GGEW NEWS
SUMMER 2017
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A Message from the County Commissioner
Girlguiding Essex West still continues to be a very busy County with lots on offer for all of our Young People.
Programme & Adventure continue to offer lots of exciting things, including: Rainbow Day to Colchester Zoo (23rd
September),Guide & TSS Day out to Thorpe Park (30th September) Brownies Space Day (sadly this was cancelled in 2017
but we now have a replacement date for 2018)
We still need more people to join Task & Finish Groups to help organise County events, if interested, please contact the
County Office who will put you in touch with the Group.
JP Awards Congratulations to all those who received Jack Petchey Awards at our recent Presentation Evening and
thank you and well done to our 4 performers on the evening – you were all brilliant.
Training The County Training team continues to run many brilliant and varied trainings throughout the year. Please make sure you
check these out, all are advertised in the e-bulletin, website and fb. These trainings are run for YOU.
Members Day Please get the date in your diary: 14th October 2017. A morning of essential and fun trainings and
an afternoon of fun and laughter. I look forward to seeing you there.
Dinner Dance Save the date in your diaries: 10th March 2018, Stock Brook Country Club.– so please encourage
other members of your Divisions to come along and have fun. Chris Skinner County Commissioner
The 1st Romford
Rainbows did a
sponsored walk to
raise money for the
NSPCC.
Try Scuba Diving with your girls
Thurrock West held a
Rainbow/Brownie Link Day recently at
the Ockendon Scout HQ. All the girls
had a great day at this event which is
becoming an annual fixture
If you are looking for something really new and
exciting for your Unit, why not think about
scuba diving. This fabulous experience is
available at a specialist pool in Bulphan.
Contact the office for details on how to book a
memorable session for your Unit
The Thurrock Scout and Guide
Gang Show, Stride On,
celebrated 50 years of shows this
year. Jan Thurnell has been
associated with Stride On since
the very beginning and had been
Director for the major part of the
half century of shows. This year
she was taken quite by surprise
when Region Chief Guide Mary
Putt presented her with a presti-
gious Anglia Brooch
Website: www.girlguidingessexwest.org.uk