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Challenge: Undertake a volunteer role at a Christian Festival. Taken from the BB Seniors Challenge Plus Pro Pack, Challenge 105

Resources

• Warm clothes
• Toiletries
• Wellies
• Waterproof
• Sun screen
• Entrance tickets
• Money to buy food during the event.
• Weekend visitors may require their own tent, cooking facilities etc.

Instructions

Guidance:
You will need to choose at which festival you would like to be a volunteer. There are many different Christian youth festivals that take place. The Boys’ Brigade hold a number of festivals each year...

• Turning Point (in Northern Ireland, during April) — www.turningpointni.org.uk
• Firm Foundations (in England, during May) — www.firm-foundations.org.uk
• Northern Saints (during August) — details from Felden Lodge.
• Life to the Max — details from Felden Lodge.

There are many other Christian Festivals look at the ones below and search for others on the internet
• Spring Harvest
• Soul Survivor
• Greenbelt
• Keswick
• New Wine
Each of the above Festivals have websites which will give you further details about the location of each event, what goes on, and what help is needed.

Tips / Advice:
• You will need to ascertain what duties you are expected to undertake, as a volunteer how long you would be on duty and what arrangements there are for food and drinks.
• Remember you normally get discounted entry into the event.
• Although you are working as a volunteer this is normally loads of fun, and you get plenty of opportunity to enjoy the festival as well.

Safety Issues / Risk Assessment:
• Make sure that you are fully briefed on all the necessary safety issues and procedures for undertaking the role.
• If you don’t feel safe doing something, don’t do it!
• If you don’t know what you are doing, ask someone! There are plenty of people available to help.

For full details see the BB Seniors Challenge Plus Pro Pack, Challenge 105

Tags

• challenge
• challenge Plus
• Festival
• seniors

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