Having been nominated by our county to be one of the Anglia region stewards for the Buckingham Palace Garden party on 7th May, I travelled up to London to meet the other stewards from across our region as well as twelve from North West region at Girlguiding HQ. Being a steward enabled us to see…

During World Thinking Day weekend almost 1100 Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Rangers and leaders across Essex South East took part in the Anglia region Pyjama party event.  Carole, our county commissioner, challenged herself to visit everyone of the 15 events within the county and she made it!  As a result we have photos from all of…

On 1 March 2025 volunteers from throughout Essex South East gathered for our annual training day.  During the morning our training ran sessions targeted at our different sections – Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers as well as inclusion and online safety.  The afternoon sessions were on the lighter side including yoga, cooking, crafts, STEM activities…

Leaders from across the county gathered in Billericay for our annual training day.  Our excellent training team organised training on completing risk assessments, adapting programme activities and ‘Doing Our Best’.  Many of these are needed to gain our leadership qualification, but other leaders attended in order to refresh their skills. In the afternoon, the sessions…

I have continued with my visits to local units, visiting a Brownie unit and 2 Guide units this month. It is great seeing all the young people have such an amazing time. They can only do this if we have our amazing adults working with them and supporting them. So, thank you to each and…

During the last month, I have had a busy time attending the Southend Scout and Guide Gang show, Thinking Day Breakfast, International Women’s Day, Renewal of Promise and visiting units. Both Pete and myself were lucky enough to be invited to attend the Southend Scout and Guide gang Show, even if it was the wettest…

Our annual awards evening took place on Friday 29 September. Over 50 awards were presented by Carole at her first awards evening as our county commissioner. These included the last of the LQ awards as this is being replaced by the new Learning Development programme. After the ceremony, members gathered for cake and a catch…

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…

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…