This page will help you cover some important areas when you plan a trip away with your church.  Health & Safety, getting the right people, Catering, Insurance are sometimes a mine field.   This page aims to help you through these issues and plan your stay at Sizewell Hall.

Sizewell Hall is a member of Christian Camping International, and they have produced some very helpful leaflet to help you to plan your break away.
CCI

Click on the link to the Health & Safety Executive Website for some very useful information.
HSE

The Health & Safety Executive Committee have produced some very useful information which will help you carry out a Risk Assessment for your groups stay.
5 Steps to Risk Assessment

Also attached is a link to the HSE Risk Assessment for an office environment, this may help you complete Risk Assessments for yourself.  This is a very helpful tool to use.
Risk Assessment for an office.

The aim of the Criminal Records Bureau is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to support organisations recruiting people into positions of trust.

Check out the requirements of CRB CCI can help you with this.   Send Cerri Adkins – Office Administrator at CCI   an email, she will be able to help you with organising CRB checks.

It is also good to understand the role that the Independent Safeguarding Authority plays in planning time away, be aware the implimentation of this has changed.
ISA

A simple example for a Safe System of Work and Risk Assessment in respect of First Aid, you could use or adapt this for your own use.
Safe System of Work Example

A training course in First Aid can be undertaken through the British Red Cross or St John’s Ambulance or any other provider.
British Red Cross
St John’s Ambulance

Food Hygiene is another area you may need help with.  Various examples of the training can be found on the web, you can even complete the course on line! 
One Training provider

Insurance is an important aspect of planning a church holiday away.  A T Bell have recently joined with Access Insurance and can provide all your Insurance needs, check them out for a competitive quote for Freetime Travel Insurance. 
Access Insurance.