LOB Bulletin 52 19th January 2025

LOB Bulletin 52 19th January 2025

A new year and new opportunities await girls and volunteers.  It is time to look at waiting lists and contact parents of girls that have been waiting a long time some since 2023!  I know some leaders have invited more girls to join than their unit usually takes, and this is fantastic news, but our girl waiting/enquiries are still very high as a county, and I would encourage every unit to take one or two more girls off the waiting lists.  Divisions are also showing a good number of adults wishing to support the organisation so let’s see if we can get them to support units.  As a county we have grown since 1^st January, and we now have eight divisions.  Welcome to Tower Hamlets and Hackney divisions who have joined the LOB family.  Please look carefully at county events in this newsletter.  Events cannot run with out volunteer support before (planning and purchasing resources) and during the event manning activities or registration/enquiry desk.

Congratulations

I am sure you will join me and the county team in welcoming the following volunteers to their new roles

Sophie Cass – Division Commissioner for Tower Hamlets – sophie.girlguidingtowerhamlets@gmail.com

Maureen Sinclair- Benstead – Division Commissioner for Hackney

County Needs You

The County needs urgently to fill the following roles

• Brownie Holiday adviser
• Treasurer for Tower Hamlets Division
• Guide Holiday adviser
• County awards coordinator

For more information, please contact  annettemonk.lob@gmail.com

First Response Training

22^nd March 2025 – a few spaces available

If you have any queries and/or wish to book then please contact Simone Jays, LOB First Response Coordinator at lobfirstresponse@gmail.com 

Safer Guiding Training

22^nd March 2025 – Our County Safeguarding trainer will be running a Safer Guiding training day at GLNE County Centre 437 Wanstead Park Road, IG1. Free car parking outside or 10-minute walk from Redbridge tube station., 10am to 3pm.

If you would like to attend, please email wwgirlguiding@gmail.com

by Monday 10th March …

* Your name and membership number

* The unit(s) that you volunteer with

* The date that your highest level of Safe Space expires

Young Leader Training Day

A training for young leaders working on the new young leader program. Come and spend a day at Chigwell Row with your leader Explore leadership skills, find out more about the young leader’s development programme and work together on activities you can use in the unit.

Date – Saturday 1st March 2025

Place – Chigwell Row Campsite

Time 10.00am – 3.00pm   (lunch provided)

To book a place email annettemonk.lob@gmail.com by

22^nd February 2025

Chigwell Row Shop Open

It is with pleasure that we can announce that the shop at Chigwell Row Campsite is to be opened on a regular basis for the supply of uniform and resources.

This is being facilitated by the LOB County Badge Secretary Christine Bull and the Chigwell Row Management team.  Opening hours (may vary if volunteers are not available) will be Monday 4:00pm till 6:30pm and Saturday 2:00pm till 4:00pm.

Initial stock levels will be limited but orders can be placed via the chigwellrow.org.uk website – follow uniform and resources on the home page.

Further enquiries should be made via email to shop@chigwellrow.org.uk.

Rainbow Activity Afternoon

8^th June 2025

Would you like to be involved with the planning for this event then please contact Annette – annettemonk.lon@gmail.com as soon as possible.   If you would be free to support during the event, then again please contact Annette.  Rainbow leaders remember to put the event in your diaries

Chigwalk

Saturday 5^th April 2025

Please keep a look out for more information coming out soon

Dates for your diary

1^st February 2025 – First Response training – now full

1^st March 2025 –   Young Leader training day

17^th March 2025 – Jack Petchey evening venue to be confirmed

22^nd March 2025 – First Response training – few spaces available

22^nd March 2025 –  Safer Guiding f 2 f Training

5^th April 2025   – Walk for Chigwell –

26^th April 2025 – Ranger and Young Leader Mindfulness activity day at Chigwell Row

8^th June 2025 – County Rainbow activity afternoon at Chigwell Row

27^th-29^th June 2025 – Come to Camp

28^th June 2025 –   Guide and Ranger activity day at Chigwell Row

15^th July 2025 –   County Thank you evening at Chigwell Row

20^th September 2025 – Rainbow and Brownie Day

Yours in Guiding

Annette