Go Guiding for parents, carers and families!
Welcome to the 2nd edition celebrating and sharing news of Guiding events, activities and opportunities from Bedfordshire and beyond.
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We want all girls across our county to have the space and opportunities they need to thrive, grow and take back to their communities. From age 5 - 24, girls are given the chance to develop new skills, to meet new people and to have experiences centred on our values -
Have a look and see what girls have been getting up to across Bedfordshire - you might even spot your local group in our news round up or see an event that you’d like to go to with your Rainbow, Brownie, Guide or Senior Section. To find out how to get involved yourself or to share news from your unit, you can find our details on the back of this newsletter. Thanks for being part of Guiding Bedfordshire!
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Girls having the space to have fun with friends, creating memories for life.
Mollivers became the Troll Village for the 1st Brickhill Brownies on their annual Pack Holiday. Three days of fun for girls and leaders and the opportunity for some quieter girls to blossom. Rainbow Winter Wonderland took place with Rainbows enjoying arts, crafts and winter games.
Narrowboating in September 2017 saw 9 girls and 2 leaders join together in Bedford for the biggest unknown adventure possible. They boarded their home “Tuptonia” a 70ft, 12 berth narrowboat, to chatter of “It’s narrow” and “It’s floating, I didn’t realise we’d be staying on it”. On Saturday morning they left the moorings and quickly met a swing bridge where the work began followed by a flight of 9 locks. They continued along the Grand Union Canal towards Kingswood Junction and travelled through Shrewsley tunnel and moored for the night, revived with stew and cake. The evening was spent painting pots, doing word searches and pampering (hand and head massages as well as hair plaiting). On Sunday they did the flight of locks super quick and got back early. Watch this space for news of a 2018 narrowboating adventure!
g! n i g Take part in activities that make us n e think and have new experiences! ll a h C Bedford Division celebrated World Thinking Day 2018 at Mollivers with a Communication theme. They even got their message out, 'On Air'. World Thinking Day is on 22nd Feb and has been celebrated since 1926, as a day of international friendship. It is an opportunity to speak out on issues that affect young women and fundraise for 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 150 countries.
Parents, carers and families!
2nd Toddington Brownies have been working towards their Brownie Traditions badge. They had a great time trying on all the different Brownie uniforms and finding out about the history of Brownies. Does your group still have a toadstool?