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2007 County Weekend Visit from the Chief Guide Big Gig Competition World Scout Jamboree County Day Project 50K 2006 County Day Rainbow Activity Day Woodland Fairies Overnight Circus Skills Workshop Little Gig Brownie Adventure Day 2005 Big Gig Pampering Ourselves activity day County Day Sandcastle Competition Science Activity Day Queen's Guide Award Presentation County Day Leadership Awards 2004 Conservation in Autumn You and Me Together Challenge One World Share It Arts Challenge BP Challenge Adventure Walks for the World Trip to Chester Zoo Me, Myself and I Unsung Hero Award 2004 Postcard Exchange 2003 Alder Hey Children's Cancer Unit Appeal Sports Day Queen's Guide Award Guiders from all over Sefton joined together for a weekend at Waddow in October 2007.
The Laughter Clinic provided hilarious entertainment (with audience participation!) on the Saturday evening.
Back to the top of the page On Saturday 15th September 2007 the Chief Guide, Mrs Liz Burnley, visited the new Girlguiding Centre in Lydiate. The delayed visit is a great honour for the girls and Guiders. Mrs Burnley was welcomed by two Senior Section girls and was then introduced to Mrs Sue Cadman, on her first day as County Commissioner for Sefton, Mrs Sue Ebo Division Commissioner for Maghull and Mrs Jane Dunn District Commissioner for Oakhill, before meeting Mr George Tate, who was instrumental in establishing a permanent centre for Guiding in Lydiate over 40 years ago. Now 89 George and his wife Connie, made the nostalgic trip from Shropshire for the occasion, and were impressed with the work of the Guiders both in the replacement of the original Headquarters and with the opportunities offered to the girls and young women of the area through Girlguiding. Barbara Edwards, a Guide in Lydiate in the 1930’s was also introduced. The Chief Guide heard from Mr John Kelly, the Chairman of the Parents supporters group, how the new Headquarters had been completed and the difference it had made to the Units since being handed over in January. As the Chief Guide entered the main body of the hall all the girls cheered and let off party poppers in welcome – quite a surprise to Mrs Burnley, who told the girls how impressed she was with the building, which one Rainbow told her was new. Mrs Burnley chatted to all the Guiders and girls, who were taking part in activities on environmental awareness, before joining them in afternoon tea.
This was a very happy occasion for everyone and the Chief Guide experienced a very loud farewell from the girls at the end of her visit – Mrs Burnley was presented with a gift of a Business Card holder, as a thank you for giving her time to visit the Centre.
Southport Guide, Kirsty Flynn, has won the national competition to go backstage at the Big Gig in Manchester on Saturday October 13th. Of course all her friends at St James Guides are thrilled and Kirsty is overwhelmed! Back to the top of the page A number of leaders from Sefton are working hard in their areas at the World Scout Jamboree and hope that you have been able to join in by seeing the reports from the television. Jayne Hussey and Sue Cadman are involved in the English Tea House which is on the Plaza and in full view of the magnificent Hylands House. The Tea House which has been sponsored by Williamsons Teas and Homebase, who have provided the garden, is extremely popular with participants and visitors alike offering cream teas, specialist cakes, Jamboree blend tea and a chocolate fountain. Open from 9.30 am to 10pm the Tea House is doing a roaring trade. Alison Shirt is heading up the Trash Zone being visited by 2,000 young people twice a day for the duration of the Jamboree. They are offering Knowledge, Challenge, Music and Art zones in which the participants are having a great deal of fun using all recyclable objects. Thank you to everyone who have saved their bottle tops, CD's etc they have been put to excellent use. It is good to know that the nucleus of this Zone stems from Maghull Rangers with Helen Bradley and Laura Pye taking major rolls and great that it is the only all Guider led Zone in the programme.
There are a number of others here from Sefton and Merseyside Scouts taking part in this unique event, which so far - and we are only half way through the Jamboree - has attracted well over 80,000 including participants, providers and visitors. The Chief Guide has visited and we look forward to the visit of the Region Chief Commissioner, Wendy Graham and our County Commissioner Carolyn Rankine on Saturday.
In May 2007 Guiders from all over Sefton came together for a training day. There was an environmental theme to the sessions and everyone enjoyed themselves. Click on the thumbnails to see the pictures .
Back to the top of the page In October 2006 Guiders from all over Sefton came together for a training day. They had fun and exchanged all the news, as well as learning new ideas for unit meetings. Click on the thumbnails to see the pictures .
Back to the top of the page In June 2006 Rainbows from all over Sefton went to Waddow for Country Rainbow Day. They had a brilliant time and returned home very very tired. Click on the thumbnails to see the pictures .
Back to the top of the page In May 2006 Rainbows from Ist Moorgate and 5th Ormskirk got together and went to Scarisbrick for a Woodland Fairies Overnight at the Pilkington Hall. They had a really enjoyable time and they actually went to sleep!! Click on the thumbnails to see the pictures .
Back to the top of the page In June 2006 Brownies and Guides from Birkdale had great fun learning circus skills at Pleasure land in Southport. They tried out plate spinning, diabolo, stilt walking and unicycling. Everyone practiced hard and passed the final part of their circus performer badge.
Back to the top of the page On Saturday 17th June 2006 500 members of Girlguiding attended an Open Air Pop Concert at their camp site at Scarisbrick. Music rocked from 6pm till midnight and then over 300 camped overnight. What was it? – THE LITTLE GIG! The evening was started by compare Neil Mattocks who set the excellent standard for the eagerly awaited entertainment. His performance was followed by The Glides and then girl band The Remainders both from Southport. The next band I.N.H. had travelled from Northampton to entertain the girls with their heavy metal style, whilst balloons rose into the clear summer evening sky. All bands were interspersed by a disco, there then followed Bullet Steel and GLA$$VEGA$ who sang mostly their own songs. Barry Briercliffe entertained the girls with his “James Blunt” style and the evening ended with rapturous screaming and applause for superUnknown the winners of the Sefton Schools Rock Band Competition. The Guide County of Sefton is grateful to everyone who gave their time to this event – the organising committee and camp team, Southport and Maghull Rangers, Girlguiding Oakhill District, Merseyside Scout Network and First Aid Team, members of Guiding and Scouting, Jigsaw Productions, Baybutts Road Haulage, Kingswood School, West Lancs District Council and the Dutchy of Lancaster. Back to the top of the page Brownies from all over Sefton came to Scarisbrick campsite on Saturday the 10th of June 2006. It was a grand day out for everyone, the weather was very warm, and the Brownies enjoyed themselves doing all sorts of activities, including crafts, trail, assault course and games. Click on the thumbnails to see the pictures of the Fun with Bubbles and the Water Races.
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Lydiate Guides won the song writing competion at the Big Gig 2005 and were rewarded by a visit back stage at the event. Here they are with Liberty X and special Big Gig T shirts. Back to the top of the page Guides, Brownies and Rainbows came to Scarisbrick campsite on October 15th and 16th 2005 for two days of health and beauty activities.
Back to the top of the page Guiders came together on September 24th 2005 for the Country AGM followed by an afternoon training.
Back to the top of the page Brownies, Rainbows and Guides from Southport Blundell Division spent a sunny evening in June 2005 building huge sandcastles on Ainsdale beach.
Back to the top of the page Guides, Brownies and Rainbows came to Scarisbrick campsite on June 18th 2005 for a day of fun science activities.
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Christine Wall, from Formby Division, received her Queen's Guide Award from the Captain of the Police helicopter based at Woodvale. Back to the top of the page Guiders from all sections came to Ormskirk School on May 14th 2005 for a morning training.
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The new five year service awards were presented to forty Guiders by our County Commissioner, Carolyn Rankine, at a special ceremony on Saturday, 29 January 2005 at Deyes Lane High School, Maghull. In her address, Carolyn paid tribute to the recipients of the award, totaling 120 in the County, saying that they were all stars in their own fermament, giving inspiration to the young women in their units, " The shy quiet Brownie or Guide" she said "Can blossom into a confident young woman with your care and encouragement." Carolyn went on to encourage Guiders to take on different roles whenever the opportunity arose, this was echoed by Julie Gudgeon, County Press and PR Adviser, who received her 30 year service award. Carolyn related the outline of Julie's Guiding career which began at the age of eighteen, and continued with a career/family gap for thirty years. Julie said in reply that her Guiding life had been a real pleasure, full of opportunites, challenges and friendship.
The afternoon ended with refreshments and a chance to chat to friends.
Pictures from the October 2004 activity day at Scarisbrick campsite.
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The 5th Ormskirk Rainbows have been taking part in the Girlguiding UK You and Me Together challenge, finding out about disability issues. As part of the challenge the Rainbows have written their names in Braille and have had a speaker to talk to them about loosing his sight. They were most impressed with his talking watch. Back to the top of the page 
5th Ormskirk Guides have been working on the One World Share It arts challenge. Three ladies came to show them how to belly dance. They told the Guides about the history and the girls were able to try on some of their gorgeous outfits. There was even time to try at 'shimming' to Arabic music. A good time was had by all. 
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Guides from Sefton walked across Morecambe bay from Arnside to Grange over Sands as part of their Baden Powell Challenge Adventure. The girls also planned the weekend, finding their own way to the youth hostel at Arnside, shopped for and cooked their own meal. Pictured with them is the Guide co-ordinator for the County, Sue Tyldesley and the Division Commissioner for Ormskirk and Skelmersdale, Jeanette Rothwell, who both joined the girls for their trek across Morecambe Bay. Back to the top of the page 
Sefton's efforts for Walks for the World started on 11th June when several Units held sponsored walks along the Sefton Coastal Path, or a footpath in their area. Guides from 5th Ormskirk walked along the Leeds/Liverpool canal towpath and survived the experience! Back to the top of the page On May 1st Rainbows, Brownies and Guides from Southport Blundell crowed into two double decker coaches and set off for a long sunny day at Chester Zoo. We saw the elephants, rhinos, bats, monkeys, sealions and trigers... We ate lots of ice cream, rushed all over the climbing frames and played hide and seek in the maze. And thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! 
At the elephant enclosure Back to the top of the page May 7th to 9th saw 4 young Guiders from Sefton attend a Me, Myself and I pilot training weekend at Glenbrook in Derbyshire. We all arrived on Friday and met other young Guiders from across the country. The weekend looked at self esteem and involved a variety of activities on the theme. We began the weekend my listing 5 qualities/talents that we have. Over the course of the weekend we did role plays, 'me' collages, listed achievements in a range of settings, making lists of goals we want to achieve and things we would like but might not be able to achieve and a timeline from birth to 100 looking at positive and negative events that are encountered. On Saturday evening we had 'me' time where we were free to do our own thing or watch a video. Sunday saw us jumping on balloons and reflecting on the weekend, looking at how we would liked to be praised and then writing down 10 talents/qualities we had. It was amazing how over the weekend we had all changed our own perception of ourselves and began to see other things about ourselves we had not previously acknowledged. Then it was time for lunch and then we were given a pack of the activities we had all done. After lunch we all said our goodbyes and head off home. The weekend provided us with the chance to think about ourselves and no one else which was a truely opening experience for us all. We all left knowing we had made friendships that will last after spending times reflecting on ourselves. Helen Burdett, Sarah Lake, Sally Longworth and Emma Thompson Back to the top of the page Elizabeth Rothwell Guide Guider with 5th Aughton Guides received the Unsung Hero Award from West Lancs District Council Chair, Pat Taylor, at a special ceremony following the Council Meeting on 27th January. Liz has been an active Guider for 47years, with 5th Aughton Brownies and latterly with 5th Aughton Guides. She has been District Commissioner, taken girls to camp and Pack Holiday, and is a past member of the Friends of Sangam Committee. At present Liz is also the County Archivist, and is about to become Archivist for the N.W.Region. Her retirement signals the end of an era for 5th Aughton and Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Division, but the Units will carry on with new Guiders, and Liz will always be around to give help and advice where and when it is needed. 
Liz at her birthday and retirement party Photo from The Champion 11.2.04 Back to the top of the page 1st Hightown Brownies are taking part in the 2004 Postcard exchange. So far we have made contact with 40 other Brownie units from across the globe. The girls have really enjoyed reading the emails asking them to trade with other units. They have loved reading the postcards that they have received telling them about other units and where they come from. The girls are all receiving Postcard Exchange 2004 Badges for taking part.
This has lead us to become twinned with a Brownie Troop in America and swapping ideas and learning about Brownies in each others country. We have been fortunate that the Troop have sent us lots of information about Brownies in
America.
A Cheque for £1,450 was presented to the Alder Hey Children's Cancer Unit Appeal on Monday 24th November at Scout & Guide HQ Christ Church Aughton.
Presenting the cheque were representatives of Rainbows, Brownie, Guides and Rangers from Crosby, Bootle and Litherland, Ormskirk and Asland Divisions, all of whom took part in the sponsored Hop, Skip and Jump organised by their Divisions or Unit Guiders, during the month of June this year. Everyone worked very hard to raise this magnificent sum, and grateful thanks were expressed to those concerned by Eileen Axon representing the Alder Hey Appeal.
Sefton and Merseyside Guides joined together at Scarisbrick Campsite for a fun weekend in September under the title "Sports Girls". Rainbows, Brownies and Guides enjoyed the great variety of sporty activities from archery to aerobics, circus skills to parachute games. 
Around 400 girls took part over the two days of the event. This is the third in a series of four, the last of the four seasons, Winter concentrated on the international aspect of Guiding with activities, songs and games from the four WAGGGS world Centres, Sangam, Our Chalet, Our Cabana and Pax Lodge. Back to the top of the page 
On 26 September Helen Bousfield became one of the first Queen's Guides to be presented with her Award by our new President HRH The Countess of Wessex. The ceremony took place at the CHQ offices in London. Helen says that the award has provided her with many new experiences, she organised a Red Nose Day at her University which raised £300 for Comic Relief, acted as First Aider at the Waddow for the 'Millepede Camp'. She was a member of staff at the 1999 World Camp at Foxlease, and whilst there was offered the opportunity to join the working group for the new Queen's Guide syllabus. Having completed her university course and gained a BSc (Hons) in animal science, Helen is currently job seeking, and continuing her Guiding with 6th Formby Methodist Guides. Back to the top of the page |
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