Holidays, Camps and Festivals

For Christians

Soul Survivor – www.soulsurvivor.com a Christian organisation that puts on events for young people including summer camps and retreats for leaders. E-mail info@soulsurvivor.com

New Wine – www.new-wine.org - Family summer conferences with a stream of activities for young people. Youth work at the summer conferences is led by volunteer Christian youth workers from around the UK.There is a dedicated programme for 12-18 year olds including worship, teaching and ministry, as well as parent-free cafes, afternoon sports and evening gigs. E-mail info@new-wine.org or call 0845 437 8656.

Spring Harvest – www.springharvest.org - A gathering of Christians of all ages, denominations and backgrounds which takes place for a week at a time. There's a full programme of activities, which includes Bible teaching, seminars, workshops, sports, recreation, debates, Celebrations, plus late-night entertainment. A youth programme for 11-14s is called Distinctive and for those aged 15+ is called iScape. E-mail info@springharvest.org or call 01825 769111.

Greenbelt – www.greenbelt.org.uk A Christian music and arts festival - held each summer since 1974. The last festival, attracted around 21,000 festival-goers. Greenbelt is an all-age festival, open to everyone. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult (18yrs +). E-mail info@greenbelt.org.uk or call 020 7374 2760.

CPAS – Ventures – www.cpas.org.uk - Ventures are run by a team of volunteer leaders, who are there because they want to put on a brilliant holiday and communicate their Christian faith through who they are.There are 100 Ventures to choose from for those aged 8-18 years.E-mail info@cpas.org.uk
or call 01926 458458.

Christian Youth Enterprises - www.cye.org.uk - CYE Sailing Centre is staffed by Christians committed to working among young people and families, providing healthy outdoor activity, fun, education and training in a Christian environment. Day activities at weekends & school holidays. Weekend & school holiday residential activities for all ages. Sailing, canoeing, powerboat and first aid courses. E-mail admin@cye.org.uk or call 01243 573375.

Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust (FACT) – Provides exciting outdoor adventure activities for young people at Tollesbury, on the Essex coast.
Website: www.fact.org.uk, e-mail info@fact.org.uk or call 01621 869779.

Muslim holidays and camps

Living Islam -www.livingislam.org.uk - Annual Summer event includes workshops and performances and features different activities for different age groups.

MAB Youth - www.mabyouth.com - Activities include Scouting, Talks, Camps, Webinars, Seminars, Podcasting and Lobbying to name a few.

Jimas - www.jimas.org - A UK based charity that runs camps and conferences and has also been particularly successful at teaching Islam to young people. All activities are open to the public and both Muslims and non-Muslims are welcome to attend all events. E-mail mail@jimas.org or call 01473 251578.

The Young Muslims UK -www.ymuk.net - A youth organisation with branches in nearly all the major cities and members all over the country. A wide range of activities are organised, including workshops and camps. E-mail info@ymuk.net or call 0845 0878766.

Camps and holidays for Jewish youth

The following organisations all do camps or trips to Europe, Israel or sites in the UK. The post GCSE trip is called "Tour". Often these trips are subsidised by the Jewish community, with some generous bursaries given. There are also a number of summer and winter holiday schemes advertised commercially in the Jewish press.

Aish UK –www.aish2.moonfruit.com
AJ6 – www.aj6.org
Bnai Akiva – www.bauk.org
BBYO – www.bbyo.org.uk
Chaverim - www.chaverim.co.uk
Ezra – www.ezrayouth.com
FZY – www.fzy.org.uk
Habonim – www.habodror.org.uk
JLGB - www.jlgb.org
Noam – www.masortiyouth.org/noam
RSY Netzer – www.rsy-netzer.org.uk
Sinai - www.sinaiyouth.org
TRIBE – www.tribeuk.com

Camps for Sikh youth

Sikh Missionary Society – Advises and supports young students in schools and colleges on Sikh issues and traditions and arranges lectures, seminars, conferences and camps. Contact: 10 Featherstone Road, Southall, Middlesex UB2 5AA, 020 8574 1902, e-mail: info@sikhmissionarysociety.org,
website: www.sikhmissionarysociety.org