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GGEW NEWS
SUMMER 2012
Thurrock West Division Handicraft
Everyone came together
put together a stunning
display of crafts for the
Thurrock West Division
Handicraft Exhibition
earlier in the year.
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ainbows in Coventry are sharing their birthday joy
with units all over the country by sending special
birthday cards out, all made by the Rainbows them-
R
selves
This one was made for Girlguiding Essex West by Hannah
and was received at the office recently.
Perhaps you might like to make a card in your unit and
send greetings North to the celebrating Rainbows, the
address is included, right.
Happy Birthday 19th and 22nd St Martin Rainbows from
all of us here in Essex West
ack in 1977, when I was a 13 year old Guide, I wrote to the post-box secretary at Guide
Headquarters asking for a pen-friend. In July of that year, I received a letter from a 13 year
old Dutch girl called Carolien.
Like me, she was the middle child of three children; she enjoyed handicrafts and playing the
piano and was a keen Girl Scout.
We corresponded frequently and in 1979 we met for the first time. I travelled by ferry
to the Hoek van Holland where her family met me and drove to her home town of
Winschoten.
Whilst there, I went to Girl Scout meetings, school and did some sight-seeing as well as
finding out firsthand about the Dutch way of life. After two weeks, we both travelled to
England, where we visited my sister at camp at Kingsdown in Kent, visited Cambridge as well
as showing her some of London.
Our friendship has continued over the past 35 years – we have been to each other’s weddings, held babies and although we now correspond by email more often than letter, we still try to
see one another annually.
I count Carolien as one of my best friends and closest
confidantes – a friend whom I truly
value and whom I would not have met had it not been for Guiding.
Amsterdam, 3rd April 2012. Elizabeth Renny, Guide Leader 2ndLoughton (St John’s) Guides
Collier Row District Jubilee party fun
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from 1st South Weald Brownies
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Sophie Gardner. Ongar District Senior Section.
A Success for the Post-box secretary!
n Saturday 2 June
just under fifty members of Girlguiding
Collier Row District held a
tea party in celebration of
the Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee. We had fun making
crowns and flags and after
the tea party we sang
songs. We were all given a
Jubilee pencil and The
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Badge to take home. Here we are enjoying our party food and our special thanks go to Sainsbury in
The Brewery, Romford for donating £50 worth of food towards our event.
Peru Trip for Sophie
have been offered a place through Girl Guiding UK to
work with the Kiya Survivors charity in Peru. Kiya
Survivors is a charity which provides education, a safe
haven and a home for over 200 disabled children in Peru.
As a developing country little is known about disability
and many disabled children are feared and scorned as curses from God.
Scared and ashamed many parents lock away their
children where they are subject to physical, sexual and
mental abuse.
This is where Kiya comes in; they provide special care
and education for these children in a safe, happy environment. Kiya hires psychologists, teachers and doctors to aid
the children in their development and allow them to have the
happy and full lives they deserve.
When we’re in Peru we’ll be helping to build a sensory
garden – a garden with lots of plants and ornaments to
touch, see and smell. It’s only a small project but it’ll be hard
work and make a world of difference for the children.
We’ll also be working with the children educating them
through music, art and play.
Still it’s not going to be all work, work, work we also get
the chance to hike the Inca trail, a two day, 40km trek to the
ancient settlement of Machu Picchu .
I look forward to sharing my stories and photos with you
on my return.
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from Rainbows to adults to
ew Leaders were
able to get nearer
to completing their
LQ challenges at a day’s
training held at the
Cranham Community
Centre in March.
There was first aid
training, programme
planning, training for Go!
and much more with
some Leaders being able
to get some of
their books signed
off.
The most
important part of
the day was being
able to meet other
Leaders and
air-and-share
experiences.
GGEW NEWS SUMMER 2012
As Part of the craft badge we all tie dyed a scarf which
we are now wearing.
ake sure you keep up to date with everything going on
in Essex West and make sure news of what
is happening in your unit, District and
Division is recorded and recognised.
Please let us know if you are planning an
event and we will do our best to come
along and take some pictures and
do a report, but if we are not able
to, please send a report of the event,
with pictures to us so these can be
included on the website
girlguidingessexwest.org.uk
and in the GGEW News.
There are some great things
happening in our County, please share
the fun with everyone.
M
Victoria Wake completed her
Leadership Qualification, and we are
very proud of her.
Natalie Grant & Lydia
Caines receiving their JP
from Dist Comm Sylvia
Partridge
R ebekah Gardiner
of the 2nd West
Thurrock St Clements
Guides received her
Baden Powell Award
from
Thurrock West
Division
Commissioner
Karen Judge in April