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 | 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...
by Girlguiding London South West | Aug 19, 2022 | Volunteers, What have we been doing?
I joined my local Guide unit this April, after starting at university in September. I had wanted to take a break from Guiding to settle into university so had just been doing some chilled, behind the scenes work until I decided to volunteer in a unit. If you are...
by Girlguiding London South West | Jun 26, 2017 | Actvities, Brownies, Guides, What have we been doing?
On a very hot summers evening in June, 70 brownies and guides from 4 Brownie and 2 Guide units took part in a variety of watersports down at the lake in Wimbledon Park. The evening was a great success with the instructors pulling out all the stops to make it a fun...
by Girlguiding London South West | Jan 7, 2017 | Senior Section, What have we been doing?
Senior Section members and leaders had the privilege of celebrating the finale of one hundred years of the Senior Section at The View at Battersea Power Station. A crisp December evening, we were treated to beautiful views of the renovations to the towers. Senior...
by Girlguiding London South West | Nov 17, 2016 | Events, Senior Section, Volunteers, What have we been doing?
This year was the turn of London South West to provide the contingent to represent Girlguiding in the parade at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on Remembrance Sunday. Our group was made up of the two lead volunteers, Barbara & Hiral, our County Commissioner Neva, the...