Tag: #GirlGuiding

Emma House: Girl Guiding Hero

Leader of the 1st Broadwindsor Rainbows, 1st Broadwindsor Guides & 1st West Dorset Rangers, Emma House also holds the positions of County Growth and Retention Coordinator and West Dorset Outside Activities Advisor. An extraordinary accomplishment by itself.
Emma received a Girlguiding Hero award on the evening of Rememberance Day. It reads:

You are a Hero because…

you have gone above and beyond to promote Girl Guiding.your numerous posts on the Dorset Leaders Facebook group lifted the spirits of members during the pandemic. You rose to the challenge & took on the role of County Growth and Retention Coordinator. Whilst still continuing to post inspiring ideas on Facebook reminding us how to promote guiding locally + instigated a regular spotlight on a unit post. You have continued to run local units in your division during lockdown, arranged girl award presentations, promoted stories in the local press + led the way for the County to take part in the Bournemouth Pride Parade.

The Girlguiding Hero award is relatively new and Emma was unaware she had even been nominated or who nominated her.  All those nominated are put to a County Awards Council, discussed and decided upon who will get the award.

Well done Emma!

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Happy Hallowe’en!

Hallowe’en! Also All Hallows Eve, All Saints Eve and Samhain. Many Hallowe’en traditions are influenced by Celtic harvest festivals, particularly Samhain. Samhain marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter.
It was believed that on that day, the souls of the dead returned to their homes, so people dressed in costumes and lit bonfires to ward off their spirits.

November 1st is All Saints’ Day, also known as All Hallows’ Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints and Hallowmas. Recognised and celebrated by the Christian church when they honour of all the saints of the church, whether they are known or unknown.

The ‘Go A Little Batty‘ card (main photo) was left in the Comrades Hall Servery with the following written inside:

Thank you Broadwindsor Brownies, Guides & Rangers!

In Broadwindsor this Hallowe’en, there is much going on… Please click on the event for more information.

Open at 9am – The Stableyard Restaurant is serving Hallowe’en cupcakes and skeleton ginger bread men alongside their delicious menu.

Other Hallowe’en activities include:

  • trick-or-treating – discouraged due to Covid,
  • attending Hallowe’en costume parties – with covid precautions in place,
  • carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns,
  • lighting bonfires,
  • apple bobbing,
  • divination games,
  • playing pranks,
  • visiting haunted attractions,
  • telling scary stories,
  • watching horror films.

Enjoy a spooky time!

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Broadwindsor’s Rangers Taking Used Ink Cartridges

Broadwindsor’s Rangers are raising funds for their group by collecting Used Printer Cartridges (genuine cartridges only). They have placed a collection box is inside the Comrades Hall Servery (the area used for the Post Office Outreach service).
Thank you in advance for Your Support! 

Broadwindsor RangersServing all of West Dorset, West Dorset Rangers is for girls aged 14-18.
They meet fortnightly (alternate weeks with the Guides) on Thursday evenings at the Comrades Hall in Broadwindsor.

Contact: westdorsetrangers@gmail.com

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Broadwindsor Group Annual Parish Online Meeting – Tuesday, 27th April

Broadwindsor Group Parish Council are holding their Annual Parish Meeting online using the Zoom platform at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 27th April 2021.
This meeting welcomes Groups and Organisations wishing to present or submit a report.  All are welcome to attend.

The full agenda is available to download HERE.
Minutes of previous Group Parish Council meetings can be found online HERE

The meeting can be accessed HERE.
The Meeting ID: 834 9495 2686
Zoom is Free! – Sign Up and get it HERE.

Welcome and Introductions from Chairman Rowland Hibbard will be followed by any apologies for absence and approval of the minutes from May 2019.
The Chairman will then deliver the Annual Report of the Parish Council.

Reports will then be submitted from the following:

  • Dorset Council Report.
  • Marshwood Vale.
  • Community Policing Report.
  • Broadwindsor School.
  • Blackdown, Broadwindsor and Burstock Churches.
  • Village Halls Report : Blackdown; Comrades Hall; Drimpton.
  • Broadwindsor Group Parish Climate & Ecological Emergency Group.
  • Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land Trust.
  • The FMR Trust.
  • The Blackdown Educational Trust.
  • The Sick Poor Fund.
  • Broadwindsor Allotment Group.
  • Broadwindsor Community Stores.
  • BroadwindsorRainbows, Guides and West Dorset Rangers.
  • Post Office Users Group.
  • Drimpton & Netherhay Youth Club.
  • Clapton, Wayford & Drimpton HorticulturalSociety.
  • Broadwindsor Cricket Club
  • Broadwindsor Community Sports Field

Please be aware:
The APM is recorded in both visual and audio formats.  They are stored securely for twelve months then deleted.  If you have any issues or queries about this – please contact the Clerk to the Council at hello@broadwindsorgroup.gov.uk.

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Spaces Available at 1st Broadwindsor Guides, Rainbows & Rangers

Young Girls looking for a challenge, adventure, fun and friendship need look no further than the 1st Broadwindsor Guides.

Meetings will resume after the Easter school holidays.  The 1st Broadwindsor Guides meet fortnightly (alternate weeks with the Rangers) on Thursday evenings at the Comrades Hall in Broadwindsor. For all girls aged 10-14.  Please get in touch for more information.

Contact: 1stbroadwindsorguides@gmail.com or visit the Girl Guiding website HERE.

For all younger girls aged 5-7, there is the 1st Broadwinsor Rainbows.  They meet on Monday evenings 5.30-7pm at the Comrades Hall in Broadwindsor.1st Broadwindsor Rainbows

Please contact: 1stbroadwindsorrainbows@gmail.com or visit the Girl Guiding website HERE.

Broadwindsor RangersServing all of West Dorset, West Dorset Rangers – for girls aged 14-18.
They meet fortnightly (alternate weeks with the Rangers) on Thursday evenings at the Comrades Hall in Broadwindsor.

Contact: westdorsetrangers@gmail.com

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Congratulations To Girl Guide Leader Emma House

As well as being at the helm of Broadwindsor Rainbows and Guide groups, Girl Guide Leader Emma House has been appointed the County Leadership Team‘s representative for Growth & Retention in Girl Guiding.

With more than 4,500 members, Girlguiding Dorset gives girls and young women space where they can grow, develop, build brilliant friendships, and make a positive difference to their lives and their communities. They may have been going for a long time but they continue to give girls and young women, of all backgrounds and faiths, an opportunity to make their voices heard so that they can realise their full potential to become dynamic members of the 21st century.

Girlguiding is split into four sections, depending on your daughter or the age of the girl.

The 1st Broadwindsor group offer:

  • Rainbows age 5-7
  • Brownies age 7-10
  • Guides age 10-14
  • West Dorset Rangers age 14-18

Girl Guides, Dorset

 

Any young girl interested in Girl Guiding should contact Emma at emmahouse@btconnect.com.
Learn more at the GirlGuiding website HERE.

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West Dorset Rangers Start 21st Jan

Spaces are available to join the 1st West Dorset Rangers who will be holding their first meeting via Zoom on Thursday 21st January.

If you are or have a daughter, grand-daughter, sister or girlfriend aged  14 – 18yrs who would like to join in please do get in touch! Start a new adventure for 2021!

Discover more about what Rangers do HERE.

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Broadwindsor Rainbows, Brownies & Guides Recycle

With more takeaway meals being bought and delivered, there are many more plastic containers accumulating in homes.  Emma House at Broadwindsor’s 1st Rainbows, Brownies & Guides has a request:

“In the interest of recycling and reusing, if anyone has any small lidded tubs maybe from the takeaways etc. they would otherwise throw away – I would love to take them off your hands. They will be ideal for putting individual quantities of things in!
Thank you in advance!“
Please contact Emma by email: 1stbroadwindsorrainbows@gmail.com to arrange collection/drop off.
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Broadwindsor Rainbows, Brownies and Guides

The group have spaces available from January 2021.
  • Rainbows age 5-7
  • Brownies age 7-10
  • Guides age 10-14
  • West Dorset Rangers age 14-18
Leader, Emma House had this update on what they have all been up to:
“We have been meeting via Zoom rather than doing what we do best but that’s not a bad thing! We have had so much fun! (There is a lot less clearing up for us leaders that’s for sure 😉).
We have been making indoor rockets, clay creatures, edible Houses of Parliament, completed Taskmaster challenges, chatted and laughed – laughed a lot!!
The laughing 😂 is what’s making the difference, everything is so strange for the children at the moment. The social life they are used to is hugely restricted so if we can as leaders continue to try and offer a piece of normality in the best way we can then we have done our job well.
The smiles say it all!” – Emma House.

Girl Guides

You can contact Emma at emmahouse@btconnect.com.
Learn more at the GirlGuiding website HERE.

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Girl Guides Visit Xtreme Falconry

Yesterday, Girl Guide leader, Emma House took her girls to visit Xtreme Falconry, just outside Dorchester.

They were fortunate enough to have Bob Dalton give up his time to speak to the girls and present them with an educational pack in support of Project Lugger.  Emma commented: “One of the many things I love about being a guider is being able to take the girls out to experience new things. The [Ballam] family really were so accommodating and gave the girls a fantastic experience. We certainly didn’t expect such an hands on experience! Amazing! Thank you! And thank you to Bob Dalton from Project Lugger for explaining the project and it’s importance, we hope we can follow its progress.“

Bob Dalton Dorset Falconry Park is at Lewell Mill Lane, Lewell, Dorchester, DT2 8AN.  For more information, you can visit their website HERE or email your enquiry to: enquiries@xtremefalconry.co.uk. You can also contact them by telephone: 01305 250710

Girl Guide Connie was featured with her younger sister Elsie (a Rainbow) and their Dad, Martin at the beginning of the month when they appeared live on This Morning TV with Phil and Holly promoting the Project Lugger mission. (View the article HERE.)

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