Island Guiding News

FARM TO FORK FOR BROWNIES.

Girlguiding , nationally, has a three-year partnership with Tesco’s campaign about getting  young members to eat healthily – and learn more about where the food they eat comes from. To complete challenges about food Girlguiding members are working with Tesco on the Farm to Fork trail – a free challenge for younger members, centred around ... read more

BROWNIES and GUIDES SUPPORT MACMILLAN IW.

Presentation to Christine Lloyd.   Brownies from the 11th Newport unit and Guides from 1st Carisbrooke have recently been giving support to Macmillan IW. Both units held coffee events –the Brownies organised a coffee evening at Newport and the Guides held a coffee morning at Gunville.As well as serving drinks there were stalls laden with ... read more

RAINBOWS (NEEDLES SECTION) ENJOY TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC

If you went down to the Rainbows Teddy Bears’ Picnic there were certainly some big surprises. This event was to celebrate the annual Section Competition for the Daisy Day Trophy and this year the theme was Teddy Bears. Dozens of Rainbows and their leaders attended. All things Teddy Bear were included in the programme of ... read more

BROWNIES FROM FARRINGFORD SECTION ORGANISE FETE & BBQ.

Farringford Brownie Section of Girlguiding IW held a fete and BBQ on Saturday 8th October at Carisbrooke C of E Primary School, Wellington Road, Carisbrooke. Several members of the public attended together with Girlguiding members, supporters the Brownies’ families and friends. Included in the activities were: a BBQ, Raffle, OXO cube tombola, Face painting and ... read more

AMELIA HELPS CHARITY

Amelia, a Girlguiding member of the Puckpool Park Rainbow Section, had long blonde hair.  Thinking of others who had lost their hair, perhaps through illness or other health condition, she found out about The Little Princess Trust. Her mum and Aunty Danny did their best to explain about the trust and what they did and ... read more

GIRLGUIDING IW AT CLASSIC CAR EVENT & IW DAY PARADE.

Members of Girlguiding IW have been out and about recently at the Classic Car Event held on Newport Quay on the 17th September and at The Peoples Parade on Isle of Wight Day-24th September. At the Classic Cars Event there was a steady stream of interested visitors to the stand who picked up leaflets and ... read more

GIRLGUIDING IW MEMBERS UNDERTAKE BIVVY CHALLENGE

To celebrate 100 years of the Senior Section of Girlguiding during 2016 members of Girlguiding IW have taken part in three special events. Back in February several members from the Island travelled to Alexandra Palace, London for  ‘Spark’ then during March a red-carpet Hollywood style dinner was held and to complete the year a number ... read more

GIRLGUIDING IW ATTENDS CIVIC SERVICE

A Civic Service was held at Newport Minster on Sunday (4 September) to mark the civic duties of the Isle of Wight Council. Prior to the service, the Chairman of the IW Council, Councillor Charles Chapman was joined by dignitaries at Newport Guildhall before taking part in a traditional procession led by the IW Council’s ... read more

MY SPORT TOO

On the 1st of August Girlguiding launched the latest campaign to encourage girls into sport. After consultation with girls and young women numbers agreed that sport is not offered to girls as much as boys in Secondary schools in the UK. At the same time a group of women who sail, launched their campaign to ... read more

BIG GIG 2016

In July well over 100 members of Girlguiding IW travelled to The SSE Arena, Wembley, London for the latest edition of Girlguiding’s Big Gig. Imagine a packed arena filled with 10,000 screaming and shouting Guides and you capture the scene for this pop concert with a difference-it’s an all girl audience. Top of the bill ... read more