MAX East

Dates

Contagious MAX East runs from Saturday 22nd – Friday 28th August 2026 at the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Ipswich, IP9 2RX.

Arrivals and Departures

Arrival time

Please arrive between 2-3pm on Saturday 22th August. Arrive at Royal Hospital School and follow signs in your car for ‘Contagious’ around the back to park in the parade ground.

Collection time

Parents are invited to attend our response meeting at 11am in the main hall on Friday 28th August. Young people will then have a packed lunch at 12:30pm, you are welcome to bring your own lunch and join. If not please collect anytime from 12:30pm.

If you are going to be later (or earlier!) than these times, then please email Drummond (drummond.fyall@contagious.org.uk) in advance or call/text him on 07300 044 849 on the day.

Accommodation

The young people’s rooms are set out in different boarding houses

Where sharing requests were made, we will do our best to room young people together or near to one another.

All bedding is provided but please bring a towel.

What to bring

• Clothing appropriate for a range of weather and activities
• Shoes including those suitable for running/activities
• Bible (We will be teaching from the New International Version)
• Pens (young people will be provided with their own teaching booklets for writing notes in)
• Swimwear
• Clothing suitable for water games
• Old clothing suitable for potentially being dyed (for paint wars, you may want to bring a white t-shirt)
• Smart/ formal attire for last night music event
• Toiletries, sun cream, hat and sunglasses
• A water bottle
• Small light up alarm clock or watch (young people will not have their phones overnight but will be woken up by leaders, so no need for an alarm clock).
• Sports equipment, games, musical instruments for free time (please note these are brought at your own risk)
• Card/ mobile payment setup for the tuck shop and bookstall

PLEASE DO NOT include any snacks that contain nuts as we have others attending who have severe nut allergies.

Photographs and social media

We are hoping to take some general photos or videos during the week that may be used for publicity, uploaded on our website or shared on social media sites.

If you have particular concerns about social media, photographs or publicity, please inform us by emailing admin@contagious.org.uk.

Mobile Phone policy

Young people at Contagious MAX may bring their phones to Contagious and use them throughout the day during breaks.  NO phones are to be used during teaching sessions unless as part of the activity or required. Phones should be switched off or on silent during teaching sessions and at other times all users should act responsibly to avoid distracting themselves and others from engaging with people and activities.

At night time phones will be handed to SUS leaders and charged in a separate room. This is for the 11pm-7am timeframe only. Contact numbers of SUS leaders will be available to parents if contact with your young person is needed during sleep time. This new policy is to promote sleep and wellbeing as trialed on some smaller MAX age contagious camps. Following its success we are rolling this out at MAX EAST this year.

If any attendee of Contagious uses their phone in an inappropriate or immoral way then we reserve the right as leaders to confiscate the phone and return it to them at the end of the Conference.  Any illegal use of a phone will be reported.

MEDICAL, Pastoral and Dietary Information

If you wish to update anything less than six weeks before the conference please email admin@contagious.org.uk. This is because we often pull the relevant information for each Conference from the booking website around six weeks before the conference, and by emailing us we can make sure that the necessary people are notified.

Expectations

When you booked onto Contagious, we asked you to agree to our terms and conditions. You can access them here. In particular, please note our expectations with regards to behaviour throughout the week. 

Contacting us

For any emergencies during the week please contact Drummond on 07300 044 849 (this phone will only be in use during the week of Contagious). If you have any non-urgent enquires then email admin@contagious.org.uk

FAQs

What does a typical day look like?

We have a busy morning so every Conference has a filling breakfast with cooked and continental options. After breakfast is our SUS group time. This is time in small groups studying the Bible together. The rest of the morning is spent in two Seminars with a break in the middle. Seminars are interactive sessions where we dig deeper into God’s word together, they are usually where we get to see the big picture of what the whole sweep of God’s word has to say about a subject. We then have lunch and afterwards it is into afternoon activities. The activities are usually split into two (or three) slots and are a mix of all-together activities and options. We then have dinner together. In the evening we have our Big Teaches. These are meetings that include games, singing, interviews and the reading and preaching of God’s word. A day at Contagious MAX then ends with some after hours activities (including toast O’clock!) before lights out at 10.45pm.

How are young people kept safe at Contagious?

We are serious about keeping all children and young people safe at Contagious. If you would like to read our safeguarding policy then you can access that here.

How can I be praying for Contagious? 

We would love it if you could be praying for us throughout the week! It is only through God’s word applied to the hearts of the young people through the Holy Spirit’s work that lives are changed. Please be praying for faithful teaching and for hearts opened to the good news of the gospel. For particular points for prayer check out our dedicated page.

What is being taught at Contagious this year?

At Contagious MAX 2026 we are going to be looking at Proverbs: The way of Wisdom.
Proverbs invites us to listen to the words of wisdom from a father to his son, written to encourage youth to grow in wisdom. This summer we want to see lives shaped and changed as we listen to God’s wisdom for all of life. Proverbs is both poetic and practical. It is not just a series of moral sayings but is a story that is filled with rich truths and points us forward to Christ.