Girlguiding - Rainbows, Brownies & Guides

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That's wonderful Jen. Well done them, and well done you. I think Guiding give girls another community to be part of, something that can be priceless for some girls.

Katie1980_2

I used to be a Rainbow and Guide guider in training and then my shifts changed at work and I was unable to fit it in with work.

I would love to go back to it now as I need more things to do and I loved the interaction with the children..

if anyone is in the Gloucester/Painswick area I would be very interested in rejoining

kingfisherblue

Katie1980 wrote: »

I used to be a Rainbow and Guide guider in training and then my shifts changed at work and I was unable to fit it in with work.

I would love to go back to it now as I need more things to do and I loved the interaction with the children..

if anyone is in the Gloucester/Painswick area I would be very interested in rejoining

You're too far away from me . You could contact GGUK though, and they will pass your details to the local Division commissioner. You could also post on https://www.guiders.co.uk in case you get a direct response from somebody in your area. Hope you find somewhere suitable

Also, for anybody who is a shift worker who would like to volunteer, but has changing shifts, it is still possible to help in a unit. Just keep your guider in touch with the days you will be there and the days that you are working. A regular commitment doesn't have to mean every week.

dizsiebubba

kingfisherblue wrote: »

You could also post on www.guiders.co.uk in case you get a direct response from somebody in your area. Hope you find somewhere suitable

Also, for anybody who is a shift worker who would like to volunteer, but has changing shifts, it is still possible to help in a unit. Just keep your guider in touch with the days you will be there and the days that you are working. A regular commitment doesn't have to mean every week.

Have added this on as i think its really useful. x

kingfisherblue

We had a great time at Brownies last night - we visited the Fire Station. The Brownies had the chance to wear (very large!) fireman jackets, and we all had a ride in the engine, with the siren blaring and the lights flashing. One Brownie made her Promise wearing the fireman jacket, but the sleeves were so long that she couldn't salute .

Hopefully the girls have also learned about fire safety and what to do in the event of a fire as well. We had talked about it the previous week, and most had remembered the main points.

For anybody considering Guiding, for themselves as volunteers, or for their daughters, it's great fun and a really good way to learn new skills.

peachyprice

kingfisherblue wrote: »

We had a great time at Brownies last night - we visited the Fire Station. The Brownies had the chance to wear (very large!) fireman jackets, and we all had a ride in the engine, with the siren blaring and the lights flashing. One Brownie made her Promise wearing the fireman jacket, but the sleeves were so long that she couldn't salute .

Hopefully the girls have also learned about fire safety and what to do in the event of a fire as well. We had talked about it the previous week, and most had remembered the main points.

For anybody considering Guiding, for themselves as volunteers, or for their daughters, it's great fun and a really good way to learn new skills.

My DD did that last term, funnily enough lots of mothers were very early to pick up their Brownies

Raksha

OT, but I took the Cubs to the Fire Station, and when they found out one of them was my son, he got doused with the fire hose (with my permission). The Emergency Services have always been very helpful with regard to making visits memorable.

dizsiebubba

Latest from London & South East Girl Guiding this week...

Did you know?

Our members haven't been enrolled since 1968!
We make our Promise when we are ready and only HAVE to
make our Promise if we are completing our Baden Powell

Challenge, Queen's Guide Award or Leadership Qualification.

...this means that we do not have to 'promise to love my god'. Hope this helps some people.

Zziggi

Is there a list available anywhere, where you can find out what a girl has to complete to get a particular badge please?

dizsiebubba

Zziggi wrote: »

Is there a list available anywhere, where you can find out what a girl has to complete to get a particular badge please?

To find out the syllabus of the skills badges produced by GGUK it depends in the section she is in:

Rainbows do roundabouts but as a unit.

For Brownies Badges you can look in either the badge book or try this link: http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/brownies/badges/index.html

For Guides there are Badges & GFIs (Go For Its) and the link is: http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/guides/gfibadge/index.html

Senior Section tend to waork towards awards and more info is on this link : http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/seniorsection/whatcanido/awardsandqualifications/index.html

There are various other challenge badges by all different levels but they are not published and usually worked on together as a unit.