Role currently held by bass Paul Duffield, who is also a trustee
Summary: Organise coaches for tours and away rehearsals
Skills and qualities required: Good organisation and communication
- Clarify the times relating to each event requiring transport.
- Seek quotes from coach companies if necessary and advise on costs.
- Confirm hire with coach firm agreed by trustees and liaise re arrangements.
- Organise pick up points and times subject to the advice of the chosen coach company.
- Advise the chorus members of the arrangements and ask them to clarify where they wish to be picked up and returned.
- Advise re parking close to pick-up points
- Check that members are eligible to sing.
- Engage helpers if coaches are departing from different places.
- On the day check that members are on the correct coaches.
- Advise travellers re health and safety on coaches.
- Ensure that no one is left behind after the event.
- Advise the coach company where to send the invoice.
- Make appropriate announcements and reply to queries from members.
- Seek and brief on-the-day substitute if not attending concert or travelling by coach