The Informer - Girlguiding Nottinghamshire

The monthly newsletter for Girlguiding Nottinghamshire
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March 2015
PART TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT VACANCY
An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to work in the office at our County Headquarters. Excellent IT skills and
customer service skills are essential. 10 hours per week. Hours will be flexible but there will be a need to cover the core
office open hours between 10am – 2pm on a Wednesday and Thursday. For full details visit the news pages at
www.girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk. Closing date is Friday 13th March 2015.
GINORMOUS CHOIR EVENT
Sunday 14th June – Albert Hall, Nottingham city - from 10am - £10.00 per person
This will be our second Ginormous Choir event, the first one held in July 2013 was enjoyed by everyone who took part so we
hope all Leaders will bring their girls to have an enjoyable day learning a range of songs put together for us by Music for
Everyone. Songs this time will include a selection from Frozen, Bugsy Malone and a few other surprises. As before there will
be a concert for parents to bring the day to an end. Registration will be at 10am and the various sections will learn their
songs and group songs during the morning and rehearse during the afternoon with the band. Rainbows will probably come
later in the morning but all times will be confirmed nearer the date. At approx. 4pm, parents will come in for a performance
given by all sections. Unfortunately due to capacity of the Albert Hall we can only give one performance ticket to each child.
For full details and an application form, visit the Diary pages at www.girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk. Please send in
application form and cheque no later than 8pm, Wednesday, 25th March 2015. If you have any queries, contact Pam Lamb
at palamb171@btinternet.com.
NEWS FROM THE DEPOT
NEW IN AT THE DEPOT - badges for the danceathon for Comic Relief. A special badge for those from Guiding who are taking
part.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED to help in the shop on Wednesdays or Saturdays. Young people can volunteer as part of their service
for either The Queens Guide Award or Duke of Edinburgh Award. No experience necessary as training will be given. The
depot can only be kept open by new volunteers joining the team. All money raised goes back into supporting guiding in the
County. If you can help by volunteering for a few hours each month then contact Jean Ramsden 0115 9120680.
CHANGES TO DISCOUNT - with effect from Monday 2nd March 2015, discount will no longer be given to parents. Leaders or
anyone who has a GGUK Membership Card (this needs to be shown when a purchase is made) will be given a 10% discount on
transactions over £30, with the exception of badges and some other items sold which, as currently will not be discounted.
COULD HELP WITH SELLING OLD BADGES ON EBAY? There are quite a few badges in the Depot that are out of date. The
Depot is looking for someone who has experience of selling items on Ebay, who would be willing to help them in doing this. If
you are interested please contact the depot at depot@girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk.
Coming up soon…
Date
Event
Contact
4 Mar
SEPTEMBER FEST TEAM MEETING, Notts Guide HQ, 7.15pm, all are welcome
Jo Bardgett
7th Mar
D OF E NAVIGATION TRAINING
Jen Wheeldon
9 – 14 Mar
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE GANGSHOW, Theatre Royal Nottingham, Mon-Fri 7.15pm & Sat 2.30pm & 7.15pm
Notts Guide HQ
14th Mar
COUNTY TRAINING DAY
June Bingham
16th Mar
WEST BRIDGFORD GROWING GUIDING EVENT, Asda Community Room, West Bridgford Asda, 7pm – 9pm
Wendy Walker
21 Mar
SCIENCE IN THE PARK, Wollaton Hall, Nottingham City, from 11am
Kayleigh Hunt
28th Mar
LEADERS DABBLE DAY, Elton Campsite, Orston
Notts Guide HQ
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28 – 29 Mar INTEX WEEKEND, Roughbreck campsite
Moira Sibert
1st Apr
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DEPOT CLOSES FOR EASTER
Depot
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DEPOT REOPENS
Depot
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15 Apr
17th – 19th Apr D of E SILVER FINAL
Jen Wheeldon
19th Apr
ST. GEORGE’S DAY YOUTH PARADE, 1.30pm – 4pm, meeting at Nottingham Castle
Notts Guide HQ
18 Apr
RESIDENTIAL HEALTH AND FIRST AID RENEWAL
Outdoor Team
7th May
SINGING CIRCLE, Guide HQ, Carlton at 7.30pm
Anne Allery
GUIDE SURVIVAL WEEKEND, Elton Campsite, Orston
Notts Guide HQ
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15 -17 May
More details and application forms on www.girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk – select Diary and appropriate date. If forms are not available
via the website then please contact the Notts Guide Office. NB. The cost of any training should be paid from unit funds.
Girlguiding Nottinghamshire Headquarters, 16/18 Burton Road, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 3DF, tel: 0115 9877220
Website www.girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk
E-mail office@girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk
Facebook www.facebook.com/girlguidingnottinghamshire
Twitter: @GirlguidingNott
The monthly newsletter for Girlguiding Nottinghamshire
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March 2015
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED – ROUGHBRECK CAMPSITE
Are you able to help at Roughbreck Camp Site on Saturday 21st March 2015, from 10am? In preparation for the start of the
new season, the day will be spent cleaning, checking tents and equipment, putting the marquee up, creating a new patrol
cooking area and a new sports area. Refreshments will be available during the day. If you are unable to help but would like
to have a look around to see what the site can offer, then you would be very welcome to visit. If you are able to help, even if
you can only spare an hour or you wish to visit and see what the site has to offer then please contact Kirstie by
email kirstie@kpogson.wanadoo.co.uk.
LORD LIEUTENANT’S YOUTH PARADE
Sunday 19th April – Meeting at Nottingham Castle - 1.30pm - 4pm
Girlguiding Nottinghamshire has been invited by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottingham to join a huge youth parade, celebrating
St George’s Day, starting at the Nottingham Castle and leading into the Old Market Square. The parade will consist of four
separate processions each with its own band. This is a free event and we have been given 100 places. More information and
bookings will be made available via the website at www.girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk very soon.
GUIDE AND SENIOR SECTION CAMP PERMIT
Elton campsite - 10th July – 12th July 2015
For Guides or Senior Section Guides who would like to take their camp permit this year. Guides need to have gained their
advanced camper badge before the 10th July 2015. (This does mean they can gain it after the closing date.) The closing date
is 1st May 2015. For full details and an application form visit the Diary pages at www.girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk.
Please circulate this information to all your Guide and Senior Section groups and encourage them to look at the syllabus and
consider taking the permit. Guides who take permits often go on to be our future leaders. It is a fun weekend organised by
the girls for their own group. Adult leaders camp on site to assess and ensure safety. For more information contact Ann
Spare, Guide and Senior Section Adviser at annspare@aol.com
THOUSANDS GATHER FOR GO GLOBAL EVENT!
Over 600 members of Girlguiding Nottinghamshire aged from 5 to 25 joined 2,000 Girlguiding
colleagues from across the Midlands at ‘Go Global!’, a special girls-only arts festival on
Saturday 21 February. The Notts contingent included girls from units based in Southwell,
Bingham, Newark and Beeston plus Woodthorpe, Ranskill, Retford and Mansfield, as well as
West Bridgford and Nottingham city.
The action-packed day of dance, drama and music was staged at Newark Showground by
Girlguiding’s Midlands Region team. Girls from the 11 counties covered by Girlguiding Midlands
spent the day exploring the global arts scene and taking part in a host of hands-on activities.
Take a look at the Go Global Gallery page at www.girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk for
photographs from the day. If you were there, then why not send your photos to the PR team at
pr@girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk.
Date
Event
Contact
8 Jun
SINGING CIRCLE, Guide HQ, Carlton at 7.30pm
Anne Allery
14th Jun
GINORMOUS CHOIR 2015, Albert Hall, Nottingham City
Notts Guide HQ
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23RD – 24TH Jun TREFOIL GUILD SLEEPOVER / CAMP
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Notts Guide HQ
3 – 5 Jul
FAMILY CAMP, Elton Campsite, Orston
Notts Guide HQ
10th – 12th Jul
PERMIT WEEKEND, Elton Campsite, Orston
Notts Guide HQ
16 Jul
SINGING CIRCLE, Guide HQ, Carlton at 7.30pm
Anne Allery
18th Jul
FIRST RESPONSE TRAINING
Val Fisher
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DEPOT CLOSES FOR SUMMER
Depot
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DEPOT REOPENS
Depot
7 Sep
SINGING CIRCLE, Guide HQ, Carlton at 7.30pm
Anne Allery
7th Sep
COUNTY TRAINING WEEK, Notts Guide HQ
Notts Guide HQ
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Jul
2nd Sep
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26th – 27th Sept SEPTEMBER FEST, Newark Showground
Notts Guide HQ
Girlguiding Nottinghamshire Headquarters, 16/18 Burton Road, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 3DF, tel: 0115 9877220
Website www.girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk
E-mail office@girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk
Facebook www.facebook.com/girlguidingnottinghamshire
Twitter: @GirlguidingNott