You pick up a lot of skills as a Guide leader. Team work, leadership skills, First Aid, various outdoors abilities, admin, improvisation, children skills, public singing – and event planning. I was involved in my biggest event yet last weekend. I’ve planned multiple district events for 50-100 people, some of them all on my own … More Behind the scenes at a national Brownie event
Friday night was not optimal tent-pitching weather but there we were – me, three Rangers and four Guides, up to our ankles in mud, in pouring rain, putting up our tents in the dark. We’d arrived at 6pm at Girlguiding’s latest event, Sparkle & Ice, a winter survival camp happening simultaneously at three Training & … More Sparkle & Ice 2017: it turns out winter camp is cold
When Region announced that it was celebrating the Senior Section Spectacular at Alton Towers, I immediately decided I wanted to go. I’d never been to Alton Towers before and I probably never will again. It’s a five hour drive from home and I hate rollercoasters. But I do enjoy spectacular events and camping in unusual … More Senior Section Spectacular at Alton Towers
I got home from Edinburgh, having travelled by overnight train, at 10am last Friday. Before 2pm, I was out again, on my way to Wellies & Wristbands 2015. This was by far the biggest event I’ve ever been to – probably the biggest event anyone in my district has been to. I heard there were … More Our weekend at Wellies & Wristbands 2015
“A bedding roll”, you see on the Guide camp kit list. “What is a bedding roll?”, you ask. “How do you make a bedding roll?” And so you take to the internet for help and here I am! The bedding roll is the most fearsome beastie Guide camp has to offer, partly, I suspect, because … More The Guide Camp Kit List part three: the bedding roll
What is a camp blanket? Oh, let me tell you about camp blankets! A camp blanket is simply a blanket you use at camp. You wear them around the campfire, sometimes for sitting around the site in the evening when it gets cold, sometimes as a picnic blanket during the day and if it’s not … More The Guide Camp Kit List part two: the camp blanket
You’re a Brownie or Guide or Ranger – or more likely, you’re the parent/guardian/keeper of a Brownie, Guide or Ranger – and you’re sitting there with a camp kit list in your hand right now. “Plate bag?” you say. “What is a plate bag? What do I need in a plate bag?” Well, here I … More The Guide Camp Kit List part one: the plate bag
I Am A Polar Bear 