EVERYONE INVITED TO ADVENTURE AT HOME.

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 indoor activities to entertain children ... read more

1ST CARISBROOKE (PRINCESS BEATRICE’S OWN) GUIDE UNIT RECEIVE AWARD.

Following their help with this year’s ‘Walk the Wight with Mountbatten’ Carisbrooke Guides have been presented with an award. At the presentation, held at the Mountbatten Hospice, Newport the Guides and their leader Linda Stone received the award from the ‘Lions’. Linda said, “We walk every year and raised over £200 between us. Members of ... read more

GOLD AWARD FOR BROWNIE ELEANOR.

Eleanor Bell (10) a member of 10th Newport Brownies has gained the ‘Gold Award’ the highest award a Brownie can gain. She is the first member of 10th Newport to gain this award since it was introduced in 2018 as part of Girlguiding’s New Programme. Eleanor had to undertake several challenges including working for interest ... read more

GIRLGUIDING IW- ARTS ADVISOR

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 a professional artist. When Girlguiding ... read more

RANGERS IN ACTION AGAIN…

Carisbrooke Rangers (part of Girlguiding’s Senior Section for young women aged 14-26yrs) took part in a fundraising bag pack with the kind support of Sainsbury’s supermarket recently. This was a return visit to the Newport store for the Rangers who had packed customers’ bags for 2 hours about a year ago when they were rewarded ... read more

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2014

Although it seems a long way off some acts for next year’s Isle of Wight Festival have just been announced and tickets are now on sale for the event which will be based at Seaclose Park, Newport from the 12th-15th June 2014. Headlining the Main Stage on Friday 13th June, will be the return of ... read more

RAINBOWS ROMP AROUND AT HAVENSTREET.

Over 120 Rainbows, the youngest members of GIrlguiding, from across the Island gathered at Havenstreet Steam Railway for a traditional Rainbow Romp. At the event coordinated by the Island’s two Rainbow Section Commissioners- Carol Firth and Anne- Marie Kitcher- there were a number of different activities for the girls to choose from and undertake all ... read more