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Riverside Church Youth Group will be holding a weekend away at Stathern Lodge this Term from the 8th to the 10th of March.

Stathern Lodge is a secluded set of buildings approximately 15 minutes outside of Bingham.  The event will be run by Riverside Church Youth Group Leaders. Information of Riverside Church and Youth Group can be found on the Riverside Church website.

All accommodation, food/drink and entertainment is included in the cost except optional tuck shop. Transport to and from Stathern Lodge is not provided - you will need to arrange that yourself. We will start at 18:30 on the Friday and finish at 15:00 on the Sunday. The cost of the Weekend is £65 per person, or 2 for £110. Please speak to a youth leader if cost may be an issue, it should not be an obstacle to someone attending. 

Photography and videography will take place over the weekend and images captured may be used for publicity purposes.

Please note that this event is instead of our usual Friday night youth group.

EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBER: 

JOSEPH STONE – YOUTH STAFF WORKER – 07568 104642 

Some useful links

Riverside Church: http://www.riversidechurch.org.uk/

Riverside Youth Group: http://www.riversidechurch.org.uk/access-youth-group

Essentials to bring!

• Pillow/duvet/sleeping bag
• Pyjamas
• Toiletries (e.g. toothbrush/paste, shower gel
• Towel
• Enough clothes for two nights
• Another pair of clothes, just in case!
• Clothes that you don’t mind getting wet
• Warm clothes
• Sports clothes/shoes suitable for indoor sports hall
• Some money for the tuck shop
• Bible, notebook, pens
• Coat and outdoor/walking shoes/decent socks (we will be going on a walk)
• Torch/headtorch
• Blankets/jumpers
• Fancy Dress for disco (Theme - Favourite Story Character)
• Pack of biscuits/cookies/cakes to share

Code of Conduct and Behavioural Expectations

• All attendees are expected to attend the collective services.
• All attendees must be present for all meals.
• All attendees must conform to the curfew set by the leaders and be in their rooms by that time.
• All attendees must remain on the site at all times, no attendee may leave for any reason that has not been agreed by a leader.
• All attendees must not enter any room designated for the opposite gender.
• All attendees must follow any reasonable instruction given by a Riverside Youth leader.
• All attendees must sleep in their designated room, unless a change has been agreed by a leader.
• All attendees are prohibited from consuming alcohol whilst attending the event.
• All attendees are expected to maintain appropriate behavioural levels during the weekend.
• All attendees are to agree to, and follow, these expectations at all times during the event. Attendance is an acceptance of these expectations.

Bits for Parents (Please Read)

Please complete the series of questions when booking tickets below. This information is necessary should we need to contact you whilst we are away. All information on this form is considered confidential in line with Riverside’s Data Protection Policy and will be used for the purpose of administering the group or for the health and well-being of the young person. There is no accompanying consent form.

In giving consent for your child to attend, you understand that during the weekend there will be:

• Walking, sports, physical contact games and activities in and around the Lodge.
• Young people sleeping in dormitories/rooms with members of the same sex and that bedding is not provided so parents must supply their own.
• No transport is provided and therefore parents are responsible for dropping off and collecting within the time parameters given.
• Photographs taken during activities over the weekend which may be used in the advertising of the group. Parents must advise the Youth Team should you not want your child to be included in the photographs.
• Supervision and care provided by the approved Youth Team Leaders. However, while the staff will take all reasonable care of the children, they cannot necessarily be held responsible for any loss, damage or injury suffered by a young person during or because of the activity.

Whenever medical advice or treatment is needed, the assistance of a GP or A&E Department of a hospital will be sought.  The Children Act 1989 allows a doctor to provide any necessary treatment by doing ‘what is reasonable in all the circumstances of the case for the purpose of safeguarding or promoting the child’s welfare’. However, the parent/carer will be contacted and advised of the situation as soon as possible.  It is important, however that as we are caring for the young people that we obtain in advance, the following information detailed below from the parent/carer.

Young people will be able to hold and manage their own medications. Where this is not possible Riverside Church will ensure that medicines are stored safely and securely. The Youth team will only accept prescribed medicines that are in date, labelled, in their original containers and include instructions for administration, dosage and storage. The Youth team will only agree to administer or supervise medication where they feel they have been given appropriate training or information from the parent. Young people should know where their medicines are held and be able to access them immediately and which leader is responsible for them. Devices such as asthma inhalers and adrenaline pens should always be readily available to the user and not locked away. If your child has access to an EpiPen then at least two should be provided for the trip. Young people should not bring non-prescribed medication for self-administration.

DIRECTIONS TO STATHERN LODGE – BACK PLUNGAR LN, STATHERN, MELTON MOWBRAY LE14 4EX

Directions from Bingham: Head south out of Bingham on Tithby Road towards Langar. Continue past Tithby, Langar and Harby. Just as you are about to leave Harby take a left onto Stathern Lane towards Stathern. Stay on this road for around 1 mile. You’ll see a bridge going over the road in front of you, just before you reach the bridge take the left turn onto Canal Lane. After about half a mile the road will split, take the left road over the bridge. Keep going straight for another few hundred meters and Stathern Lodge is the building on the left.