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Could you help us at this year’s Dunster by Candlelight event?

As you are probably aware, bucket collections for St Margaret’s Hospice have been made at the event since 1986 and to date a total of over £180,00 has been received by the charity to support their vital work.
This year we have two licences to collect: one is for St. Margaret’s Hospice, as usual, and the other is to ‘Keep the Candles Burning’, to collect contributions towards the ever-increasing costs of putting on this wonderful event. We are looking for people who a prepared to give some of their time on either evening to help with the collecting. We are proposing 2-hour time slots so you will still have time to enjoy the rest of the evening, having made a valuable contribution to both causes.

How will it work?
  • The Hospice buckets will be blue, and they will be operating in The High Street, Church Street, West Street and around the entertainers through the village.
  • The Candlelight buckets will be yellow, and they will be at the entrance to Candlelight on the Steep, which leads up from the car park where the buses will drop off..
We ask that you arrive and check in at the Information Gazebo opposite the Luttrell Arms 15 minutes before your session so that we can sign you in, give you a sash/ tabard, licence, bucket, voucher for a hot drink and a briefing.

If you would like to volunteer, thank you! Please look at the times below and contact us via the form at the bottom of the page indicating which day and session you would like to do.

Hospice Bucket collection times

Candlelight bucket collection times
FRIDAY
5pm to 7pm
7pm to 9pm.
SATURDAY
4pm to 6.30pm
6.30 to 8.30pm
FRIDAY
4.30pm to 7pm
7pm to 9pm

SATURDAY
3.30pm to 6pm
6pm to 8.30pm


We also need programme sellers for the early part of each evening. Please indicate on the form if you would be happy to do that if the time slots for the bucket collecting are all allocated.

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Information submitted via this form will only be used for the purpose of managing our volunteers for the 2023 Dunster by Candlelight event. Details will never be shared with any third party.
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  • Home
  • About
  • Order your programme
  • Candlelight 2023
  • Volunteers
  • St Margaret's Hospice
  • Candlelight Fair
    • Candlelight Fair
    • Stall Holders
    • Hog Roast & Refreshments
    • Model Railway
    • Luna the Moon Gazing Moth
  • Sponsorship
    • Our Business Sponsors
    • Sponsor a Lantern
    • Lantern Messages
    • Make a Donation
  • Accommodation
    • Accommodation in Dunster
    • Accommodation Nearby
  • Buses, Parking & Access
    • Buses & Parking
    • Disabled Visitors
    • Families & Children
  • Other Information
    • Street Traders & Stall Holders
    • Other Useful Websites
  • Contact
  • Village Map