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GGEW NEWS SPRING 2012
GGEW NEWS
Aquatic Centre Visit to cheer-on Amy
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR GIRLGUIDING ESSEX WEST
COUNTY ADDRESSES
COUNTY PRESIDENT
Avril Brampton
Carters Cottage
High Wych
Sawbridgeworth, Herts.
01279 724744
[email protected]
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Jan Knight
24 McIntosh Road
Romford, RM1 4JJ
07973 144260
[email protected]
ASSISTANT
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Chris Skinner
39 Brampton Close
Corringham
SS17 7NS
01375 671051
[email protected]
Ann Matthews
48 people including Leaders from 5th & 6th Hornchurch Guides & 10th Hornchurch Brownies
went to the Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in March cheer on Amy Marren who is a member of
6th Hornchurch Guides and who was taking part in the Paralympic Swimming Trials.
1st Coopersale, 2nd
Theydon Garnon
and 4th Epping
Brownies decorated
a tree for the St
John’s Church
Epping annual
Christmas Tree
Festival. We made
stitched owls and
salt dough Brownies
and our tree looked
splendid. We
obviously weren’t
the only ones to
think so as (out of
61 trees entered)
we won first place in
the Children’s
category and third
place overall!
Brown Owl Sharon
2nd Theydon
Garnon Brownies
t is more important than ever that everyone keeps
their details up to date on Go! This is where
details are obtained for sending out information,
particularly via the e-bulletin.
It is on the e-bulletin that details of all up-coming
events are posted, including links to booking forms
and information about events. This is replacing the
old way of sending out booking forms on flyers so it
really is vital your details are correct and that everyone
takes the time to open the bulletin when it arrives.
If you know of anyone in your District/ Division who
does not have access to the internet, please let them
know of events and perhaps even print off the
application forms and information for them so nobody
is left out of the loop.
There is also a new way that parents will enquire
about places for Rainbows. Parents will go on-line to
find Units, so it is important that postcodes for meeting
places are kept up to date to enable parents to find
the right Unit for their daughters. Please check to
make sure your Unit is properly listed. If in doubt,
have a word with your District or Division
Commissioner
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THE GIRLGUIDING ESSEX WEST NEWSLETTER is published quarterly for Leaders, Advisers, Members and
supporters of Girlguiding in Essex West.
Editor:- David Henderson, 26 King Edward Drive, Grays, Essex, RM16 2GG
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COUNTY SECRETARY
Daphne Richards
146 Knights Way
Brentwood
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COUNTY TREASURER
David Brampton
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High Wych
Sawbridgeworth, Herts
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PUBLIC RELATIONS and
NEWSLETTER
David Henderson
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SPRING 2012
‘Good Guiding’ A New Award for Unit Leaders
here are a lot of Leaders around the County giving
our girls a wonderful experience of guiding, and
our County Commissioner would like to see
more being recognised and rewarded for all they
are doing.
With this in mind the county awards panel
have developed a new ‘ Good Guiding’ Award
which is designed to recognise members of unit
leadership teams offering good guiding
opportunities for the girls.
The award is designed to recognise those leaders
who provide a good guiding programme for the girls in their
unit. They will be providing a wide range of activities, out of the meeting experiences (including
residential), and get involved at District level attending meetings and events.
Any member may make a nomination, however the District or Division Commissioner must
support it. Nomination forms can be found on the Essex West Website.
All nominations for awards must be made without the knowledge of the nominee or her
family. Nominations received will be considered by the Essex West Awards panel and
recommendations made to Jan Knight, County Commissioner. Those agreed will be presented
at one of the ‘Awards & Recognition’ evenings taking place around the County.
Please take the time to nominate those leaders who are deserving of recognition, they are
often the ones who just ‘get on’ with running their unit week in week out, and unless we know
who they are we can’t reward them!
The next committee meeting is on 11th June, please give us a lot of nominations to keep us
busy! Sandra Munns Awards Committee Chairman
T
Trefoil AGM recognises Long Service
The County Trefoil AGM
was held at Orsett in
March and members were
surprised when they were
presented with Long
Service Awards. Barbara
Jordon received her 30
year award from Assistant
County Commissioner
Chris Skinner while Ann
Hill and Jean McGouran
received 40 year awards
from County President
Barbara Jordan
Ann Hill
Avril Brampton and County
Commissioner Jan Knight.
It’s all about saying Thank You to people who have served Girlguiding well over many years and
these ladies certainly deserve their awards.
It is also important to say ‘sorry’ and GGEW News wants to
say just that to Sandra
Cox, right, from
Hornchurch who was
presented with a County
Silver Brooch by Jan
Knight at County Day in
November and we left her
picture out of the Winter
newsletter by mistake.
Sorry Sandra, hope this
makes up for the
Jean McGouran omission!