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Riverside Youth Group, along with the wider Riverside Church, will be attending Ground Level’s Awaken Conference, from Friday the 25^th to Monday the 28^th August 2023. Awaken is a Christian conference/festival taking place at Lincolnshire Showground. The event is run by the Ground Level Network, a network of churches in the UK spanning multiple denominations. Information of Riverside Church and Youth Group can be found on the Riverside Church website -  www.riversidechurch.org.uk, or by contacting the Youth Staff Worker at josephstone@riversidechurch.org.uk or on 07568 104642. Information about Ground Level, and more details about Awaken, can be found at https://www.groundlevel.org.uk/ or https://awakenevent.uk/.

You will need to book your own tickets for awaken at https://awakenevent.uk/tickets. Additionally, you will need to register and book to stay with Riverside Youth at https://riverside.churchsuite.com/events/av6lrkap. The cost of staying with Riverside Youth is £30, this is additional to the price of a ticket to awaken. This cost is for camping fees, as well as breakfast and lunch from Friday to Monday. Each child will need to bring money to purchase dinner (or their own food to eat in the evenings). Transport to and from Awaken is not provided - you will need to arrange that yourself. Please speak to a youth leader if cost may be an issue, it should not be an obstacle to someone attending.

The Youth who are staying with Riverside will be in two large tents. There will be a male tent and separate female tent for youth group members aged under 18. They will be camping within the wider Riverside Church camping area on the site. If you wish to bring your own tent, please let Joseph Stone know at josephstone@riversidechurch.org.uk or on 07568 104642. We cannot guarantee that we will have enough pitches for everyone to bring their own tent, more details of sleeping arrangements will be released closer to the event. The site is only in use by Ground Level, fenced off and patrolled by security during the event to keep everyone safe. We aim to arrive around 10:00 am on Friday morning, and will be leaving following the final meeting on Monday night, due to end at 9:00 pm on Monday night.