Summer camp this year was at Belchamps Scout Activity Centre in Essex.

Guides enjoyed learning new skill. Activities included High Ropes (Jacobs Ladder & All On Four), crate stacking, climbing ropes/ladders. Girls also enjoyed rifle shooting, archery, trampolining, splash pool, an evening hike and a fun team building session.

We had glorious weather and managed to tie dye our t-shirts pink this year – which is the Guiding Centenary colour.

We also managed to spot shooting stars, satellites and consultations as we slept out under the stars on the last night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The quietness of ‘Rowley Mile’ race course was shattered on the morning of 3^rd July, not by the usual Thunder of hooves of thorough bred race horses and cheering spectators, but by the arrival of 20 coaches from all over the county bringing over 1700 excited Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Senior Section members of the Guiding Association, to a R.A.C.E. Day 100, unlike any other race day that the ‘Rowley Mile’ has ever seen!

 

This was ‘RACECOURSE ADVENTURE for CAMBRIDGESHIRE EAST (R.A.C.E.). One of the events to celebrate the Centenary of the Guiding Association.

Over 100 activities had been organised for the girls to try out. There were Cheerleader routines to take part in, archery to try to strike gold, climbing wall to master, and girls were able to take ferrets for walkies and cuddle lovely furry animals. In some of the activities the girls were awarded points that they could put towards their ‘Adventure 100’ badge. In other activities they were able to collect ‘jigsaw pieces’ which they would use in a Wide game called DECADES, in which they took part in activities starting with ‘learning semaphore’ in 1910 to ‘Guiding today messages on Memory Net’ in 2010 and other things associated with each decade including Cat’s Cradle and Hula Hoops 1950 and 1970 Space Hoppers which included a Derby Hopper Race.

 

In the Grandstand there was a range of crafts that the girls could choose from which included make up sessions, hair wrapping, drumming workshops and face painting.

The girls were able to play Human Table Football and Beach Volley Ball. An Assault Course was another challenge and Blowing Giant Bubbles was as popular as ever.

 

 

Entertainment was provided on the main stage all day. ‘Jezo’ gave performances of  Magic and did balloon modelling in between his shows. ‘Doodys Circus’ is where the girls tried stilts, unicycles, tight rope walking and pogo sticks. They learnt juggling, diabolo and plate spinning with Steve.

For the Grand Finale at 5 o’clock everyone young and older gathered to watch a production called ‘Something For The Girls! Now and Then’. This involved girls from each Division presenting a scene from the First 100 Years of Guiding. This started with the Historical and pivotal day in 1910 when girls gate crashed the ‘Scouting for Boys’ Rally at Crystal Palace and asked Robert Baden-Powell for ‘SOMETHING FOR THE GIRLS!’. This was followed by girls acting out various scenes depicting Guiding through the Century finishing with girls on stage holding pictures of flags of the 145 different countries who are part of the Guide Association today. During this performance  traditional campfire songs were sung. Then it was time for coaches and we wearily made our way home with a host of Happy Memories to Treasure of our R.A.C.E. Day.

 

 

Feast Parade 2010

This year to celebrate the GirlGuiding Centenary we decided to dress up as presents in the Feast Parade.

The girls all looked fantastic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010 makes the Centenary of Girlguiding UK

To help to celebrate this special occasion 3^rd Histon Guides have been giving out gifts to member of our community.

Back in September we decorated paint flower pots with paint, we then planted crocus bulbs which we left to develop.

A week or so ago the bulbs began to flower so we finished making our centenary cards and the gifts were delivered by Guides, Leaders and Parents to members of the community many of whom we have since discovered have had Guiding experiences of their own.

It was great to hear back from so many people wishing has a Happy Centenary and wishing us all a fun filled Guiding future. It was also fantastic to hear that so many people have been Brownies, Guides, Rangers, Sea Ranger, Leaders and Commissioners which makes it more realistic to us that this Association has run for 100 years.

Saturday 6^th February

We met in the Copse near to the New Guided bus way.

We had a great time and found out that team work really does work when you are trying to remove hugh lengths of ivy and carry them away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We collected piles of rubbish (lots of undelivered news paper rounds!)

 

 

We also helped to weed and mulch the hedge which was planted 3 years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday 13^th February

Again we met up at the copse in a snow storm!

We removed more ivy and litter.

Then we cleared the area of weeds and ivy from around the marker canes ,dug a hole in the middle, after this we fetched half a wheel barrow full of compost – then we were ready to collect a tree, stake and guard ready to plant our trees.