Riverside Youth Awaken 2024 Consent Form

Riverside Youth Group, along with the wider Riverside Church, will be attending Ground Level’s Awaken Conference, from Friday the 23^rd to Monday the 26^th August 2024. 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-2024. Additionally, you will need to register and book to stay with Riverside Youth at https://riverside.churchsuite.com/events/a3uyne1e. The cost of staying with Riverside Youth is £25, this is additional to the price of a ticket to awaken, to cover breakfast and lunch from Friday to Monday (Please note we will only be doing a late lunch/early dinner on the Friday). 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 and we have a number of sponsored places.

The Youth who are staying with Riverside will be camping in tents. They will be camping within the wider Riverside Church camping area on the site. We no longer own the large tents, and so the youth will be camping in small groups. We have access to a small number of tents, and will make every effort to make sure that the youth can share a tent with their friends (tents will be strictly single sex occupancy). If you wish to bring your own tent, please let Joseph Stone know at josephstone@riversidechurch.org.uk or on 07568 104642. We will finalise details of sleeping arrangements closer to the event when we know how is coming and how many tents we have. The site is only in use by Ground Level, fenced off and patrolled by security during the event to keep everyone safe. If your child is camping with you (and therefore remaining under your supervision) but wished to eat with the youth, then please sing them up on churchsuite and let us know that they will not be camping. 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.

Medical forms will also be required for each child attending. The event is open to young people aged between 11 and 18, who are in school years 7-13. Please let us know of any medical needs or dietary requirements in advance.

Photography and videos will take place over the weekend and images captured may be used for publicity purposes, consent forms can be found on the event page on churchsuite (if not already completed previously).

We expect everyone to abide by the code of conduct set out below, in order to run the weekend effectively and to keep the youth safe from harm.  

BEFORE YOU ARE ALLOWED TO STAY YOU MUST:

1: Book your ticket for awaken online at https://awakenevent.uk/tickets-2024.

2:  Register with Riverside online at https://riverside.churchsuite.com/events/a3uyne1e.  

3: Complete the consent and medical form attached to this letter and return to Joseph Stone either in person or at josephstone@riversidechurch.org.uk.

4: Complete a medication record if appropriate

Essentials to bring!

• Pillow/duvet/sleeping bag
• Air Bed/something to sleep on
• Pyjamas
• Toiletries (e.g. toothbrush/paste, shower gel/deodorant)
• Towel
• Enough clothes for the four days
• Another pair of clothes, just in case!
• Clothes that you don’t mind getting wet
• Warm clothes
• Sports clothes/shoes suitable for outdoor sports.
• Money for dinner each evening and activities
• Bible, notebook, pens
• Coat and outdoor/walking shoes
• Torch/headtorch/lantern
• Blankets/jumpers
• Pack of biscuits/cookies/cakes to share
• Sweets/snacks
• A camping chair (not essential but advised)
• Plate/Bowl/Mug/Cutlery (we will not be able to provide this)
• Medication/suncream
• Hat/sunglasses
• Warm hat (the weather can be unpredictable)

Code of Conduct and Behavioural Expectations

• All attendees are expected to attend the collective services.
• All attendees must be present for breakfast and lunch.
• All attendees must conform to the curfew set by the leaders and be back in camp 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 a tent designated for the opposite gender.
• All attendees must not enter any tents/caravans that are not designated for Riverside use.
• All attendees must follow any reasonable instruction given by a Riverside Youth leader, or Riverside Church leader.
• All attendees must sleep in their designated tent, 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 event, as ambassadors of Riverside Church Youth.
• All attendees are to agree to, and follow, these expectations at all times during the event.

Some useful links

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

Riverside Youth Awaken Page: https://riverside.churchsuite.com/events/a3uyne1e

Awaken 2024 event page: https://awakenevent.uk/

Ground Level Network: https://www.groundlevel.org.uk/

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

EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBER: 

Joseph Stone – Youth Staff Worker – 07568 104642