Several Long Service Awards were presented to leaders by Girlguiding IW’s Island Commissioner Janet Lovell at this year’s Annual Review. Held at the Mattinson Centre, Corf Scout Camp, Janet welcomed everyone to the event saying that this would be her last Annual Review as Island Commissioner as she retires from

Local Guide Unit 1st Ryde Guides has taken part in Cheeky Monkey’s Marathon Challenge in aid of national children’s charity Children with Cancer UK. This challenge is based on the number 26, the same amount of miles in a marathon with those taking part sponsored to participate.  1st Ryde Guides

Sharon Winter who is both a Brownie and Rainbow leader is the Girlguiding IW Arts Advisor.  When girls or leaders need advice on Arts Projects then it is Sharon who can be called upon but in turn Sharon calls on her husband Malcolm for expert art advice as he is

Girlguiding  President, HRH The Countess of Wessex, has invited 50 Brownies and their Mums or other carers for a tea party in the garden at Buckingham Palace in June.   Places will be allocated by a prize draw and entry forms must be completed and returned by 6th May.  In order to

Dozens of Rainbows from the Puckpool Section of Girlguiding IW headed to Blackgang Chine recently to take part in an Easter Egg hunt for an Easter Challenge. Together with their leaders the girls worked in groups on clues which had been set by Section Commissioner Ann-Marie Kitcher. In finding the

To commemorate 100 years since the formation of the Brownie section of Girlguiding, Brownies around the UK have been invited to Big Brownie Birthday Stay Aways. In partnership with PGL girls and their leaders have undertaken stays in locations where, in many cases, they have not visited before and this

Celebrating achievements was the order of a special evening held at East Cowes Methodist Church Hall recently. East Cowes Brownies had been collecting bedding on behalf of the RSPCA at Godshill and having filled a number of sacks invited two members of the RSPCA to visit their unit meeting to

1st Carisbrooke Brownies kept their Brownies Promise recently by serving their community. As part of the 100th Big Brownie Birthday celebrations a group of the Brownies chose to hold a donation event for the playroom area of the Children’s Ward at St. Mary’s Hospital. This playroom caters for sick children

Brownies from the Northwood unit have made a visit to St. Mary’s Hospital (Children’s Ward) to see a new play area which they helped to purchase. Along with other members of the public and trustees and members of the Friends of St. Mary’s who had contributed to a fund to

Natalie Rann a member of Girlguiding’s Senior Section with Carisbrooke Rangers has been presented with The High Sheriff’s Award for 2014. Natalie was a Guide before progressing to Rangers and is a well known member of her unit. Her nomination read: ’ Natalie whilst she was a student at Carisbrooke