Get involved in Notting Hill Carnival - be a volunteer

If you didn't fancy signing up to help with the Olympics, how about joining other Londoners and lending a hand with this year's Notting Hill Carnival.

The organisers are looking for volunteer stewards. Ancil Barclay, director of Notting Hill Carnival, said: "Volunteering to be a steward is a brilliant way of becoming involved in the occasion while also helping out fellow Londoners."

A Carnival spokeswoman said: "You have to be alert but you must be a people person. You have to be able to take the knocks and the compliments. You have to be very thick-skinned — there's no thanks."

To volunteer as a steward, email info@nottinghill-carnival.com or telephone 020 7727 0072.