We are a voluntary association and only need event passes plus expenses for travel, materials, public liability insurance etc. We do not hire out equipment as it is only suitable for use by our trained volunteers. On the other hand if you want to make your own we can provide advice or give training workshops. The Children's Pedal Generators need a crew of between three and six depending on the length of the event. We prefer to use our own trained volunteers where possible. For weekday events at schools it is possible to operate with only one or two of our people provided we can add on local parents or teachers for safety supervision.
Providing energy, support structures and lantern workshops for a Lantern Procession needs from three people upwards depending on size; a crucial aspect is the renewable energy collection so adequate time and space for setting up solar panels and possibly wind generators is required. At least a couple of days should be allowed for construction, and a day after the procession for energy replacement.
At the moment we have regular volunteers from all over the UK though about half are from Reading and London. Our core people are CRB checked and we have Public Liability cover up to £5M.