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GIRLGUIDING GLOUCESTERSHIRE  IN ACTION

Highbury Guides celebrate their 90th birthday and Battledown Rainbows celebrate 10yrs. (Pictures here)

Members past and present, together with friends and families gathered at Highbury Church Hall in Cheltenham to celebrate the Guide Unit's 90th birthday. Displays of old log books and uniforms allowed the older visitors to reminisce while the younger members entertaiined their visitors with a display of dances across the decades. The evening began with the planting of a tree and entered with a birthady cake and candles.

In the same District,Prestbury Rainbows recently celebrated their 10th birthday and they had great fun icing cakes and playing games before cutting their own birthday cake.

 

Go to Change the World for reports and pictures of local girls' efforts in this national centenary challenge

Another successful Big Sleepover  We had a fantastic time at our sleepover this year (We think it is our Best one so far!!)

The girls from St Nicolas and St Peter's Brownie packs joined together for the Giant Sleepover. Our theme this year had been kept a secret until they turned up on the night .....CHRISTMAS!!!!

They all entered the fun of the theme and made some christmas cards, snowmen, santa's, crowns, boxes and stockings. Our pack "granny" (who was 86 on the night)  had knitted 50 father christmas's to go in their stockings and they all went home with a Christmas sack full of presents from the Giant sleepover.

Take a look at the website to see them all in action!!

Armenian Challenge  In November last year I was selected to represent the UK on a GOLD project to Armenia, Guiding Overseas Linked with Development for those who aren’t aware. The aim of the trip is to promote Guiding through activity days and to help existing and new leaders with activity ideas and programme planning. My team and I have organised a challenge badge to educate UK girls on the culture and ways of life, including Guiding, in Armenia. The Challenge Badge will be applicable to all Sections, and the badges will cost £1 each. See Activity Page for details

Watch this space for a report of the project.

Justine Walker 1st Longford Brownies and Guides - 1st Longford and Lonsdale Senior Section

COLESBOURNE PARK SNOWDROPS

Brownies, Guides and Guiders from around the county served tea and homemade cakes to hundres of visitors at the Colesbourne Park Snowdrop Weekend in March. 

These three Brownies from the 3rd Stroud Pack are ready for action.

Thank you everyone all around the County who supplied cakes for this event.We must have had over 150  of every kind you could imagine.Please thank W.I. members who supported us.The Snowdrop Weekend was a great success and enjoyed by the Leaders, Trefoil Members Young Leaders, Guides, Brownies, Scouts and husbands. Over 50 people came to help including our County President, County Commissioner, Assistant County Commissioner and County Secretary. Pauline Merchant put together our publicity boards to great effect.Over the weekend we took £1500. Which I am sure you will agree is a good result. The weather being kind visitors had time to chat. A great many had been involved in Guiding in their lives,one couple had been to Sangam 3 times and one gentleman was very pleased to tell me he was an Ambassador.  

Congratulations and great Guiding to you all.  Irene Catton.