We are delighted to share that Carole Davies is our new county commissioner. Carole is has been Basildon division commissioner for the last 6 years and has been in Guiding for over 61 years. During her 50+ years of Guiding Carole has held numerous district, division and county roles and for the last 10 years…

Last weekend volunteers from across the county met to surprise Alison with a party to say thank you as she ends her term as our county commissioner.  It was a lovely afternoon with food and soft drinks and lots of chatter.   Thank you Alison for all your hard work on our behalf over the…

On Sunday 6 November several members of Essex South East Trefoil Guild were invited to take part in the BBC Quest programme, which goes out live every Sunday morning, to advertise the work of the Trefoil Guild. This was because the producer had seen a display that had been on show at the Hadleigh Library…

SHINDIGS is back and now open for applications! SHINDIGS gives young members the chance to experience what it takes to put on Southend Gang Show in just one day. Young members will rehearse during the day before taking to the stage to perform to parents in the evening. SHINDIGS 2023 will place on Saturday 11…

As a celebration of the last day of half term. We went to our Southend planetarium and museum, where our unit was split in half so one half got to see the show and the other the museum and then swapped. We were there for 2 hours and our girls really enjoyed it. It sparked…

In June 2022, Sangam was able to welcome its first guests, in over two years, following the Covid pandemic and everyone is now working very hard to rebuild numbers in order to secure its future. Tina, our Regional International Advisor for Anglia has travelled to India regularly over the last 30 years and is, therefore,…

Our annual awards evening took place on Friday 23 September – our first since before the COVID lockdowns.   A variety of awards  were presented to members.  Among these we were delighted to have FIVE Queen’s Guide Awards presented.  This is the highest award which can be earned within Girlguiding and to have so many…

On a beautiful hot July day 74 Guides, Rangers and leaders from Southend East set off bright & early for a day out at Stubbers Activity Centre in Upminster. Despite the 7.45am start for the first pick up point, the girls were full of energy and anticipation of what the day would bring. Our trip…

Nearly 150 brownies plus their leaders from across Southend East Division spent a fantastic day exploring Colchester Zoo back in May. The brownies and their leaders arrived just as the zoo was opening and excitedly began their day out visiting lots of animals as they walked down the hill at the zoo. The brownies favourites…

On Friday 8 July, Basildon division held a Leader Thank You Evening. Leaders were presented with various awards, including two 5 year service awards, two 30 year service awards, an EGG award (Essex Good Guiding), two Thanks Badges and a Good Service Badge. Awards were presented by Alison Tompkinson, County Commissioner. Unfortunately many leaders were not…