The Conference
Each year at the start of January the volunteers and other staff at the various centres are invited to attend a conference. This is attended by between 8-10 of the centres and provides Catholic residential youth workers with an opportunity to meet each other and exchange ideas. The conference is held in a different centre each year. Past conferences are as follows:
- 1996 - Savio House
- 1997 - St. Cassian's Centre, Kintbury
- 1998 - The Briars
- 1999 - SPEC Centre
- 2000 - Alton Castle
- 2001 - Soli House
- 2002 - Dehon House
- 2003 - SPEC Centre (co-organised with St. Cassian's Centre)
- 2004 - Savio House
- 2005 - Alton Castle
- 2006 - St. Cassian's Centre, Kintbury
- 2007 - Castlerigg Manor
- 2008 - SPEC Centre
- 2009 - SPEC Centre
- 2010 - The Hayes Conference Centre
- 2011 - The Hayes Conference Centre
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