Welcome to Convergence. Following are a few details outlining the basic set up for Convergence to help familiarise yourself with the event.
- Camping: This is possible in 3 main areas, namely around the main field, near Leigh Lodge and a ‘car free’ walk in-area further downstream.
- Morning Circle This is something you want to be a part of ! Any group activities can spontaneously occur! (maybe you have one in mind) each morning at approximately 9:00 am at the Main Marquee. This is often time to play with the whole group and feel the heart of the community aspect of Convergence.
Morning circle will be signalled by the sounding of an air-horn & start 15mins later.
- Networking Tent This is a place were you will find information about daily workshops, housekeeping matters and general information.
- Lunch and Dinner are served at the Main Marquee following a short blessing. Your pendant is your event ticket and proof of your membership at this year’s event. Thank -you for wearing it to meals.
- Wash up of personal dishes and cutlery occurs at the basins along the outside wall of the main hall\kitchen area. Food scraps go into plastic compost buckets at this area.
- Toilets: The site has male and female flush toilets opposite the Amberley Hall/kitchen building. There are 4 composting toilets at the north side of Main camping field. You are encouraged to use these. (Small amount of mulch added to the waste after you have finished). Another composting toilet is located at the south end near the Octagon. Portaloos are also located around the site as shown on site map.
- Showers: Amberley Lodge (by outside baths) 2 showers available inside and far end of Leigh Lodge 1 shower available (access from left side of building not through Nurture Space)
- First Aid: A first aid room is located at the ‘Pines Hut’ behind Amberley Hall/kitchen and beside Amberley Lodge. 1st Aid volunteers are also identified by small red cross patches.
- Smoking the campsite is a smoke-free area. If you want to smoke please go outside campsite boundary.
- Nurture Space (Leigh Lodge) This is a quiet space where you can find refuge and peace amongst the excitement and emotion of the event. Various healing and energy workers maybe present here to assist you in what ever way they can. Feel free to place meaningful objects & photos in here. Thank you for respecting that these items belong to someone and leave them where they are placed. There is also a small kitchen accessible through the door on the left of building. Please clean-up after using.
- Found Property is located outside the entrance to the Amberley Hall/ Kitchen (near wash up area).
- The Heart Cave (Chapel) is a sacred place, the spiritual centre of the event. Thank you for respecting this and for being mindful when near it of people who maybe meditating inside. Feel free to place meaningful objects & photos in here. Thank you for respecting that these items belong to someone and leave them where they are placed.
- The areas near the quiet tent, massage tent, and nurture space are also places to be mindful of excessive noise. Once again thank you for respecting these places.
- Cuddle Café is located in the far end of the Amberley Hall accessed from the doors on the North wall. Hot water & herbal teas are available here. This is a comfortable space to rest and/or chat with others.
- Water All tap water on-site is filtered and safe to drink.
- Workshops if you wish to offer a workshop please email workshops@convergence.net.nz for a workshop form. Workshops are given freely by participants of Convergence. There are 5 main Workshop Marquees available they are labelled ‘Water’, ‘Fire’, ‘Earth’, ‘Metal’ and ‘Wood’ on the site map. Other workshops maybe offered in places such as the Nurture Space, Massage Tent or The Circle. Workshops will begin after Morning Circle and in the afternoon after lunch. To find out more about workshops check the Networking Tent and listen to the announcements by the workshop presenters at evening meal – for following morning workshops and at lunch for the afternoon workshops.
Meals signalled by an air-horn, blessing 15mins later