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I thought i’d better write another Blog! I’m away with a group of young people from my church this weekend and am writing to you from a chilly church kitchen at 11.15pm waiting for bed - if only everyone was as tired as me!! (I must be getting old)

We were joined this evening by other wonderful people from North Norfolk and they commented that they read the blog. I’m in SHOCK so had to respond immediately !

Anyway, back to Breakout - I am getting even more excited than I was in my last blog now, the tension is building and we are getting closer by the second. I will be back soon with more up to date info.

Good night. Michael.

Hi all! Just got back from Youth Conference. Was a long drive (6 hours!) but worth it. We had a great discussion about what we are planning and we got a lot of information from it. The main point was the need for better communication about Breakout to let as many people know whats happening. Some people had not even heard of Breakout before the weekend so its very important that we spread the word about what a great event this is, starting……………………………. NOW!

The main thing I want to tell you though is about the radio station we are having at Breakout. You, yes YOU! will be able to produce and pre-record your own ’show’ to be played on the radio over the weekend. This is a fantastic opportunity, not only to tell people about your believes, your ideas on life, or whatever you have on your mind, but also to learn about what goes in to producing a show and running a radio station. If you are interested send us an email and well let you know whats going on. There will be a weekend before Breakout to learn the ropes and then it will be up to you to get your show together for the big weekend!

 I hope everyone is enjoying life and hopefully I will speak to you soon.

 Daniel

participation@breakout2008.info

ps. if you’re on facebook check out the group ‘Breakout 2008′ dan

Who likes sandwiches?  I do !

At the moment I am trying to sort out the supply of over 3000 packets of sandwiches for breakout… thats a lot of loaves of bread.  What is your favorite…? I’m a bit of a Tuna Mayo fan.

At my local church Youth group we once had a cooking competition, part of which was making the most interesting and different sandwich.  Guess what, I was the judge so had to taste them all.  The winning sandwich included Egg, Icing, marmite and jam - my stomach still turns at the thought!

I will let you know how I am getting on soon.

Hi, Well this is my first ever blog…

I thought it was time that I updated you on some of the current work that the MAYC staff are involved in for Breakout. This Wednesday (13th) is very important as Steve, Rob, Alan and myself will be visiting Cliff to try to agree (hammer out) the final arrangements and prices for catering.  This will allow us to set the final budget that in turn should enable us to agree the final ticket prices for the event…. (Confession time…. it’s because I’m seeing Rob on Wednesday that I thought I ought to try to post a blog!)

I have also passed the text for the theological statement to my Coordinating Secretary for final approval.  I expect that this will be agreed this week and able to be posted on the main web site.

Another imminent meeting is tomorrow (Tuesday).  I shall be meeting with staff from the Department for Education and Skills in Sheffield and will get an idea as to whether we can apply for funding for the work of MAYC and particularly Breakout from April 2008.  If we can it may be possible to subsidise tickets prices further…

We are also busily preparing for the Methodist Conference… in fact this is pretty much dominating our work.  As well as responding to the proposed changes to MAYC, we will be supporting the Youth Participation Strategy, launching a new version of Step by Step - the good practice guide for youth work - (the new edition has an amazing name… Step by Step 2 - impressive eh?), oh and we will also be promoting Breakout at every opportunity!

Well I’m sure Rob will be suitably impressed with this now…. so TTFN 

Mike Seaton

Well I don’t know about anyone else but i’m excited about Breakout already! It’s gonna be great!

Oh yeah I should probably say who I am :-s I’m Paul and i’m on the management team looking after youth participation. “What on earth is that?” I hear you cry! Well i’m here to make sure Breakout ties in with whats going on with regards to youth work in the rest of the Methodist Church.

One of the main aspects of Breakout is going to be that people are going to be placed in to villages. These villages will take part in activities together and will join up and take part in activities with other villages as well as the entire of Breakout. Through this you will be able to make new friends and links so you can take back some of the enthusiasm and excitement of Breakout with you.

 Well I gotta go now but keep your eyes peeled on the Blog for more info.