The King has awarded leader Jacky Goddard a British Empire Medal in his birthday honours list for services to young people through Girlguiding and Gang Show. Jacky has run many units, taking on district, division, county and HQ roles with over 60 years of service and has influenced the lives of many.  Joining Guiding as…

During the day 150 Rayleigh Rainbows and Brownies (and leaders!) enjoyed a variety of STEM activities from bubble blowing to finger printing at the division Science Day. The promised sunny weather didn’t arrive until the day ended but everyone stayed dry, and girls had an amazing time. Activities included glitter pots, litmus testing, space activities…

It is hard to comprehend that I have been in post for almost 3 months…where does the time fly?  Once again, I have had a busy month visiting various units and events, which I really enjoy. On Monday 27 February I visited 1st Buttsbury Rainbows where I presented Gold awards to Jessica and Sophie. We…

Last weekend 270 young members together with volunteers and Trefoil Guild members had a fun afternoon at Southend West division’s Renewal of Promise. Girls had the chance to learn about World Centres whilst taking part in numerous activities – including drumming, guidetingles, colouring, dancing, mask making, maracas, model making and French skipping.   Thank you…

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,…