The volunteers found the Convestival event to be inspiring, fun, and beneficial. They appreciated the organization of the event and being able to connect with others facing similar challenges. Several volunteers noted it was one of the best events they had participated in with the organization and they hoped it would be repeated next year. One volunteer said for the event to be truly transformational, workshop ideas need to be turned into actions.

1. “It was fantastic, inspiring, fun, innovative
and made me feel so proud to work for this
organisation”

2. “The Convestival was great! Many thanks to
all the team ........the organisation was
superb and all the little details were really
appreciated”

3. “I am so happy to be a part of this volunteer
journey and our aims. It sits closely in my
heart and I found the event hugely
beneficial”

4. “It was really useful to chat to people in the
same position as myself, facing the same
challenges, but still really enthusiastic
about making volunteering for the
National Trust a wonderful experience”

5. “I just wanted to say thank you so much for
organising the Convestival, it was a great
event and I hope it is repeated next year”

6. “I just wanted to say a huge thank you for
organising the Convestival, it has been the
best thing I have done with the trust in my 8
years! Really energising and brilliant to
chat and share with colleagues across the
country”

7. “Thank you so much for an excellent
experience! I found the whole event very
interesting, enlightening and enjoyable. It’s
good to get together and find out everyone
has similar issues – and hear solutions - very
encouraging”

8. “For the Convestival to be truly
transformational....we need to turn
workshop ideas into action”

9. “The feedback form I submitted online
following the Convestival was simply
not enough for me to show my thanks”

10. “I would like to take this opportunity to say a
very big thank you to all the team that
made this event possible”