When is it?
Usually the first full weekend in May
Who is it for?
Young people aged 8-17 (see below)
What does it cost?
Cost varies each year but approx. £80 per person
What’s it all about?
In 2014 we took a group of young people from our church and another local church away on a residential weekend. It was so successful we decided to go every year!
Young people from Christchurch, Pontprennau Community Church and All Saints’ Llanedeyrn Church are invited each year on an activity weekend. We currently go to Viney Hill Christian Adventure Centre in Gloucestershire and have an amazing time! We value the centre’s Christian ethos and whilst the weekend doesn’t have any particular faith-focus the group understand the values of both the centre and the leaders.
This weekend is separate from our younger youth club provision (Seven11) as due to numbers we are unable to take a larger group such as this. Where demand exceeds the number of places we can offer priority will go to the existing cohort of children and their siblings.
Some of the group know each other well and others know only a couple but all come away from the weekend having strengthened this relationships and spent time getting to know the group and the leaders. We enjoy being able to provide opportunities for children of different churches or on the fringe of church life to spend time with other young people who share their experiences. Volunteer leaders from two of the churches involved take the group to the centre whilst there are onsite instructors who run the activities for us.
Activities we have enjoyed include: Archery, Bridge Building, Canoeing, Caving, Crate Stacking, Geo-Caching, Low Ropes, Raft Building, Rock Climbing, Rocket Science and Tunnelling . All the activities include an element of team building and problem solving together. During the weekend there is time for free play, games and exploring the site. Den building as well as learning bushcraft skills have been popular additions to the weekend.
We encourage the group to give everything a go and challenge themselves to do things they never expected they could. We are always immensely proud of what they can achieve.
If your child is part of one of the 3 linked churches and is interested in taking part please speak to Liz at Christchurch.
If you’d like to know more please get in touch via the email address below.
Contact Details
Mrs. Liz Collins
youthclub@christchurchunitedcardiff.org.uk