Terms of Office on the County Team generally last about 3 years.
We are always looking for volunteers to take on roles so if you are interested in any role in particular please let us know and we can arrange for you to shadow the role for a while to find out more.
Nichola James
Nichola is responsible for leading, motivating and inspiring dedicated volunteers to deliver quality Guiding to girls and leaders in Sefton.
Please feel free to contact her about anything to do with Girlguiding in Sefton and she will try to help.
Laura Chatt
Caz Sumner
Sarah Bennett
Sarah works with the county trainers and GO coordinators to plan and organise the trainings for adult members in the county. Trainings usually take place in an evening or on a Saturday.
Every 18 months or so we have a County Training Day and a County Training Weekend. All volunteers are welcome to attend these events. The training team are always looking for new ideas for training and new venues to deliver them in so if you can help please get in touch.
We are always looking for new trainers to deliver our sessions to leaders so if you are interested in becoming a trainer then speak to Sarah – no teaching or training experience is required.
Caz Sumner
If you have girls who would like to do their D off E award but can’t access it through school, then please contact Caz for details of how the girls can access the award through Girlguiding
Chris Watkinson
Chris keeps track of all those working on the Leadership Scheme and is one of our county trainers as well. All completed LQ books go to Chris to be verified and she is always available for questions about the LQ.
Chris and Rose work together to plan the trainings required to ensure those on the LQ can gain the experience they need at the right time.
Lisa Fleming
The role involves getting girls and leaders interested in international adventures in guiding. Part of this involves selecting young people to take part in international adventures and supporting them in their fundraising. Most years we get the opportunity for a few girls to go for Region selection where girls could be heading to Armenia, Belize, Uganda or India to name just a few!
If you’re a leader who is interested in internationals there are opportunities for you to become a leader on a region or county trip, or a leader only trip. If you are interested in planning an international with girls in your unit please get in touch and Lisa can support you in your planning.
Emmeline Goulding
Claire is the main support person for all those working on their Queens Guide Award in the county. She can help with finding mentors, planning the award, choosing suitable activities and lots more. A Queens Guide Award holder herself she knows what is involved and has lots of tips to share to successfully complete the award.
Sue Clare and Linda Formby
Sue is the person to order Gold, Silver & Bronze awards for your units through. 5 ,10 & 20-year service awards can also be ordered through Sue by commissioners for leaders in their area.
Sue also helps run the Scout & Guide depot at St Andrews in Maghull which is open on a Tuesday and Thursday evening.
Angela Harding
Angela leads the committee who are responsible for the finance, maintenance and general running of the county training and residential centre. Angela is always looking for volunteers to help with odd jobs, maintenance and gardening around the centre.
Liz Hale
The holder of this role alternates between Girlguiding Sefton & Girlguiding Merseyside as we share ownership of the site. Girlguiding Sefton have just taken over the Chair of the Committee for the next 5 years
John Cadman is the Chair of the Estates Committee and he is always looking for a spare pair of hands to help out with the maintenance jobs around the site.
Wendy Graham
Wendy has been a leader for all her adult life and done a few different roles so it has helped her to understand different points of view and needs for communication, which is really useful in her role as Communications Lead for Sefton. Wendy likes to know what’s going on, and her job is to make sure that everyone else who needs to know, knows about it too. That means using all the means at our disposal, e.g. our website and social media, Sefton Guide, e-newsletter, as well as our more traditional communication channels through Commissioners and meetings. Anything you can do to keep her and others informed is most welcome, and if she can help you at all please give her a call.
Haleema Rabani
Haleema works from the region office in Preston and provides the county with 8 hours of administrative time a week. Helen is the one who sends out the county e-newsletter and other important information. Her support to the county is invaluable.
You can contact her by phone or email during office hours and she will do her best to answer all the questions asked of her.
We are always looking for volunteers to help us spread the message of Girlguiding to the wider public by attending recruitment fairs, local events and other such opportunities. If you are interested in joining a county team to help with this, please contact us.
We are always looking for volunteers to join us to help plan events for the individual sections and for the county. If you would like to join the team, please let us know.
Chris Watkinson
Carolyn Rankine
The finance committee meet 2 or 3 times a year to discuss the county finances, approve event budgets and set the budget for the county each year. They approve grants for individuals for international trips and other requests and manage the distribution of funds from the Gwen & Jean Clayton funds and the Margaret Pilkington Fund.
We are always looking for volunteers to join this committee to help us ensure the safe financial future of Girlguiding in Sefton.
Andrew Tate
Andrew looks after the day-to-day finances for the county and manages the county bank account, savings & investments.
Margaret Carleton
Margaret knows all there is to know about the GO membership system. Margaret can update qualifications, close units, run reports, transfer roles, correct (most) mistakes and much much more.
She is in regular contact with region and HQ about changes to the system and how to get the most out of it.
Margaret Carleton
Margaret leads the team of ID verifiers that we have across the county and can always be contacted if you have a question about the process.
Linda Formby & Linda Malley
Linda and Linda lead the team of Division Trefoil Guild Chairs across the county. Each division has one guild, and they are always looking for new members to join them. Current leaders aged 18+ are eligible to join and will be made to feel very welcome.
Sheila represents the county Trefoil Guild at region meetings during the year.
Our Division trefoil Guild meetings are as follows:
Ailsa McGhie, Sue Taylor, Jean Holmes
14 – 18 year-olds: Vacant
18 – 30 year-olds: Vacant
Express is an opportunity to bring the voices of the girls from the county to the table and have them heard at a region level. If you are passionate and enthusiastic about Girlguiding and want to help it grow and adapt, then this is a role for you! Express! allows you to connect with new people, challenge yourself and acquire new skills, which will stay with you throughout life. They discuss various issues and work to address these whilst also having a lot of fun and creating new friendships along the way.
Meetings are held 4-5 times a year at the region office alongside other region meetings so that transport can be arranged with others attending from the county.
If you are interested in joining us, speak to your Commissioner.
We have several young leaders trained to deliver the Motivate sports programme in Brownie, Guide & Ranger units across the county. Please contact Rose Bode (County Commissioner) for further details.
Vacant
Amy is the main point of contact for all those aged 18-30 in the county to support our young adult members and explore the opportunities open to them. She is looking at arranging social events for the group to meet and have fun and has set up a county 18 – 30 Facebook group.
Sue Clare and Jenny White
Sarah Bennett
We have some fabulous trainers in Girlguiding Sefton: Nichola James and Chris Watkinson with Lindsay Martin & Beth Hughes in the process of being trained.
Carole Maher
We are always looking for more volunteers who are interested in taking on the role of trainer, to find out what’s involved please take a look here.
Jenny White
If you have any girls or volunteers with health or mobility issues, then Jenny is the person to ask for support. She can offer practical advice to support you in making unit meetings and activities inclusive to all and can signpost you in the right direction to gain specialist help in the form of equipment and additional support.
Carol Bennion
Carol is the lady to speak to about all boating qualifications and water activities.
