Additional Information for the UK and Ireland
The following information specifically applies to those attending the conference from the UK and Ireland. Please carefully read the general announcements in addition to these points:
Young People’s Applications
Applicants from the UK and Ireland may attend the conference as young people if they are in secondary school through to the completion of the first year of university or equivalent.
| Conference | Academic Years Completed |
| Junior | 7, 8 , 9, 10 |
| Senior | 11 ,12 ,13, Uni 1st yr |
Lower age limit [Junior Conference]
Young people who are registering for the junior conference should at least:
Have completed Year 7 (going on to Year 8) and have previously attended a residential young people’s conference in the UK. (e.g. Year 7 conference, Thetford Camp, UK YP conference or WST);
Otherwise, have completed Year 8 (going into year 9)
Upper age limit
Young people who have completed the first year of university or equivalent may choose either of the following 2 options:
- Last year to attend as a young person
- First year to attend as a helper either as a helper in the Junior conference or as a practical serving one
Serving Ones and Helpers
All serving ones and helpers from the UK are subject to approval from the UK coordinating brothers and are required to:
- Be a pattern to the young people, including keeping all the regulations
- Possess a valid DBS or CRB to serve with young people
New (First Time) Serving Ones and Helpers
In addition to the above, those attending for the first time as a serving one or helper are required to:
- Read through “How to Lead the Young People”
- Write what they have enjoyed from this booklet and why they would like to serve
- Attend the morning coordination meetings during the conference
- Be clustered together with more experienced serving ones
Ratios of Serving Ones
There must be one serving one for every three young people attending. This means that those coming from the UK and Ireland may need to coordinate and blend in their clusters to cover this ratio.
Travel Dates and Arrangements
In order to take care of transport arrangements to the conference, please book your flights according to the following guidelines:
SUGGESTED FLIGHTS ARE STILL UNDER FELLOWSHIP. PLEASE COME BACK LATER. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
Please coordinate your flights with the saints in your cluster. No young people will be allowed to arrive a day early on the 25th of July or remain a day later on the 02nd of August without accompanying serving adults.
We strongly suggest that you do not make any travel plans for the conference until you receive the confirmation that your registration has been accepted.
Staying an extra day
This year there will not be a compulsory gospel trip to Zakopane. The saints from the US will be going to Krakow on 1st and joining the Table meeting there on the 2nd.