Youth Weekend Away 2026
Key information
Dates: Friday 10th - Sunday 12th July 2026
Location: West Watch Trust, Birch Grove Road, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DG
Who is it for? Young People in School Years 6-13
Cost: £80 (Includes accommodation, food, and activities) - We don’t want finances to prevent any young people attending, so please get in touch with Jamie if the cost is going to be an issue - particularly if you have more than one child attending.
Activities: Outdoor Games, Bible Study, Quiz Night, Table Tennis, Table Football
Booking Form: Parental Consent Form (Click Here).
transport
We will depart from Christ Church Southborough at around 6pm on Friday. We will then return to Christ Church on Sunday around mid-day.
The leaders will be driving over and will be able to provide transport for some of the young people who attend the weekend. However, depending on numbers of young people and spare seats in cars, it may be necessary for some parents to drive their children to and back from The West Watch Centre. We will be in touch to work out exact transport arrangements once we know who is attending the weekend.
draft weekend schedule - all timings are approximate
Friday 10th July
6.00pm Meet outside the Annexe at the Church
7.00pm Arrive and settle in
8.00pm Supper
9.00pm Session 1
10.00pm Evening Activity
11.00pm Bed
Saturday 11th July
8.30am Breakfast
9.30am Session 2
11.00am Break
11.30am Morning Activity
1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Fun and Games
5.30pm Session 3
7.00pm Supper
8.00pm Evening Activity
11.00pm Bed
Sunday 12th July
8.30am Breakfast
9.30am Session 4
10.45am Clean and pack
11.30am Depart
what if my child can’t make it for the whole weekend?
If your child is not able to attend the whole weekend there is an option of coming just for a day or two, if this is the case please indicate so on the Parental Consent Form.
The price of a day ticket will £35. - Once again, if the cost is an issue for you, do let Jamie know!
booking information
Step 1) Fill out the Parental Consent Form which can be found by clicking here. We would appreciate if you could do this as soon as possible (ideally by the end of May) to give us a clear idea of how many young people are attending.
Step 2) Please then send a deposit of £20 to Christ Church Southborough to secure your child’s place on the weekend away. This is non-refundable unless the weekend were not to go ahead for any reason. You can pay the full amount at this stage if you wish.
Step 3) Please pay any outstanding amount owed to Christ Church Southborough by Wednesday 8th July.
There are a number of ways you can make payment:
1) Cash given to Jamie.
2) A card payment on one of the church card readers. Please ask Jamie for help with this.
3) A cheque payable to Christ Church Southborough.
what do i need to bring?
Bible, notebook, pen
Night wear
Towel
Wash kit
Torch
Waterproofs
Spare footwear
A cake/biscuits to share for pudding
Clothes for outside activities (warm clothes for evening bonfire)
Boots/wellies
Anything else you think you might need
NO spending money is needed
any other details
The leaders of the camp are Jamie Roddy, Angie Wright, Pole and Lindy Voisey, Wenonah Bubb, Ellie Roddy, and Lucy Buss. All leaders are DBS checked.
Pole is our first-aider.
We do ask you not to make other commitments over this weekend, so if the need arises, you are able to collect your child within 2 hours of us contacting you. We are confident that the young people will all have a great time, following instructions and staying safe, but we do need you to be available if necessary.
Any questions?
Please get in touch with Jamie if you have any questions or queries. He would love to hear from you!
Jamie’s email - jamie@christchurchsouthborough.com
Jamie’s mobile - 07389716433
Church Quiz Night
Last year, we decided to do some fundraising for the weekend away by running a quiz night. Not only was the quiz a financial success, but it was also a really fun event for those who attended and for the young people who were able to help run it. For these reasons, we have decided to run the quiz night again this year on the evening of the 9th May.
We would really appreciate it if any young people who are planning to come to the weekend away come along to help run the quiz.
The quiz will be open to anyone of any age, so friends and family are welcome and encouraged to come along and join the fun!
Exact timings, prices, and other details to follow soon...