Important Information

Fitzroy Romania Trip 2010

Parent/Guardian Information Sheet

Below you will find all the info you need to know about our trip....

Contact

If during the course of our trip you need to contact your child we ask that you do so via a leader with the contact details below.

Chris Hunter 07912174908/ cwbh@hotmail.co.uk

Whitney Wilkinson 07590076212/ wlw04@hotmail.com

Peter Gaston 07525475977

Alice Clarkson 07938560934

We kindly ask that you only contact your child during the trip in the case of an emergency.

If for any reason you need to contact Fitzroy Church

during the trip please call any of the numbers below.

Church Office 02890 235075

Steve Stockman (Minister) 07740443274

Website www.fitzroy.org.uk

Trip leaders will hopefully have limited internet access during the trip. We will do our best if possible to update the team blog during the trip.

www.fitzroyromania2010.blogspot.com

Trip Dates

22nd July - 24th July Budapest, Hungary

24th July - 28th July Tileagd, Romania

29th - 31st July Tirgu Mures, Romania

Accomodation

Budapest

Hotel Eben

1148 Budapest

Nagy Lajos király útja 15-17, Hungary

www.gerandhotels.hu

Tileagd

Hotel Vila Elim

Baile 1 Mai - Bihor

www.vilaelim.ro

Tirgu Mures

CE House Tisei Street

Tirgu Mures Romania

Departure and Return

We depart for Dublin Airport from Fitzroy Church on Thursday 22nd July.

You should meet at Fitzroy no later than 02.45am.

We hope to arrive at Fitzroy at 12 midnight on Saturday 31st July.

Communication with Parents/Guardians

Should we for any reason need to contact you during the course of the trip we will do so via the information you provided us with on your child’s medical form. In the event of major flight delays we will do so via mobile text message. In the event of a medical or other emergency we will contact you or your secondary contact on the telephone numbers provided.

Baggage and Items to bring

When we are in Romania it is going to be very hot, the temperature in Romania will be somewhere in the region of 30-40 degrees centigrade. Fashion will not be an issue. Please bear this in mind when you are packing! The people that we’ll be meeting will not care if we are wearing the latest labels but will probably be able to relate to us more if we are dressed even a little like them.

We’re looking at shorts and t shirts every day, skirts for girls are fine. Use your own discretion ie: mini skirts and hot-pants are not a great idea! You might want to bring few sweaters as it could get a little cooler at night. Girls please do not stress too much about make-up as culturally it’s not the norm in Romania.

23kg hold luggage per person and 7kg per person hand-baggage is the absolute limit for baggage weight. Please do not exceed this weight as we will have no means with which to pay extra baggage charges. In the case of you carrying too much baggage we will simply have to leave stuff behind! Remember that you will want to bring some presents home with you so leave room for these.

Please make sure that you bring any medication with you. We will carry a small team first aid kit but it is your responsibility to bring extras such as sun creams and insect repellent if you feel you need it.

Please bring a Bible.

You should also bring a swimming costume with you.

Spending Money

We recommend that you bring with you both Euros and also Hungarian Forints.

• £40 worth of Hungarian Forints - for Budapest City / Airport / Train / Public Transport.
• €50 for spending money in Romania.

Please note that this money is for things that you may want to buy such as drinks, snacks and presents. Some of it will pay for a a few public transport journeys in Budapest along with a few tourist site costs. You are therefore free to bring as much as you feel necessary, the amounts above are what we feel is enough to survive comfortably but not extravagantly.

Hungarian Forints can be obtained via your local bank.

We will exchange Euros in Romania for Romania Lei as this currency is much harder to come by outside the UK.

Remember that all breakfast, lunch and dinner have been budgeted for you already.

Travel Insurance

We have taken out an insurance policy that will cover all members of our team.

This policy will cover..

• Cancellation Fees up to £3000
• Compassionate Return Costs up to £300
• Travel Delay £100-£3000
• Missed Departure up to £500
• Personal Accident up to £15,000 (Accidental Death) £40,000 (Permanent Disability)
• Hospital Benefit £400
• Petcare Fees £150
• Personal Property up to £1500
• Money up to £500
• Loss of Passport up to £250
• Hijack up to £500
• Personal Liability up to £2,000,000
• Legal Expenses up to £25,000

If you are in possession of an E111 Health Card you should should bring this with you.

A full copy of our insurance document is available on request.

Behaviour / Conduct

It is the team leader’s expectation that all team members will conduct themselves in a respectful and cooperative manner at all times. Alcohol, drugs and tobacco will be prohibited for the duration of our trip. We will regard any breaking of these rules as extremely serious. In the case of acute misconduct expulsion from the team and a return home will be considered.

Passports

During the trip, team leaders will take responsibility for the safekeeping of passports and other travel documents.