Girl Guiding News

• EuroDisney 21-23 January 2011 Strood Division is organising a Guide trip to EuroDisney, travelling by coach through the Euro Tunnel. We plan to stay in Hotel Cheyenne, visit both parks and have breakfast with the Disney characters. Closing date 1 April 2010. Click here for more information.
  
• Rangers Rough It! Sophie, Anastasia and Zoe of Strood Town Rangers slept outside in cardboard boxes on the night of 30th January to raise awareness, and raise money for, homeless charities. The girls and their leaders joined other foolhardy fundraisers outside the MHS headquarters in Chatham, where they decorated their boxes, drank hot chocolate and ate curry! The girls spirits remained high throughout the night, and they managed to get a little sleep! Well done girls, we are very proud of you!!
• 'Kip on a Ship' 24-25 April 2010. Guides from Strood Town District will have the opportunity to 'kip' on HMS Belfast, moored in the River Thames, we are also planning on taking a flight on the London Eye and visiting the London Dungeons. Click here for more information.
• THANK YOU!!! Thanks to everyone who has helped us with the following fund raising activities. You have been amazing! This is how much we raised: Pop Quiz Night - £227.01, Car Boot Sale - £49.50, Summer Fair - £292.66
  This money helped us to fund the centenary launch party, and ensured that your daughter had a memorable experience.
• CONGRATULTATIONS!
  • The district has been successful in recuruiting some excellent new leaders. Rachel Barraclough of 6th Strood Guides has now completed her leadership qualification - congratulations to her. Welcome to Dawn Cahill, Sarah Crook and Kim Reynolds who have joined our team and are currently being mentored whilst training to be leaders. WE STILL need more leaders in all sections. If you would like to volunteer some time to work with girls aged 5 years to 15 years, please speak to your unit Guider, or contact us using this web site.
  • Lorraine Flood has recently qualified as a Rainbow Guider with 4th Strood Rainbows, and Sinead Pearson has now qualified as a Guide Guider with 8th Strood Guides.
  • Charlotte Major and Julie Vince received their 5 years service awards at a recent ceremony at the County AGM in July.
  • Helen, of 8th Strood Guides, is the first Young Leader in the district to complete the new Young Leader Qualification.
  • Congratulations to everyone and thanks for all your hard work!
  • Pauline Popple of 1st Strood Brownies and Sarah-Louise Roots of 1st Strood Guides completed their leadership qualifications in September. Well done to both of them!

Recent News

	Big Gig 09 On 17th October we went to the Big Gig 2009. We saw: Pikie Lott, Alexandra Burke, Alphabeat, the Noisettes, Taio Cruize, Chipmunk, JLS, the Saturdays and Scouting for Girls. We think the most popular act was JLS, but our personal favourites were: JLS, Scouting for Girls, the Noisettes and Taio Cruize. The crowd was wild. When JLS came out we were literally deafened and when Aston introduced himself the crowd went even crazier. The first song they sang was 'Beat Again'. The screaming was so loud we couldn't hear them singing. Scouting for Girls were also amazing and really got the crowd involved. They were very entertaining and we think it was a perfect ending to a terrific night. The Big Gig 2009, in our opinion was the best Big Gig we've attended. In fact, I think it tops every concert we've attended. It was quite a quick journey and when we got there everyone was so excited. We had quite good seats, good enough to get some great pictures. As we were having so much fun it went quickly and our throats were dry by the end. Once it ended our ears felt really funny. We didn't want it to end. We feel the Gig Gig 2009 was a night we will never forget and we're sure it's not just us who feel that way. Members of the Caterpilliar Patrol, 1st Strood Guides
I'm a Guide Get Me Out of Here Camp A group of 21 Guides and 7 Guiders from around the District enjoyed a fun packed weekend at Cudham. Not put off by the weather, the girls had a brilliant time. They cooked their own lunch and made cardboard box ovens. They rose to a variety of challenges in the style of 'I'm a celebrity... get me out of here'. They had to rescue stars from the goo - 'baked beans'; followed a blindfold trail; walked through 'maggots' - spaghetti; climbed through the 'spider's web'; negotiated the assault course carrying a cup of water and slid down the water slide. They certainly earned their shower that day! The evening meal was supplemented by the 'bush tucker trial'. Other activities during the weekend included archery and grass sleding. Strong winds and heavy rain battered the camp site during the early hours of the morning, but nothing that tired Guiders and a mallet couldn't sort out. Miraculously we managed to take down all the tents in the dry! Thanks to all you helped to make the weekend such a success!	please click on a thumbnail to enlarge
	HAPPY RETIREMENT!! Rita Egan retired from Guiding after 43 years of service! Although Rita officially retired as an active Guider some years ago, she remained a loyal assistant to Roo, and continued to manage the unit accounts for 6th Strood Guides until July of this year. Guiders, new and old, joined her for a surprise tea party, where Rita was presented with flowers, cards and gifts. Rita remains a regular member of the Strood Trefoil Guild, and an active committee member of the Strood Town Friends of Guiding.
This is a photo of the presentation of a cheque to 8th Strood Brownie Pack by Fiona Levy who works for Royal Bank of Scotland and was a donation of £200 made after she had worked with the Brownie Unit as a Unit helper for over a year. The bank give this to their employees if they give of their time to a charitable organisation on a regular basis. Also in the photo is Roo Tucker and Roseanne Smith Assistant Brownie Guiders with the Brownies.
	Kay Allen receiving her Chief Guide Challenge Badge and Certificate at the annual district team barbeque.
Strood Town Rangers hold a disney fancy dress evening.
	"Sing Stars" - Strood Town Rangers sing-along to "Grease".