Island Guiding News

CHEQUES PRESENTATION.

Three units of Girlguiding IW which support the same church hall in Newport, recently held an entertainment and sale evening. Over the past year since the three units, Carisbrooke Rangers, 10th Newport Brownies and 11th Newport Guides, have supported St. John’s Church Hall they have held several special events to raise funds for the Church’s ... read more

30 YEARS FOR GIRLGUIDING’S RAINBOWS

Following a very successful 30 years’ celebration adventure held at Corf Camp in May when dozens of Island Rainbows enjoyed outdoor based activities some Island Rainbows have ventured to the mainland for another 30 years’ celebration. Rainbows from the 11th Newport Unit together with leaders Sharon, Sheila and Donna travelled to Southsea recently via the ... read more

COOKING WITH IRON.

1st Gurnard Guides had another of their ‘Cook-In’ competitions recently. This time the Guides were working towards their Breaking Barriers Badge which included looking at life differences of a young teenage girl, Claudine, living in a poorer part of Africa compared with teenage girls in the UK. Having reached the Nutrition section, the Guides tried ... read more

IW FESTIVAL- GIRLGUIDING IW RAFFLE DRAW FOR TICKETS.

Girlguiding IW were lucky to be selected as one of the Isle of Wight charities to have a pair of IW Festival tickets to raffle for charity. Selling raffle tickets as well as promoting Girlguiding, most members entered into the spirit of trying to raise some funds for the charity which has over 1,000 members ... read more

RAINBOWS CELEBRATE 30 YEARS.

In celebration of 30 years of Rainbows (the youngest members of Girlguiding aged 5-7) members of the Needles Section attended an afternoon of fun learning, activities and games at Corf Camp. 2017 sees the 30th anniversary of the first Rainbow units across the UK and on the Island the number of units and girls attending ... read more

RIVERFEST 2017.

Riverfest is a fun free community event which took place on May 13th. It is held in the heart of the Isle of Wight at Newport, the Island’s capital. This event has all the feel of a traditional village fete, with many free activities for children. Local charities attend promoting the work they do in ... read more

COMMUNITY AWARDS 2017.

Overall winners- Homestart IW. Held at the Riverside Centre, Newport and hosted by ‘Community Action Isle of Wight at the Riverside’, the Community Action Awards 2017 attracted 57 applications over eight categories. From all the entries, a short list of three was compiled for each section. President of CAIW Patricia Partridge DL welcomed guests and ... read more

EASTER NEWS.

In the Spring of 2016 three units of Girlguiding IW moved their meeting place to St. John’s Church Community Centre, Newport. After a few weeks the three units, 10th Newport Brownies, 11th Newport Guides and Newport & Carisbrooke Rangers (Senior Section) heard that the church members were undertaking a major project to build a new ... read more

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WITH GIRLGUIDING.

There are always numbers of opportunities for members of Girlguiding to travel to other countries with trips to the 146 countries where there is Girlguiding or Girl Scouts. Chances to travel the World arise for members within INTOPS (International Opportunities) with each Region of Girlguiding selecting members to undertake the trips. In the recent past ... read more