Growing Guiding Weekend

Just got back from a Division Growing Guiding Weekend at Dunton, Nr Fakenham, Norfolk.

We arrived on Friday, and had a Quiz Night and i was on the winning team and we won by 1 point, i won a Guiding Mug, we also partook of wine and nibbles.

We didn't go bed too late the first night.

On Saturday  morning we started off with breakfast, porridge and croissants, then started our first session.
This was run by Catherine Foreman and was entitled 'Challenges' and we learned about challenges Penquins, Royal Wedding, Our Planet Our World, Three Peaks.

Then we stopped for Morning coffee and had homemade scones.

The second session was doing Rag Rugging which was brilliant demonstrated by a Guider Jerry, i am quite taken with it, and bought the tools.

Then we had lunch of homemade soup and Home baked bread followed by a Fresh Fruit Platter.

Then in the afternoon we had our third session which was outside, which was run by Scouter Bob outside, this was great it was orienteering, we learnt how to read a compass, and then followed an orienteering course which led us to different challenges, one was a jigsaw puzzle, wire a plug, reach 2 mouse traps using canes and elastic bands which was just out of reach and follow a string trail blindfolded, with bags attached and see what was in the bags, great fun, i loved it.

Then we had afternoon tea with homemade cake.

Followed by a Go! Training.

Then we had dinner of Roast Pork and Cider Casserole with Vegetables, and Roast Potatoes, followed by a Fruit Pavlova.

In the evening we had a Chick Flick, the majority vote was Devil Wears Prada, drank wine and had nibbles, while continuing doing the Rag Rug and other crafts.

Eventually going to bed about 12.30, when my pedometer read 84 steps until i realised it zeroed at 12 midnight.

For breakfast on Sunday we had Porridge, home made bread and Jam.

Then we had a session on Teambuilding, which was fun and interesting, playing silly getting to know you games.




Then we were ready to leave about noon.


A great weekend the best ever.