First Aid Course

Today i went on a Girlguiding First Aid Course, it wa a good successful course, thoroughly enjoyed it, thank you Pam Jewell and Irene Ranner.

20 Years in Guiding

Tonight at the District Meeting i was presented with my 20yr Bar.

However in my records it is the following:-

My records show i joined Guiding on 22nd January 1991
Go says i joined on 22nd January 1993

I got my 20yr bar tonight :)

Thinking Day 2013

On Saturday (Bobs Birthday) we held our Thinking Day Celebrations, in Union Church.

We started off with a short service. Senior Section did Brazil.

Then we went downstairs for some activities, we made a flag in Hama Beeds, played a game with Maori Sticks, Chocolate Tasting and Cheerleading.

Cross Stitch Guiding

Last night i did some cross stitching with 1st Hunstanton Guides, and today with 1st Docking Brownies, it was a lovely time with both units, i thoroughly enjoyed it and they did so well

Senior Section go Go Bowling

Last night the Senior Section went Bowling and Charlotte Davies won, it was a lovely evening afterwards we went a walk along the sea front and had a chat which was nice.

Dabble Day

Today was Girlguiding Norfolk Dabble Day, it was held at Hewitt School, Cecil Road, Norwich.

Sue picked me up just before 8am then collected Eve and Sara.

My first session was Fuse Art, which was glass fused together, it was good, it was the same as I did at Dunton run by Lisa of The Clay Barn.

My second session was Quilling, i really enjoyed this and would have liked longer, i would like to have a go at this at my own time.

After lunch I did American Quilting, this was interesting, because they were small square pictures, quilted round and made into cards.

Then i finished off with Nicky doing Scrapbooking, again i had done this before.

On top of that there were dabbles that you could go and dip into during the course of the day these were:-

Ponybeads, Cupcake Toppers, Gingerbread Challenge, Cupcake Challenge, Stamping and Embossing, Mini Guy Fawkes, Bead Dragonflies, Needle felting, Glasspainting, Chocolate Challenge, Dragons on Parade and Christmas Crafts.

Other Crafts i could have done were Mod Rock, Pyrography, Sock Monkeys, Zumba, Sugar Craft, Iris and Teabag folding and Handchimes.

After Lunch we did campfire singing - it was a good pleasant day,

Girlguiding Bookmark

My Latest Cross Stitch Kit Design

Senior Section

We had an interesting meeting tonight, Kathryn bought her Wii Dance and we enjoyed doing dance sequences.

We then all made our promise.

Finishing with an interesting talk about all things feminine.

Pleasurewood Hills

Today there was a District Outing to Pleasurewood Hills, 2 of my Senior Section went, 1 pulled out yesterday.

The sun shone, and it was a lovely relaxing day, the girls enjoyed themselves.

Civic Service

This afternoon i attended Hunstanton Civic Service hosted by Hunstanton Town Mayer Councillor Peter Mallam at St Edmunds Church in Uniform taking the 4 oldest brownies with me.
We started off with
Onward Christian Soldiers, also sung in church this morning.
We also sang The Lord's my shepherd
Lord of all hopefulness
Fight the good fight
We should have gone to the green for prayers and a hymn by the choir but the weather was inclement, so we went to the Town Hall for this.
Then the Mayor did a short speech and we had a glass of wine and some refreshments.
We finished about 4.30pm.

Girlguidings Aims

Our aim is to help young people achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as Members of their local, national and international communities.

We also hope to help our members to:-

• be challenged by new experiences
• develop self-awareness, self-respect and self-confidence
• develop a personal faith and values to give life meaning and direction think for themselves, govern themselves and make their own decisions
• make friends and have fun
• develop a sense of tolerance, justice, kindness and honour learn teamwork and acquire leadership skills, working with and for others
• appreciate the environment and how to live in it
• understand and learn about the world, its people and cultures

'Thank You'

Girlguiding Norfolk held a special day for leaders for thank them for all the hard work, time and effort they have given to Girlguiding during the Centenary Celebrations.

Families of Leaders were invited, the day culminated with a short Annual Review for the Leaders and an Afternoon Tea.

On arrival we signed in and each Leader received a goodie bag with a programme, literature and a Girlguiding Norfolk Calendar from September 2011 - December 2012, with pictures of how Girlguiding Norfolk Celebrated the Centenary.

And a woven badge

There was a cost for some activities £5 adults and £2.50 children if you wished to take part you paid, had your hand stamped and had to show the stamp.

Charlotte had a go on the climbing wall, one or two shaky moments, but she made it to the TOP!!

A Girlguiding Calendar

Sophie and Dylan had their faces painted

The Butterfly

The Tiger

Then was lunchtime

Feeding time at the Zoo

Steven made a giant Cupcake for Sophies Birthday Cake

Then Charlotte went to have a go on the Zipwire also known as the Aerial Runway

We then went in Holy Trinity Church, Great Hautbois

Bob decided to have a go at the Climbing Wall, he didn't do quite as well as Charlotte though

Dylan had a go on the Climbing Boulder, even Sophie had a little go

Then we went on the Obstacle Course

Then we did the Nightline trail, officially you should be blindfold and follow the rope round the course but we didn't have any blindfolds.

Then Bob decided to have a go at Archery

Kayaking

Connect 4

Circus Skills

Chocolate Fountain

There was also Pampering and Badgemaking.

At 3pm we stopped for our Annual Review which was short and sweet and led by Helen Green and Carol Bundock.

Then we had afternoon tea, with cups of tea in china cups and lots of cakes and pastries.

Eating for Two

During Tea Taverham Brass Band were playing and they wished Sophie Happy Birthday for Tuesday.

We then decided to leave and on the way out we went and tried out the Millennium Maze which is planted with 600 Japanese Privet

Sophie in the centre

A RAINBOW WHO PLANTED HERE COULD RETURN TO MAKE HER GUIDE PROMISE.