Island Commissioner for Girlguiding, Linda, and her team are inviting all members of Girlguiding IW and any past members, who may wish to do so, to join in with a virtual Promise Renewal on the 12th September. With face to face meetings for members still ‘on hold’ due to COVID
Bethany Wells (11) a member of 1st Carisbrooke (Princess Beatrice’s Own) Guide Unit has undertaken some environmental projects recently which have gained her a Girlguiding Campaign Badge and the coveted Blue Peter Badge. Girlguiding’s Campaign Badge encourages members to choose a theme and one of the activities involves raising money
Girlguiding IW members have not just been celebrating 75 years since VE Day but looking into the history of the event. Some of the girls have been studying just what happened at those street parties for the public whilst others have discussed Winston Churchill’s speech to the nation, looked at
Over the past few weeks, with no unit meetings to attend, members of Girlguiding IW have been undertaking several activities to keep busy. Members of 11th Newport Guides (pictured) have shown support for all Key Workers whilst other members across the Island have joined in with the ‘Rainbow’ campaign, joined
https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/what-we-do/adventures-at-home/ Girlguiding, the UK’s leading charity for girls and young women, has launched Adventures At Home see link above– an online hub packed with fun activities and wellbeing and resilience resources to support children and young people across the UK. This charity has curated a collection of their favourite fun
Organisers of the IW Festival have now cancelled this year’s event which due to our much praised attendance at the 2018 and 2019 Festivals, Girlguiding IW hoped to attend. Much comment was made of our stand with its unusual activities and games, not to mention the distribution of the thousands
Following a five-year term by joint Island Commissioners- Shirley Saunders and Lesley Clifford- Girlguiding IW now has a team of three Commissioners to head up the Island’s leaders and support the 1,000 young members. Linda Stone from Carisbrooke has been appointed Island Commissioner with Anne Watson and Donna Sanders as
Holding off tough competition from Essex, Orkney, Anglesey and the Severn Valley, the Isle of Wight has clinched a top award in a national competition. It has been crowned the BBC Countryfile Magazine Holiday Destination of the Year following a national vote. Will Myles, Managing Director at Visit Isle of
Three young members of Girlguiding IW have undertaken training and gained qualifications in Peer Education. Tessa Bryson, 14, Erica Hiscock, 15 and Shannon Attfield, 15 have just finished their Peer Education training at Foxlease, the Girlguiding Training Centre in Hampshire and are now all set to train other girls. Peer
Sunday, 8th March, celebrates International Women’s Day as a focal point in the movement for women’s rights to help forge a gender-equal world and celebrate women’s achievements. As part of its commitment to the ongoing support of women in the maritime industry, Red Funnel has signed the Women in Maritime