Parent's FAQ

Lighthouse is open to all children subject to ticket availability. We do our best to accomodate all the children that apply but for safety reasons we have to limit the numbers so tickets are allocated on a first come first served basis.  Children can register to come to Lighthouse up to 12years old (on 31st August), when they are 13 or over they can register as helpers.

Yes, all children are welcome subject to ticket availability. 

Lighthouse also runs in Burnham, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Marlow, Princes Risborough & Thame, so you may find that one of these is a closer option for you.

Friends who wish to be in the same Lighthouse group must arrive together on the first day and we will try, where possible, to keep them together. However they must be in the same age group.  We are unable to allocate places in specific Lighthouses before this time.

No, all children are welcome. Lighthouse is a Christian based holiday week so the children will be exposed to Christian teaching.

No, all children are welcome. Lighthouse is a Christian based holiday week so the children will be exposed to Christian teaching.

Lighthouse makes no charge for children to attend. However, we do have to pay for all the tentage and other equipment that goes towards making Lighthouse such a brilliant experience for the children. So YOUR DONATIONS ARE VITAL.  It costs us about £60 per child to put the week on.

When you arrive at Lighthouse, your child will be allocated to a Lighthouse within their age group. This a a group of about 20 children. They are looked after by an adult Lighthouse Keeper and typically two teenage Lamplighters. The Lighthouse Keeper and Lamplighters will be with the children in their Lighthouse all day, including lunch time. They will help the children with all the activities that they do during the day. At the end of the day you must collect your child from the Lighthouse Keeper or Lamplighter. Lighthouse Keepers are not allowed to let children go off on their own at any time, including the end of the day. For this reason it is very useful if you remember the name of the Lighthouse your child is in.

All helpers over the age of 16 are CRB checked.

That's fine. All children are issued with a full set of tickets. If your child can't attend on a particular day you do not need to return the ticket for that day. However, all tickets are child specific and so cannot be transferred.

No. Every ticket is issued to a named child and only the named child can use the ticket. If a different child uses the ticket we have no knowledge of health issues or contact details of that child so we are unable to care for them in case of an emergency.

If it is essential for you to collect your child before the end of the day you should tell the Lighthouse Keeper and the admin office when you drop your child off in the morning. When you come to collect them you should go to the admin office, where your child will be brought to meet you. Please do not just take your child away without telling the Lighthouse Keeper AND the admin office.

If you are bringing your child to Lighthouse late you should go to the admin office and where your child will be registeredand taken to join their Lighthouse group.

The content of the programme is designed to suit the relevant age group. Occasionally a child may be put into a younger age group if this would seem more suitable. If you wish, or need, your child to go in an age group below their actual birth age, please e-mail the Children's Registrations Team for assistance on how to go about this. We cannot put children into an older age group.

Each age group has a designated assembly and collection point. Please refer to the site plan on the details which are sent out with your tickets.

"Lighthouse 88"  If you are a taxpayer you can enhance your donation by gift aiding it. Gift Aid envelopes are available from the office during Lighthouse week or you can download a Gift Aid form from this website.

Online and postal bookings can be made up to the 15th July 2010. If spaces are still available we will take bookings on site on Saturday 24th July 2010 from 10.00 - 12.00, however there is no guarantee that there will still be places available in all age groups.

Children can be registered online (see Home page) from late May. If for any reason you are unable to register online, please print out a paper application form. Paper application forms will also be available in Great Missenden library and St Andrew's bookshop in Great Missenden from early June.

Lighthouse take children from 4 to 12 years of age (at 31st August). Four year old children attend for mornings only, all others attend all day.

For children younger than 4 we run Toddler Lighthouse every morning during Lighthouse week. This is for parents / carers and Under 4s. No registration is required, just turn up.

You can make a donation to Lighthouse in a number of different ways.

If you register you children online, there is an opportunity to make a donation via Paypal.  If you  have children attending Lighthouse you can send your donation with the registration form, there is a Gift Aid declaration on this. You can also download and print off a Gift Aid Form and return it to us at the address below :

Lighthouse Missenden
PO Box 619
Great Missenden
Bucks
HP16 0WT

Alternatively, you can send us a donation at the address above.  If doing this, you should include a signed and dated Gift Aid statement saying: "I wish this donation of £x to Lighthouse 88 to be treated as a Gift Aid Donation. I confirm that I expect to pay Income or Capital Gains Tax equal to the tax you will claim on my donation."

Cheques should be made payable to "Lighthouse 88"

On site during Lighthouse week, you will find donation boxes at various points and Gift Aid envelopes will be available too.