..a few questions

1. How is the prep going?
2. How many are you bringing?
3. What's your group colour? (assuming you have one)
4. How tired are you at present?

..and..

5. How awesome is it going to be...?

 

1. How is the prep going?
Well, the paperwork side and travel rrangementa are coming together and should be sorted by Thursday fingers crossed. I'm referring young people to the website to have a look at the programme and they're really looking forward to it! We also have a few things to do on the coach.

2. How many are you bringing?
Well, our parish is relatively small. We are coming as part of a deanery group so we have three leaders and three young people from our Parish out of our group of 40! I know there are loads more people attending from our diocese - we are all sitting together in the Arena!

3. What's your group colour?
We haven't got one, but I am assuming some of them will buy the Flame lanyards on the day...

4. How tired are you at present?
Pretty exhausted to be honest. Been pretty constant for the last month with essays, college, placement and organising. But by Wednesday my essay will be finished and I can't wait for the weekend, it will definitely be worth it!

5. How awesome is it going to be?
Absolutely amazing! Having been to other, smaller Youth events, I have no doubt about that!

I was in a meeting a short while ago that said that Wembley weren't keen on people coming down in group colours!  On a more practical note, what are you telling your groups to bring?

Food, food, food and more food! Not to bring banners of a certain size or with poles. Wear their t-shirts and hoodies. Bring some spending money. Bring their medication if they have any. Bring their mobile phones but nothing else of any value. That is about it really.

Well we did say pithy it and say that people can wear what they want but (for once) we are not doing a set outfit!

...and look, it even made me spell "disappointed" wrong!

You are allowed 'domestic' cameras and of course mobile phones but no professional photography equipment unless you have a press pass for the day.

Anne-Marie - get Dermot or Tony to ring Johnny T from Southwark and get a press pass organised for one of the team - they can email the documents.

Yeah, the camera issue is fine, it was more the video camera that is more of a problem. We wanted to video blog the day live on the train and during the day but we can't do that as we don't want to leave the cameras on the train for obvious reasons and don't want them to be confiscated for the day as we are in a bit of a rush to get out.

It will be fine, we might just have to do it all on our phones!

It is still going to be amazing and I am still totally excited!