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GGEW NEWS
SPRING 2016
To misquote JFK,“Ask not what your
County can do for you but what you can
do for your County” You will see from
the message from Chris Skinner earlier
in this newsletter, there are some posts
which are currently vacant on the
County team. There are places on some
of the Groups which could do with your
expertise and if you don’t want to
commit long-term, there are Task and
Finish Groups you may well be able to
contribute to. The whole idea of all of
these Groups is to ensure our girls have
the best experience possible through
Girlguiding and you may be just the
person to make things come together.
Contact the office for more details
GGEW NEWS
SPRING 2016
A Message from the
County Commissioner:
Thank You from Joyce
1st Barnston Brownies celebrated Thinking Day at Jump Giants,
Thurrock, with the rest of Dunmow and Thaxted District. Jenny Wolff
Arts Team member and Vice-President
Joyc e Stock has been out of action for a
while but is at last on the mend. Joyce
would like to say ‘Thank You’ for all the
get well cards and good wishes she has
received from everyone in the County
and hopes to be back in full swing soon.
It was a family celebration at 2nd Hutton Guides when Leader Claire
On Sunday 28th February, the girls from
Bennett was presented with her 30 years service award and her twin
7th Grays Brownies tried their hand at horse
daughters Charlotte (standing) and Georgia ( kneeling) were presented with
riding. For many it was the first time they
their 5 years awards. The awards were presented by District Commissioner
had ridden, and for a few it was a bit
Hilary Prollins at the unit’s end of term Mince Pies and Christmas Jumpers
daunting. However everyone rode, with
evening held in the Bennett’s house.
most girls saying that trotting was very
bouncy, and there were big smiles at the
end of the afternoon, which was made possible by Louise and her staff and stable girls
and boys at Foxhounds Riding School, in
Orsett. One Brownie even got to ride a pony
that shared the same name as herself.
Sorry if we haven’t
managed to include
everything in this issue
of the newsletter. We
do try hard but there is
only so much space
available. Please
continue to let us know
of your events
ive months into my role already! Can you
believe that? Thank you to everybody that
has supported me so far and for all your
kind comments and best wishes as I move on with
this role.
Moving Forward:
Over the last few months there have been a few
changes and there will be more to come. These
changes are things that you, as a County, have
requested and will only be made with the support
and backing of the remainder of the County Team.
Working Groups:
In her five years as County Commissioner, Jan
Knight had the vision to divide the County into four
working groups:
Programme & Adventure, Marketing &
Communications, Business & Finance,
Membership Support
This ‘working’ arrangement will continue.
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I am pleased to announce that we now have at least two Division
Commissioners serving on each of these sub-Groups, but we need at
least two more Leaders to join these Groups – if this is something you
would like to be involved with, please contact the County Office and they
will pass your details on to me. I would be more than happy to discuss
the requirements with you before you decide whether you wish to
commit.
Programme & Adventure, as the name suggests, is the Group that
arranges/co-ordinates all of the County activities/adventures/camps etc.
For each of these activities we have a Task & Finish Group – i.e. a group
of people committed to helping only with that event. We really need the
support of all Leaders. Feel free to join us and serve on a T & F Group
for an activity (meaning that you are only committing yourself for that
particular activity – i.e. short term) – please give it some serious thought.
We have as much fun planning/organising/running events as the girls do
in attending. Contact the County Office and they will let you know who
to speak to.
Subscriptions:
Thank you to all of you that have paid your Subscription 2016 on time.
Training:
The County Training Team run many brilliant and varied trainings
throughout the year – these are run for all Leaders within the County.
Please get our bookings in as there is much to learn and pass on.
These are being e-mailed out in addition to the e-bulletin so that you can
see what is on offer. The biggest of these being:County Members’ Day
The morning sessions (as in previous years) will be for Training,
however, the afternoon Session this year will be solely based around
Division Teams and Teamwork– so please make sure you get your
booking in and come along to support your Division. The more members
attending, the more chance the Division is to win the ‘Trophy’. Please
speak to your Division Commissioner.
There will be a lot more Division ‘Team’ type competitions as my term
progresses.
I look forward to seeing you all at many of our events in the future.
Chris Skinner
Christmas shoppers at Lakeside
shopping centre in Thurrock were
entertained by Brownies and Guides as
they collected their Yuletide presents.
The girls and their Leaders sang carols
and Christmas songs for more than two
hours alongside the centre’s massive
Christmas tree
Website: www.girlguidingessexwest.org.uk