Planning a Red Rope Trip (Weekend or Longer)
This page contains essential information and downloadable forms.
Guidelines Relating to Infectious Diseases
- No-one should go on a trip if they have any infectious illness, or symptoms such as a cold, flu or Covid.
- From January 2025 the Covid testing policy (August 2023) is suspended.
- Normal compensation rules apply if a member cannot go on a trip due to illness (see the Trip Charges page).
General Trip Guidelines, Safety and Treasuring Forms
If you’re the trip organiser, download the Trip Organisation Guide (2024 version):
Safety on Trips: Route Cards
The trip organiser should consider safety issues and ensure route cards are completed for all groups and individuals heading out.
Suggested Equipment Lists
Trip Roles
- Organiser — accommodation, bookings, coordination
- Food Organiser — meals and shopping
- Safety — safety considerations and route cards
- Transport — lift‑sharing coordination
- Treasurer — trip finances and treasuring forms
Treasuring
The treasurer ensures payments, expenses, transport costs and banding rules are applied correctly.
You may also need the Car Travel Calculator:
Children on Trips
Trip organisers should check the Safeguarding Policy if children under 18 are attending.
Trip Food
Food is usually organised by one member of the trip. For recipe ideas, see the Trip Food and Recipes page.
- Shopping List (PDF)
- Shopping List (Word)
- Nestle Products — Red Rope avoids buying Nestlé products