friendly, helpful, alert and caring. Welcome the rest of the World to this wonderful event.
Can I work a Mobility scooter yet? Probably not. Can I open and shut a folded wheelchair? Yes. Can I guide a partially sighted visitor to his or her seat? Hopefully.
One worry. There were a couple of volunteers there who still hadn't done anything about where to stay and who thought that if all else failed they would go to a hostel. It doesn't seem to have occurred to them that there just might be a million or so spectators with exactly the same idea. It is of course very likely that if you don't live in London you haven't quite grasped the scale of this. I do live in London and I'm not sure I have!!
