Meole Brownies learned about fundraising last term which inspired one young member to raise £175 for the local food bank in just 2 weeks! Congratulations on receiving your Girlguiding Shropshire superhero award from our County commissioner.
Meole Brownies learned about fundraising last term which inspired one young member to raise £175 for the local food bank in just 2 weeks! Congratulations on receiving your Girlguiding Shropshire superhero award from our County commissioner.
We started the new year with a sleepover for our 14+ members based on celebrating festivities around the world. From cooking an Indian themed meal to making traditional Christmas decorations and Mexican crafts, a fun time was had by all.
Congratulations to 7 of our young members who completed their Peer Education training this weekend! (24/25 Jan) Peer educators are 14–25-year-olds who help Brownies, Guides and Rangers explore important topics. As young people, they use their own experience to bring the subject to life. Peer educators run safe, fun and challenging sessions which are developed with expert partners.
Saturday 20th April 2024
Christ Church, Glebe Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury SY3 0PZ
Join us for our annual county day in Shrewsbury from 9.30-4.00. This is a great opportunity to socialise with other volunteers and learn new skills and tips to take back to your meetings.
Bring your unit team, including Young Leaders and enjoy a fun day out together.
This is a free event, just bring a packed lunch. Refreshments will be supplied.
Safe Space Level 3 courses available at County HQ:
Sunday 19th May 2024 9.30am – 12.30pm
Saturday 16th November 2024 9.30am – 12.30pm
This is a social walking weekend for adults in Girlguiding. Would you like to explore some Lake District hills, fells and mountains, with friendly people to go out with? This is the weekend for you! This is the first social walking weekend we have offered for a long time in Girlguiding Midlands, so please come and join us. There will be a mix of day walks on offer for you to join in with, from lower level walks with a teashop included, to longer walks up bigger hills and mountains. Or you may like to do a walk of your own choice. We hope you will be able to get some log book walks in if you are already involved in the walking scheme, or find out about the scheme, or simply come and enjoy walking with new people. More information and booking form on the Girlguiding Midlands website link below.
If members of Girlguiding Shropshire wish to join in with the Shamblers walking group for the weekend and coordinate the transport and food etc. please put “Shambler” in the any other information box on page 2 of the booking form.
Face to Face trainings available at County HQ:
Congratulations to Clare Wassall and Kay Sankey who received Chief Commissioner Awards from the Region Chief Commissioner, Clare Shinton. Pictured are (from left to right) Catherine Coleman (Assistant County Commissioner) Clare Wassall, Kay Sankey, Clare Shinton (Region Chief Commissioner) and Elaine Brannon (County Awards Chair). The presentation took place at Barton Under Needlewood on 3rd Dec 2023
The award recognizes the extraordinary contribution and dedication given by a member of Girlguiding Midlands who is providing quality guiding to girls and young women primarily at a unit level.
Girlguiding Longford district had a bonfire at Neville’s Field in Edgmond, with campfire singing led by the Trefoil Guild – around 75 girls spending time together in the great outdoors!
15 intrepid leaders from across the Region volunteered to fundraise and raise awareness of Girlguiding by completing a tandem parachute jump in July…. Including our very own Ranger Leader Debbie Bray.
“The date approached but sadly the weather was not in our favour the jump was postponed until October.”The date approached but sadly the weather was not in our favour the jump was postponed until October.
Blue almost cloudless skies beckoned in Nottingham as we approached SkyDive Langar Airfield. We had our training and then we were off….14000feet up, attached to my instructor James, filmed by Pete and we made my very first parachute jump.
Freefall initially then the parachute opened and we gently took in the sights, I was allowed to steer and we did two half spins then two full spins (alas none were caught on camera but we DEFINITELY did them!!) and then a gentle, graceful landing – just like we’d practiced!
It was an absolutely amazing, fantastic experience! Thanks to my hubby Lance for driving all that way, to Graham and Josh for cheerleading, to Stephanie, Clare and the Region team for organising us all and for bringing badges, certificates, cake and refreshments! to Skydive Langar especially James and Pete my instructor and cameraman and the biggest thank you to all my wonderful sponsors…thank you so much.
More photos and the videos are on my fundraising page….
Debbie Bray is fundraising for UK Skydiving Adventures | Give as you Live Donate
Another amazing opportunity from Girlguiding…what will your next adventure be? Make sure you grasp it with both hands!”