What is Lighthouse?

Lighthouse is a Christian holiday club, which gets the summer holidays off to a great start. Lighthouse started in Great Missenden in 1987; based on this experience, Lighthouse Hazlemere started in 2000 and Lighthouse High Wycombe was new for 2006.

What goes on at Lighthouse?

A.   The Lighthouse format is simple and fun. At the start and finish of each day we gather everyone together in the main marquee for worship, teaching, drama, competitions, etc. For the rest of the day children have a programme of games, performing arts and craftwork, plus a year-group session to explore the day's theme and a 'Lighthouse' (small-group) session to take this further. The 10s and 11s age group have a separate program including an exciting choice of workshops.

Who is in charge of the children?

Lighthouse is staffed by volunteers, drawn mainly from local churches. Children spend most of each day in year-groups, which are broken down into smaller groups called Lighthouses. Each Lighthouse has a Lighthouse Keeper (responsible leader) and one or more Lamplighters (younger assistants). Specialist teams help with craft, performing arts and games. We take up references for all our helpers. Adult (17+) helpers are police checked through the Criminal Records Bureau Disclosures scheme.

How much does it cost?

Running Lighthouse costs nearly £50 per child. We make no charge for children attending Lighthouse, but we do welcome donations according to what you can afford. We will send you details of how to give to Lighthouse once your application form has been processed.

What is your policy if my child becomes ill during Lighthouse week?

Lighthouse policy mirrors that of school policy; please only send your child to Lighthouse if you feel they would be well enough to attend school that day. However, once the child is on site the final decision rests with the Lighthouse Medical Team.

I applied for two children to attend Lighthouse on the same day, but only one was accepted; why is this?

This is most likely because the children are in different age groups, and different groups fill up at different speeds, so on any given day we may have spaces in one age group but not another.

I only applied for my child to attend Lighthouse for 3 of the 5 days, but you sent me tickets for all 5; why is this?

Our system requires us to print tickets for the entire week each for each child, so every child gets tickets for the entire week, even if you have only booked for certain days.