Events & Holidays FAQ
- 10 things you can do to help us.
- Whats your usual male to female ratio?
- Why do you have special weekends for those under 45 but not for any other age groups?
- Is it a waste of time putting my name on a waiting list for an event or holiday?
- I have enjoyed the 25 - 45 weekends but am now outside this age range. I probably wont renew my membership as I doubt I'll enjoy the all age events as much.
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10 easy things you can do to help us…
1. Be familiar with our booking & refund policy - all
deposits and day event payments are non-refundable, please do not cause
embarrassment to yourself and our staff by asking for a refund.
2. Use insurance cover whenever possible.
3. Book events early, remember Members always have
priority.
4. Provide us with a landline number or call us back.
(Landline to mobile phone charges are high and this has resulted in a marked
increase in our phone costs).
5. If you need to cancel please tell us straightaway, even
if you have only provisionally booked.
6. Give us your up to date e-mail address.
7. Download booking forms from our website.
8. “Official” photos really liven up our
newsletters. Say “cheese” or tell us if you’d rather not appear in print.
9. Let us know when you get engaged or married. We
would love to see the photos and it’s a real encouragement to us.
10. Tell your church minister & your single friends
about us.
What’s your usual ratio of Male to Female?
It’s a well known fact that most social groups, attract a higher proportion of
women compared to men. This is particularly the case with secular
organisations where women can easily out number men 6 to 1.
Consequently, Network Christians has organised it’s booking system to help
us redress this imbalance whilst trying to accommodate the ladies who would like to attend. It's usual o have 2 ladies to each man.
Our members do have a role to play in helping us recruit new members and
particularly in encouraging male Christian friends to join us. It’s
important that our marketing efforts and your word of mouth act in tandem to
make Network Christians an organisation that it well known, respected and
attractive.
Why do you have special weekends for those under 45 but
not for any other age groups?
All our day events and 9 weekends & mini-breaks are open to all between
their late 20s to 70s. On any “all age” event there will be a good cross
section of those in their 40s and higher. People who are 40 and above can
be sure of meeting people in their own age range on these events.
This is not necessarily the case for those in their 20s and 30s as this
age group is generally less likely to join a social group.
Therefore special weekends are required to enable people under 40 to meet one
another. For this reason we increased our 25-45s weekends to 3 each year
in 2006.
Is it a waste of time putting my name on a 'waiting list'
for an event or holiday?
We accept it is disappointing for people to be offered a place on the 'waiting
list' rather than the booking they wished. However, a lot of
people who go on a 'waiting list' do in fact get offered a place once our
male to female ratio has evened out. It is also important to remember that the
'waiting list' is viewed more as an expression of interest rather than an
actual waiting list. All places are offered at our discretion, rather than on a
'first come first served basis'.
I’ve enjoyed the 25-45s weekends but am now outside this
age range. I probably won’t renew my membership as I doubt I will enjoy
the All Age Events as much.
It’s easy for those who have not tried an all age event to assume
this. However, many people under 45, who try our all age events really
enjoy them and keep on coming. Remember, if you are in your 40s, you will
always meet people in your age range on an all age event so it seems a
pity for you to miss out and a pity for us to loose you!
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