Bath Division Leaders visit Our Cabana : Bath Division

Over Easter a group of 16 adult leaders from Bath went to Cuernavaca, Mexico to stay at Our Cabana, one of the four World Guide Centres. Also staying at the centre during our stay were Guiders and girls from the United States, Mexico, El Salvador and Costa Rica. The visit partly involved learning about the activities of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) linked to the Millennium Development Goals and gathering programme ideas to use at our meetings in the UK.

Another aspect of the visit involved finding out more about the Mexican culture and crafts, with a salsa evening and opportunity to try amate painting on thin pieces of bark. The final aspect was sight seeing with visits to Taxco, a town famous for it’s silver and the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon at Teotihuacan.

Centenary Exhibition in Bath Library: Bath Division

As part of the continuing Girlguiding Centenary Celebrations a special Guiding exhibition is being held from Monday 15th to Saturday 20th February in Bath Central Library. The exhibition can be viewed during normal library opening hours and there is no charge to visit.

Bath Christmas Market: Bath Division

Each year, one of the Bath Christmas Market Chalets is available for selected charities to use exclusively for one day to raise funds and promote awareness of the charity.
Bath Division was delighted to be given the chance to have the chalet for a day as part of the Centenary Celebrations. A selection of Girlguiding gift items were on offer and the day started well with the chalet being decorated with lights and tinsel. Teams of leaders ran the stall and visitors from all parts of the UK came to say hello and many bought Bath Division Standard Badges as a souvenir.
Unfortunately the weather wasn’t crisp and sunny as we would have wished but that did not dampen our spirits!

Centenary Launch Party: Bath Division

Girlguiding Bath Division held its Centenary Launch Party on Saturday 5th September at Bath Racecourse. Over 500 current members and 350 guests who had previously been members came along. This was a huge undertaking for the Division, involving many months of planning but it really was a once in a lifetime opportunity for us all to get together to celebrate such a remarkable event.

On arrival the Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Senior Section members joined five coloured groups and received their matching colour party bag, containing the Greatest Adventure booklet. Leaders, Trefoil Guild members and adult guests received blue or red bags and a souvenir booklet.

On offer to the girls were age-based activities in five zones:
Adventure: Pioneering, Bouncy Castle, Giant Games and Inflatable Obstacle course
Music/Dance: Drumming Worksop and Campfire Singing
Heritage: ‘Cinema’ for viewing the Girlguiding UK Launch Party, a timeline, old uniforms and a ‘what was it used for’ picture quiz.
Creativity: Head Dresses and Spoon Pals for Rainbows and Brownies, Bead Brooches, Bookworms and Pot Pourri for Guides and above and card making for all.
Common Threads: Memory Wall, putting a stitch or two into a Centenary Banner, a shopping opportunity and a re-join us point.

We were fortunate that Gill Slocombe, our Region Chief Commissioner was able to visit and cut the celebration cake, which had been made by local chef Martin Blunos. We are delighted that the Mayor of Bath could also join us and had time to tour the site.

We were not deterred by the weather from finishing our event with ‘campfire’ singing, albeit inside our very large marquees sheltering from the rain rather than on the grass in the sunshine. We hope the following pictures give you a flavour of the event and the fun you can have as part of Girlguiding Bath Division.

Coming to Bath as a Student?: Bath Division

As a student a key motto is "Get Involved" and with Girlguiding Bath it's no exception! Whether you've been in Guiding ever since you were a little Rainbow in a tabard or you've just heard about us on the grapevine, it can enrich your student experience!

There are plenty of opportunities for students and it's entirely up to you how much time you commit - occasional help with Guides helping them to put up tents or becoming a Brownie Leader helping at meetings every week or a support role perhaps linked to PR or the depot - whatever you have to offer Girlguiding Bath wants you to "Get Involved"!

For more information contact us and one of our 08/09 student reps Kat and Sylvia will contact you shortly to discuss how you can "Get Involved"..

Coming to Bath as a Student?: Bath Division

Girlguiding Bath welcomes student volunteers who are coming to study at the University of Bath, Bath Spa University or Norland College. Whether you have been involved in Guiding before or are looing for a new opportunity, here for the first time or coming back for your second year, will will be pleased to hear from you. Contact us.

We have an active community of student guiders and they have a voice on our Division Executive Committee via an annually appointed student rep. If you have been involved in Guiding before, it is helpful to bring your paperwork including membership details, CRB date and ALS information with you - but if you can't find it, don't worry. Both universities also have active SSAGO clubs too!

Weekend Away With Guiding!: Bath Division

Do you like adventures and meeting new people?
Are you female and between 18 and 26?
Why not try a WAG (Weekend Away with Guiding)! We can offer you a FREE fun packed weekend to get you motivated and enthused about volunteering with Guiding.
Come to our information afternoon on Sunday 15th July, 1pm-4pm, at Bath Division Guide HG, 88 Walcot Street, Bath, for a chance to meet like minded people.
For more information email wag.bath@hotmail.co.uk or call Annabel on 07972602861.
Supported by GWR Bath FM, V project and the Bath Chronicle.

Senior Section Hoodies: Girlguiding UK

The Bath depot is now offerring the new senior section hoodies, designed by the girls themselves. They are available in a size 8 upwards in two colours and are on special offer throughout 2007 to Senior section members in Bath at £15 (saving £5). Call in to the depot during opening hours to try one on and place your order!

Table Top Sale: Bath Division

Girlguiding Keynsham District invite you to their Table Top Sale on Saturday 16th June 2007 at:
Girlguiding Keynsham HQ,
Off the car park,
Ashton Way,
Keynsham

Refreshments, cake stall and competitions available. Table must be booked in advance and cost £5 each. If you would like a table to sell on or need more information, please contact Gail on gailsnook@yahoo.co.uk.

90 Years of the Senior Section: South East District Senior Section

This year, we are doing 90 challenges to represent the 90 years of the Senior Section. Senior Section is the section of Girlguiding UK for young women aged 14 to 26, including Rangers, Young Leaders and younger Guiders. Trelawney Rangers are the only Ranger group in Bath and would love to have 90 members! We meet on a Friday night from 7-9pm and do lots of fun activities including archery, dry slope skiing, cooking, talking and eating lots of chocolate/biscuits!

We plan and organise our own evenings, which sounds hard but it is really useful to learn new skills giving each member equal responsibility.

Our meetings are a lot less formal than Guides. We are more relaxed and easy going which gives a friendly environment. This is reflected in that we don't wear uniform, except on special occaisions, and we often sit around, have a laugh and tell jokes.

Rangers offers a range of opportunities such as First Aid, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, Leadership, International Experiences and lots more.

To contact us, please use our online contact form. Hope to see you soon!