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Dedication
of the New War
Memorial in
Brentwood
GGEW NEWS
SUMMER 2013
n Sunday 19th May
2013, following two
years’ organisation and
fundraising by the Royal British
Legion, a ceremony to
commemorate those service
personnel who have made
the supreme sacrifice in war
and conflicts since 1946 was
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held in Brentwood, Essex.
A new war memorial was unveiled by Lord Petre and in
attendance were nearly 300 trumpeting and drumming members of the
Royal British Legion Band, Combined Cadet Forces, Air Training Corps,
Sea Cadets, Royal Engineers, Royal Navy members and four of
Brentwood’s Senior Section members together with a Guide from 1st
Brentwood Guides.
The memorial, a cube with the top angled to represent “A Life Cut
Short” was inscribed with the words “Remember with pride and gratitude
all those fallen in service to crown and country since 1946”.
The Brentwood Division were approached by the Royal British
Legion and asked to distribute service sheets and provide a guard of
honour for the ceremony’s honorary guests, Brentwood and Ongar MP Eric Pickles, the Brentwood Mayor Madeline Henwood,
Reverend Hewitt and Lord Petre.
The Senior Section members (L to R) Katy Herrington, Lauren Coleman-Bennett, Clhoe Gray and Hetty Faulkner with Guide
Stephanie Jackson and their Unit Leader, Fiona Bennett, felt the day was a poignant reminder of the continuing
problems
that our service personnel encounter on a day to day basis both in this country and overseas.When asked, the Senior Section
felt that it was an honour to have been asked and to have had the opportunity to take part in such an important day. Fiona
Bennett, Leader
GGEW NEWS
SUMMER 2013
1st Purfleet Brownies went to Marchants Hill PGL centre 24-26/04/13. We took all four
Purfleet
Leaders and 10 girls ranging from 7 to 10 years. During a fabulous weekend all girls
themselves when they were taken out of their personal comfort zones by
Brownies at challenged
taking part in all the activities they were given with various levels of success. On
we attempted to safely land an egg using only cardboard and toilet roll. Our
Marchants Hill arrival
first day included the very
scary powerfan followed
by riffle shooting. A short break for lunch and steady our nerves
before attempting abseiling and aeroball. Awell earned dinner and
then campfire to finish off the full day we had had. Our last day
took shape with zipwire followed by a very muddy assault course.
Shower and lunch followed by climbing wall and the giant swing.
The journey home was far more enjoyable only taking 1.15hrs
compared with the 3.30hrs to get there. All the way home singing
the new songs we had learned at campfire. I am not sure who had
more fun, the brownies or their leaders. We even made Little Owl do
her Guiding promise on the giant swing. It is deffinately a trip I would recommend and I am sure we will do it again at some
point in the future.
he rain may have
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tried to stop play
but it didn’t
dampen the fun that was
shared by the three Essex
Three
Counties Fun
Day
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Indian Adventure
as Kirsty Dingwall and
Sarah Collins celebrate
their 30th Birthdays
n 2nd May,
Water a O
Carry-On!
the 4th
Hornchurch
Guides did a
sponsored water carry
in aid of PLAN as part
County Trefoils.
Essex West hosted the event at Chigwell Row with
of their Girls Have
Choices badge - over £50 raised so far, we also previously
activities for all to enjoy.
he trip all booked independently (by Kirsty’s tours) lasted just over 3
weeks. We had an amazing and
eventful trip to Indi a which
started with spending three nights
at Sangam World Guiding Centre
in Pune and getting the hang of
Rickshaws or Tut-Tuts.
We then flew to Delhi and
joined 12 million people in
the Country’s capital and
craft Mecca. We visited all the landmarks including the red fort and enjoyed a fantastic two
hour light and sound show for 60p.
We then travelled by Indian railway (where trains are more likely
to be running late due to monkeys on the tracks and cows freely
roam the station) to celebrate Kirsty’s 30th Birthday in Agra. The
Taj Mahal was a most incredible experience and we spent the afternoon shopping for traditional
Indian Punjabs.
We then braved another train and travelled to Sawai Modophur to
visit the famous Ranthambore National Park for some tiger spotting.
The tigers evaded us but we enjoyed getting out of the city and seeing lots of monkeys, crocodiles, deer,
and king fishers. The next stop was Jaipur, India’s pink city where we enjoyed climbing the steps of the
Amber Fort by elephant and enjoyed the colourful Hindu festival called Holi. We then flew to Kerala, just
below Goa where we enjoyed the beaches, hired a houseboat, trekked the misty hills of the local tea
plantations and enjoyed a wonderful family home stay on the coast. Our last stop was returning to the
chaos of Mumbai and visiting slums to learn about responsible tourism and what life is really like.
I would highly recommend India as a destination for any international Guiding trip and I cannot thank Kirsty enough for all her research
and organisation.
Sarah Collins
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As well as crafts
had a speaker from PLAN and did various activities
such as glass
including making a mock commercial on girls v boys.
engraving and
bottle decoupage,
members also had
the opportunity to
abseil, climb and
fly on the zip wire.
Lunch was
delicious and the
Bring and Buy ,
Plant sale and
Raffle were also
well supported.