by Girlguiding London South West | Aug 2, 2024 | Rainbows
We had 30 Rainbows join us for a badge day which was focussed around STEM careers and skills. We had a volunteer come and talk to them about her construction career and they tried on some of her hard hats and high vis jackets. We explored nature, planted seeds to grow...
by Girlguiding London South West | Aug 2, 2024 | Awards, Volunteers, What have we been doing?
These have been introduced to recognise Rainbow & Brownie volunteers to compliment the Jack Petchey Leader awards available to Guide & Ranger volunteers. Each District may give one award each year. The volunteer receives a badge and certificate and we’ve so...
by Girlguiding London South West | Aug 2, 2024 | Awards, Volunteers
We were very lucky to be awarded a grant from the British Science Association to deliver Crest awards to our young members. We had 2 Rainbow units and 3 Brownie units take part, about 100 young people. The Rainbows completed the STAR awards and the Brownies completed...
by Girlguiding London South West | Aug 2, 2024 | Actvities, Events, Volunteers
This year, to coincide with World Thinking Day we ran a county event where we sponsored and helped plant a total of 4 trees on two commons in our county. Units then participated in a range of self-led activities to gain their Growing Up Wild in the woods PawPrint...
by Girlguiding London South West | Aug 2, 2024 | Actvities, Events, What have we been doing?
This is run on alternate years and is a 24-hour event for approx. 100 Guides based at Cudham campsite. Guides arrive on Saturday morning and pitch tents. After a packed lunch teams complete a number of activities, some for fun and others to learn useful skills for the...
