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GGEW NEWS SPRING 2010
ESSEX WEST ARCHIVES
lans are in place to have an exhibition of Guiding Memorabilia in the
Museum at Grays Library, Thurrock
for the months of May and June. We need
photographs of local Guiding activities in
the early days- with their stories –and
uniforms from those days , as soon as
possible. Please ask your elderly family
members, or friends who have been in
guiding, if they have anything hiding in their
cupboards or lofts, which we may borrow.
All will be returned to the owner afterwards
Please contact Barbara Jordan on 01375
641659 address is in County directory.
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PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
There are plans to have a Countywide
Photo Competition of pictures taken during
the Disneyland Paris weekend. Details will
be available soon and it is hoped that a
gallery of pictures will be on show at the
Family Fun Day at Orsett in July. Start
selecting your entries now so you will be
ready to send them in as soon as details
are announced
CENTENARY EVENTS - Frequently asked questions
With so much happening this year it is inevitable that there are questions which
keep cropping up so here is some more information we hope will help you.
EVENT TIMES:Q:-Do the girls need a packed lunch?
Rainbow Day
11.30 to 5.30pm
A:- Yes. The girls will need a packed lunch
Brownie Day
10.00 to 5pm
for all events. On Rainbow Day the girls
Guide & SS Day 9.30 to 9pm
will get an afternoon snack and on
Garden Party
2.30 to 5pm
Guide/SS Day there will be a BBQ in the
BBQ
7.30 to 11pm
evening. At the Fun Day there will be a
Fun Day
10 to 5pm
selection of fast food available from
Finale
7 to 8.30pm
vendors
Tickets for all events are
available now from the County
Office. Please include a
stamped addressed envelope
for your return. Please note,
spaces for the Blake Hall BBQ
are strictly limited to 150.
Those applying for tickets after
they have gone will be placed
on a waiting list.
Q:- Do I have to pay for Leaders
coming?
A:- Leaders do not have to pay for the
‘girl’ events; Rainbow Day, Brownie Day,
Guide/SS Day. But they do need to pay
for the Fun Day even if camping as this
includes the ticket for the event itself.
Leaders will also have to pay for the
Finale as this includes the special
Centenary Promise Badge
Q:- Do I need to fill out a G/O?
A:- If you got parents to fill out a form to let you know their daughter is attending the event, this will be sufficient. If you just collect payment you will need to
have Parent Permission to bring girls to the event. For the Orsett Showground
camp each Unit will need to complete an A/J
Romford Trefoil
present book to MP at
House of Commons
embers of the Romford Trefoil
Guild travelled to The House of
Commons in March topresent a
copy of their new book to Romford MP
Andrew Rosindell.
The book, ‘Once A Guide....’ was produced to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of
the Romford Guild and is packed full of
stories from members going right back
to the early days of the Guild together
with some memorable photographs.
Among these is a picture of Olave
Baden-Powell during a visit to Heath
Park School, Romford in 1944 - now the
Frances Bardsley School.
Deirdre Marculescu presented the copy to Andrew Rosindell in
Westminster Hall following a tour of The House, including the Commons
Chamber, the House of Lords and The Terrace where there was a great
view of the London Eye not usually available to the public.
Copies of the book are available at £2 from Olive Wenborn.
Email to [email protected] for more details
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THE GIRLGUIDING ESSEX WEST NEWSLETTER
is published quarterly for Guiders, Advisors, Members and supporters of Girlguiding in Essex West.
Editor:- David Henderson, 26 King Edward Drive, Grays, Essex, RM16 2GG
e-mail: [email protected] and printed in-house by the County Office Team
website www.girlguidingessexwest.org.uk
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COUNTY ADDRESSES
COUNTY PRESIDENT
Avril Brampton,
Carters Cottage,
High Wych,
Sawbridgeworth, Herts.
01279 724744
[email protected]
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Linda Taylor,
23 Heath Park Road,
Gidea Park, Romford,
RM2 5UB
01708 471271
[email protected]
COUNTY SECRETARY
Pat Parsons,
142 Heath Park Road,
Gidea Park, Romford,
RM2 5XL
01708 447647
[email protected]
COUNTY TREASURER
David Brampton
Carters Cottage,
High Wych,
Sawbridgeworth, Herts
01279 724744
[email protected]
COUNTY OFFICE
WENT HOUSE
BULPHAN
Linda or Sylvia
Monday-Friday
9am to1pm
office@
girlguidingessexwest.
org.uk
01375
892663
also fax no.
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NEWSLETTER
David Henderson,
26 King Edward Drive,
Grays, RM16 2GG
01375 376460
davidh@26kingedward.
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SPRING 2010
Magical
ow else could you possibly
describe the weekend at the
end of January
when 758 members
of Essex West went
to Disneyland
Paris.
It really was
magical.
St Pancras
Station in
London was
transformed into a
launch pad for our magic
carpet, in this case Eurostar, which was to
whisk the group to France for some Mountain
Top Moments which will live in the memories
for years to come.
Arrival at the hotels was late and everyone
was excited but a good night’s sleep prepared
them for a very early start in the Park on
Saturday morning.
A covering of snow seemed to make it
even more special as all the group set off
after breakfast to make their mark on as
many rides as possible - and some managed
to squeeze in up to 18 rides during our relatively short stay.
Trip organiser and County International
Adviser Diane Dickerson and her team of
Mickey Takers had worked tirelessly for many
months to ensure the weekend went without
a hitch.
The first day ended with a special
Centenary dinner where one Senior Section girl
was taken by surprise when Disney staff turned
up with a cake for her and sang Happy Birthday,
much to the deligh t of the rest of her Unit.
Sunday morning and another day hitting the
Park to add to the quota of rides already enjoyed
the previous day.
At midday everyone made their way to the
Fantasy Festival Stage for a Renewal of Promise
and a special Centenary Show staged by girls
from all over the County.
The show depicted the rise of Girlguiding from
the early days of Crystal Palace to the present
day and included a special song written for
Essex West and performed for the first time in
public.
The renewal of Promise took place with a
parade of flags from Units across the County,
possibly the first time this had happened.
Diane Dickerson was presented with a com-
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memorative t-shirt and the County Outstanding
Service Award Silver Brooch on stage by County
Commissioner Linda Taylor, and Ockendon
Guider Trisha Beckett was called on stage to
receive her 30 years long service award.
All our girls were praised by Disney staff for
being very well behaved while obviously having a
brilliant time in the Park. Every girl was an excellent ambassador for Guiding, Very well done
A few pictures from the weekend are included
in this newsletter but all of the images can be
viewed on the Essex West website,
www.girlguidingessexwest.org.uk and clicking
onto the Gallery. Thanks to Bill Parkinson from
Brentwood for the images he contributed to the
collection.
A CD of all the pictures has been produced
and a copy will be sent to the leader of each of
the Disney groups and further copies will be
available at £5 each