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Dates for your Diary
- Walking Weekend: 4-6th July 2008 at OAC in preparation for G@SSS Adventure Out
- INTOPS - 10-12 October at Cardiff
- Ski Experience - Overnight Event
Our Student initiative - newly christened Student Matchmakers - was on full display at the Girlguiding UK Annual Review at the NEC on Saturday 17 May. Our student coordinator, Gail (on the right) put a superb display together with an interactive computer presentation, highlighting how successfully our contact with students is.
The pink heart shaped hand-outs were taken up continuously by the 600 delegates who visited the Market Place. Our team were thrilled with the visit of the Chief Guide, who had to go away and come back later (the stall was so busy!) and Girlguiding Chief Exec mentioned the initiative in her speech.
Rosie (centre) came to Girlguiding Sheffield through one of our stands at the Sheffield University Volunteers Fair over 5 years ago, with NO Guiding experience at all and is about to take over full leadership of a local Brownie Unit. Danielle (left) is about to go on placement in Warrington but helped for a short time in a unit in Meersbrook. The group she helped re-establish is part of SSAGO (Student Scout and Guide Organisation).
International Opportunities Weekend
10th to 12th October in Cardiff
Are you…
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17-30 years old?
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Interested in International Guiding?
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Eager to make like-minded friends on a fun weekend?
INTOPS is an action-packed weekend that will allow you to find out about the opportunities available to you in other countries through guiding. The weekend aims to test participants to their limit!
This year's International Opportunities weekend is taking place at Miskin Mill Scout Village in Cardiff, 10-12 October and costs £40.
For further information visit the International pages on the website or to receive an application pack email: intops@girlguiding. org.uk.
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G@SSS Adventure Out 2009
Fancy an adventure in North Wales?
Would you like to have a go at climbing, walk some mountains, kayaking, wild camping and lots of other adventurous activities?
Stay in a tent, a climbing hut and/or a youth hostel?
We will be holding two preparation weekends to enable you to gain the skills necessary to get the most from our adventure. These weekends will also provide the opportunity for everyone to be involved in the planning of the trip, which will take place in August 2009.
First preparation weekend will be 4 – 6 July 2008 as part of G@SSS Walking Weekend.
Please contact Isobel Gowers or Ann Evans if you want to know more.
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The Rangers really did steel the show at Beighton Scout and Guide Gang show, in celebration of 100 years of Guiding ..... as did their Guider Beth Walters, dressed most attractively, as a lady Scouter! But the Rainbows took centre stage!
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West Division Rangers did some litter picking for the community part of their Look Wider octant.
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The West Division Ranger Unit, along with Gillian Nottingham, attended the Remembrance Day service at the City Hall on the 13th November 2005.
This photo was taken at West
Division's recent Barn Dance to raise funds for 4 Rangers on
International Travel. A fantastic £723 was
raised!! George, who is on the bottom of the pile, wanted
to rest his poor feet and found himself awash with female
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIOR SECTION
There are Ranger units that members of the senior section can join, providing an opportunity to take part in the ‘Look Wider’ scheme or to join in other activities.
If you would like the chance to develop your leadership skills you could become a young leader in one if the other sections of Girlguiding.
For young leaders, have you thought about working on the ‘Making it Count’ scheme, or even taking your warrant?
Keen travellers could consider international opportunities through Girlguiding, and those over 18 could try applying to lead a trip abroad, or could look to ‘GOLD’, the program allowing members to complete community service overseas.
If you aren’t keen to go abroad, but like the outdoors, you may be able to do the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award through Girlguiding, gaining a nationally recognized award.
Or what about enrolling for the ‘Queen’s Guide Award Scheme’? You could find yourself meeting royalty if you complete the award!
If you’re about to leave Sheffield for University elsewhere, don’t panic, there are often ‘SSAGO’s – Student Scout and Guide Organisations, which you could get involved in when you move
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
If you have any thoughts or ideas, BIG or small, please get in touch so that we can pass them on. You can email Sophie Bennet (contact details in County directory)______________________________Go to Top of Page______________________________
Are you a young Guider in Sheffield, aged 18 to 30ish? Do you know about SIGNET - Sheffield Information Guiding Network? This is a social group for Guiders or people associated with Guiding. Its a chance to find out what is going on in Sheffield, swap ideas, and meet new people. To find out more, email students@sheffieldguides.org.uk
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Did any of you attend the Woodchipper's weekend in 2003 to help re-surface the Adventure Playground at the OAC? Did you know that Ann Evans took her Holiday licence during the weekend? Well, here she is receiving this at the official opening of the Playground.
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