Lighthouse Marlow 2019
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Last year we welcomed more than 460 children and over 290 volunteers for Lighthouse 2018 - our 14th Lighthouse Marlow. This year we are going on a cruise and would love to have even more helpers and children. Registration for children Registration for children will open on 1st May on the Lighthouse Central website. We will announce the date nearer the time here and on our Facebook page. Registration for helpers We would love to have you help us this year . You can find out more about what's involved on our pages here and sign up from 1st February onwards here https://lighthousecentral.org/forms/leader-registration If you volunteer to help for a minimum of 3 sessions then your child is guaranteed a place but we would be grateful if helpers could register their children as soon as they can. Please think about making a donation to Lighthouse - we make no charge for children to attend but rely on donations from parents and others to keep offering this amazing experience. If you have any questions, please email us or contact us. |
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What is Lighthouse ?
Lighthouse is a holiday club for children run by Christians from local churches. We aim to introduce the children to God, explore the Bible with them and help them look to Jesus as their special friend - all in a fun-filled week with sport, craft, performing arts and music.
Lighthouse began in Great Missenden and Prestwood in 1987. There are now 12 Lighthouses - Great Missenden, Thame, Princes Risborough, Burnham, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Cressex, Beaconsfield, Mansfield, Bourne End (designed for children with Special Educational Needs), Langley and of course, Marlow!
Whilst Lighthouse is staffed and run entirely by volunteers we do have costs involved in putting on this event, mainly hiring the marquees and tents we use for the week, insurance for everyone on site and materials for the activities the children take part in. We strive to keep these as low as possible and over the first 10 years our stated costs per child to run Lighthouse remained at £10 per day. With increasing numbers of children taking part and rising costs we have now had to revise that to £15 per day. Even with this increase in the level of donation we ask for we have run at a loss of around £6,000 per year for the past 2 years. In order to keep running in the same way as we have we really do need every donation, no matter how small,
Our stated mission remains that we will never charge for a child to attend Lighthouse and we will never exclude a child due to financial constraints, however, in order to keep Lighthouse running for as many children as possible we would ask you to please consider making a donation to Lighthouse of £15 for each day your child attends, or however much you feel you are able to give.
Lighthouse began in Great Missenden and Prestwood in 1987. There are now 12 Lighthouses - Great Missenden, Thame, Princes Risborough, Burnham, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Cressex, Beaconsfield, Mansfield, Bourne End (designed for children with Special Educational Needs), Langley and of course, Marlow!
Whilst Lighthouse is staffed and run entirely by volunteers we do have costs involved in putting on this event, mainly hiring the marquees and tents we use for the week, insurance for everyone on site and materials for the activities the children take part in. We strive to keep these as low as possible and over the first 10 years our stated costs per child to run Lighthouse remained at £10 per day. With increasing numbers of children taking part and rising costs we have now had to revise that to £15 per day. Even with this increase in the level of donation we ask for we have run at a loss of around £6,000 per year for the past 2 years. In order to keep running in the same way as we have we really do need every donation, no matter how small,
Our stated mission remains that we will never charge for a child to attend Lighthouse and we will never exclude a child due to financial constraints, however, in order to keep Lighthouse running for as many children as possible we would ask you to please consider making a donation to Lighthouse of £15 for each day your child attends, or however much you feel you are able to give.
Children's registration policy
For the past several years Marlow Lighthouse has been very oversubscribed.
All places at Lighthouse are at the discretion of the Chairman and Executive team and will be assessed according to capacity.
Children of helpers volunteering for Lighthouse will be guaranteed a place and so some age groups may have a number of children registered even before general registration opens.
All places at Lighthouse are at the discretion of the Chairman and Executive team and will be assessed according to capacity.
Children of helpers volunteering for Lighthouse will be guaranteed a place and so some age groups may have a number of children registered even before general registration opens.
How does it all happen ?
It takes around 300 volunteers to put on Lighthouse - and there is almost certainly something you can do to help. In 2018 we welcomed 460 children on site, and still had to turn some away. We are limited mainly by the numbers of helpers we can attract so think about signing up for 2019 and please tell your friends about us too.
Lighthouse is a great place for children and volunteers alike to make new friends and meet up with old ones. Many people describe Lighthouse as 'the best week of the summer holidays'
Lighthouse is a registered charity and is run entirely by unpaid volunteers from the local churches and community, many of whom take time off from work to volunteer for the week.
Lighthouse is financed entirely from donations and fund raising. Part of the cost is covered by donations from parents and carers of children attending the week. We do not charge a fee to attend Lighthouse, however it costs in excess of £15 a day to run Lighthouse for each child who attends and we offer this as a guide for parents and carers who wish to donate to the running costs but we ask they donate whatever they can afford. We would never deny a Lighthouse place to a child if cost is an issue, however donations are essential to enable Lighthouse to continue and to be open to everyone.
Lighthouse is a great place for children and volunteers alike to make new friends and meet up with old ones. Many people describe Lighthouse as 'the best week of the summer holidays'
Lighthouse is a registered charity and is run entirely by unpaid volunteers from the local churches and community, many of whom take time off from work to volunteer for the week.
Lighthouse is financed entirely from donations and fund raising. Part of the cost is covered by donations from parents and carers of children attending the week. We do not charge a fee to attend Lighthouse, however it costs in excess of £15 a day to run Lighthouse for each child who attends and we offer this as a guide for parents and carers who wish to donate to the running costs but we ask they donate whatever they can afford. We would never deny a Lighthouse place to a child if cost is an issue, however donations are essential to enable Lighthouse to continue and to be open to everyone.
