Ullo to Becs, Caz, Carl and Father Peter. :3 And Will.

We were the April 28th - May 2nd. It's Courtney from group 3. The one with the pink hair? Hehe!

I too didn't have any belief in God whatsoever until I came to Castlerigg. Will told me something that made me see things differently. At Castlerigg, I was given the gift of stronger friendships, fantastic memories to take home and most importantly, my faith. And as my dear friend said "it is the greatest gift in the world." I've been praying for all of you~ I want to thank Will again for the rosary. I shall treasure it forever...! I also miss sitting in the chapel because I was close to God there. But now I realise... I can pray anywhere really. Maybe it was the quiet that is part of why I miss it. A great big thank you to all of you! xx

What else can I say? The whole experience was amazing, and I was so sad to go. I've been pestering my mum about coming at advent, because I really do want to come back, and hope to see you all again! She's seriously considering letting me go and I'm even saying it can be christmas present: I'm so serious. I loved the walks and the food! "Pharoah Pharoah! Ohh baby let my people go, aha aha, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah~" Hehehe. That was so much fun!

"Jesus was a cool dude, 40 days with no food, livin' his life the way we should..." I wrote those down so I wouldn't forget them. Haha.

Pssst, I can't stop looking at the pictures. D: It truly was the best week of my entire life!! <3

Love loads, Courtney.

just wanted 2 say i had a fab time at castelrigg and i miss all the staff and i even miss Caz's voice waking us up in the morning!

i think youre lovley

i learned so much there and i cried when i went

love louisexxxxxx

its danny from the recent retreat with name of school

ive been back less that a day and im already missing all the team; carl, becs, caz and will

castlerigg is the most amazing thing ever and most of the group will be coming back to the outpost.

i hope to keep in touch with you all

danny

p.s tell carl that he is a traitor and group 3 rule!!

To Father Peter and all the team at Castlerigg

Hi, my name's Jayne and I'm the grateful mother of one Holly Brown who was with you this weekend just gone. I just wanted to thank you all for giving her such a fabulous time - she had a ball - I'm sure all the parents feel the same but I can't speak for everyone, just wish I could come too! To quote her on one phone call 'Mum we're being treated like royalty!'.

Thanks too to all the marvellous Holy Infant staff for giving of their time and patience.

From Jayne Brown, mother of Holly Brown Yr5.

You Rock

Hi Caroline and Peter and all staff there

it is us Aliysha and Chloe that came on Friday 25th April till the Sunday the 27th April.

We thourally enjoyed ourselves and we will definitely be coming next year, because Castlerigg is the best like you! The food was brill and the staff were all polite.

I will be telling my friends about you and how polite you all are.

Thank you for making our time enjoyable YOU RULE!

Thank you very much. Yours sincerely Aliysha (Please reply.xxxx) we will all miss you xxx

hello every one at castlerigg manor...

i've only been home for 2 days and i'm missing castlerigg already, and the people there.

This was one of the best things i have ever chosen to do, my week there was amazing. I made lots of new freinds and that includes all the staff at castle rigg. Especially Becks and Carl, i spoke to them every day and i felt like i had known them for ages. I have made so many memories there that i hope i will never forget. Me and all my friends had so much fun.

I am not even catholic but i really enjoyed the fact that we could go into the chapel (which felt like our own with our little prayers on stickey notes, our painted jars, and pictures) and we could pray about whatever we wanted, and we all just let out what we felt. Even though most of us cried it brought us all closer together.

After all the different ways that we prayed, and the way i think the castle rigg retreat changed my view on Jesus, i now think that jesus cares for everyone (not only catholics). So i want to say THANK YOU to everyone at castle rigg.

Also i cant wait till december if i get to visit again.

From Dannielle Doyle, name of school (Visited Castlerigg Nanor 21-April to 25-April 2008)

heya its Romana im in yr 5 i go name of school n im cummin to castle rigg next yr wiv my friends

my friends went on 26th april n came back on 27th april i missed em n i ope its fun ! i realii cant waittttt to come next yr i looks realii good on tha website i cant WAIT xXx

iya bec bec, carl, and father peter its tom bentham from name of school 2008, i had a fantastic time at castle-rigg manor and would love to come even though iv only been back a day

bec bec thanks for teaching me that new dance move haha

carl group 5 rock, go 5

father peter you have tought me alot and ur realy good at the guitar

and i need to practise a bit more to be as good as you haha.

                'Jesus was a cool dude 
                 40 days with out food living his life the way we should.........,

thank you agen tom bentham.

I had No Belief, What So Ever In God & Jesus

But Thanks To The CastleRigg Team I Know See Things In A Different Perspective,

Thanks Father Peter, Carl, Becs and all the rest Cheers i am looking forward to December

hiyaa its joe mulhall i came with name of school

thought i would let you know that i had an awsom time

thanks veryy muc much becs,jonah,carl,rob,caz and the rest of the teammm

hopefully see you next year xx

OH MY DAYS!

Its Megan (not the tiny one. the heckler if that helps.) from name of school.

Hopefully you haven't forgotten me already!

I can honestly say I AM IN LOVE WITH CASTLERIGG!

first of all i want to start with the amazing team there.

CARL AND BECS....sweet lord you two are just a big dollop of fab on a stick

CAZ..well your the boss so we all like you obv.

PREISTS=LEGENDS.. then there is JONAH. the cheeky minx. calling my a heckler *shame on him* but you cant be mad at a kid with that much HAIR!

then its gotta be CHRIS/TOM.. you don't look anything like a tom.

thanks for being an awesome team leader CHEESE BLOCK RULE ALL! good luck with the job and what not. same to you Jonah obv

and ROB..who was unable to be part of the BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD and was stuck with cruddy team 2 MWAHAHAHA.

THE KEV,,,whatta utter LEDGE.

OH BY THE WAY CHRISTOPHER!! I have recorded THE SHOW and I am going to watch it and listen for the theme tune. and if it doesn't sound like how you kids did it...I will be coming for you.

PATRICIAAAA THEEE STRIPPPPERRRRR hahaha its a good song. download it! your always propper happy and that made me smile like a loon

..I have just realized these smiley faces are rather suspicious..

HOE HUM...i am still depressed about having to leave but never fear there is always next year! rhyming genius me! *proud*

i am really looking forward to it and I think i may be coming at advent fingers crossed.

Anyway. next time I am in Kesick.. i will go to the pencil museum I PROMISE ha-ha.

i have so many memories and I am so grateful for your time and effort. I love you all.

love Megan xx

dear all the caslterigg team. thank you so much for an amazing weekend i have thouroughly enjoyed myself i am very pleased i went know. i enjoyed all the fun and exillerating things we did (the 4 hour walk) which i have to say was rather fun but did my cold a little bit worse but never the less i am still here. i really did enjoy me weekend and i hope my laugh didnt get too much to handle. it was a really emotional weekend but i enjoyed it. ythanks for everything hopefully i will see you again soon.

i am hoping to take a gap year there!

xxxx

thanks again.

xxxx

hey everyone at castlerigg i left a few weeks ago and still miss everyone.

My week at castlerigg 11th-15th feb 2008 was the best week ever i got to talk to loads of people from my school who i did not know and had the beat time with caz becs fr peter patricia and carl and also a great time with joe and ruth.

castlerigg is the beat place ever and thanks to everyone who made my week so enjoyable

Hello, I came to Castle Rigg this weekend with name of school, and i am writing to say a huge thanks for a wonderful weekend, and can't wait until next year, because i had a fantastic time!!!

Thanks for mending my knee Carl, im just annoyed that i ripped my new jeans, hehe....

Anyway, I loved being at your lovely home, and it was wonderful!!!

:) :D Hehe!!

Thanks guys!!!

hello to everyone at castlerigg

got back on friday and just our luck, it snows on our way out of the area

thankyou to everyone for the week and to the chef for matthews birthday cake

wish i could come back sooner, definitley considering the gap year

and we all have two words for ya....

Thank You

Hello Castle rigg team .

just like to say our week at castlerigg were absolutly AMAZINNG

we all loved sooooooooooooooo muchh !! we miss itt MORE than everr!!! all us girls name of school lot are planning on comming back in year 10 DEFO!! lol.. x

Thank-you sooooooooooooo much for such a good week !!

BEST WEEK OF MY LIFE..

NO JOKE!!

MISS IT . and

now your gone.. <-- that song brings back so many good timess!!! - Love youu alll !!!!!!!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

From: MATTHEW BOWRY: YR 9 JANUARY 14-18 2008

I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE UP THERE I WISH I COULD STAY THERE AND REALLY WANT ALL THE STAFF TO STAY THE SAME LIKE: CARL, BECKS, CAZ AND FATHER PETER I WILL BE BACK IN A FEW YEARS

AND CARL GET A PERMENANT CONTRACT

Hello, Castlerigg Team!! 14-18 name of school TRIP

Just wana say thankyou for making the trip into one of the best trips we've ever had!!

The pictures are great :)

Thanks Again.

Its Jimi from name of school December 4 to 7

Im the one with spiky hair ,green shoes,piano tie and i flip on space hoppers. (look on website you will no who i am)

I just wanted to say thank you for what a wonderful time i had and all the other people who came.It was great fun doing all those activities. I wish i could go back.

The whole school saw our photos today in assembly it was a great laugh.

hope you all have a fantastic new year

love from

Jimi