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Cheshire Border BORDERLINES July and

August 2014

COMMISS IONER rsquoS CORNER BY CLAIRE WORTH June has been a busy monthhellip the Strawberry Fair at Egerton was a lovely evening thank you to everyone who supported the evening ran stalls or helped with the refreshments We helped once again at the Cheshire Show manning the information points and our own marquee with Cheshire Forest Our yellow lsquoI was a Brownie were yoursquo t-shirts that we had printed for the show certainly attracted lots of attention and we captured some lovely memories as people reminisced about their time as a Brownie And finally our Star Quest event was a very special weekend what a fantastic time the Brownies had Our guests which included the Chief Guide and High Sheriff of Cheshire were all delighted to join us and thank you letters have been received from both congratulating everyone on an excellent event Visiting each of the zones and talking to the girls as we showed our guests around was a special privilege and an opportunity to proudly show how our girls are still having adventure and fun 100 years on Thank you to everyone involved ndash you made it happen

Dates for your Diary ndash some interesting Region and County Events 9 July Leadership Qualification Get Together (Sutton) 9 -17 Aug 100 Years of Adventure amp Fun ndash Big Brownie Birthday Heritage Exhibition and Activities at Tatton Park 17 Sept Leadership Qualification Get Together 4 - 5 Oct Alton Towers Weekend for Guides amp Senior Section

BORDERLINES

Leadership Qualification lots of completed files have been verified this month Mentors ndash can you help your new Leader complete her file and send it in at the end of this term Our next LQ support Get-together will be held at New life Church Congleton on Thursday 25 September when there will be a special opportunity for extra support

for new Mentors If you feel you might be able to help a new Leader with the Leadership Qualification but are not sure what it would entail please do come on the 25th and find out The County has a superb group of very good Mentors but we do need more and some Districts do find their Mentors sometimes have almost too many new Leaders to support Where mentoring is concerned - the more the merrier If you would like to book your place or just want a chat about the LQ please do contact Jo Pierpoint at leadershipgirlguidingcheshireborderorguk We look forward to lots of bookings and wish

everyone a lovely summer break

TREFOIL STROLLERS The Strollers will meet on Monday 7 July at Biddulph Grange Country Park ST8 7TZ at 1030 am just a little further up the road on the right past the entrance to Biddulph Grange National Trust Lunch will be at The Talbot pub ST8 7RY at 1 pm All Trefoilers and friends are welcome to join us for a walk lunch We do not meet in August so the next walk will be Monday 8 September Further details will be on the County website shortly and an email will go out to regular walkers Alternatively contact Tricia 01625 612865 Over the past 2 months we have searched for Scarecrows in Bollington as part of the Festival with little success and enjoyed exploring the wilds of Plumley where the footpaths over the fields were like corrugated iron However the lunch at the end of each walk always made up for everything

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Leadership Qualification

Modules 1 2 3 and 4 Victoria Taylor 7th Alsager Brownies Rebecca Jackson 14th Macclesfield Brownies

Margo Munro 1st Dean Row Brownies Vanessa Ford 3rd Alsager Guides

Module 4 Pam Street 1st Dean Row Brownies Rachael Downing 2nd Mossley Brownies

Articles for Borderlines should be sent directly by email to borderlinesgirlguidingcheshireborderorguk or direct to Steph Jeffries Flyers and forms to go in Borderlinesrsquo envelopes to Chris Revett email communicationsgirlguidingcheshireborderorguk Articles or photos for the website should be sent to Joan Wilson Email webeditorgirlguidingcheshireborderorguk Mailing list amendments to Graham Palmer at communicationsgirlguidingcheshireborderorguk Addresses can be found in the membersrsquo directory

Copy date for the September issue of Borderlines is 31 August 2014

The enclosure this month is the FlyerCalendar for the Expedition Training Season

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Rosebuds to Brownies 100 years by Ann and Jean County Heritage Advisers Exhibition at Congleton Museum Tuesday 1 July until Monday 28 July 2014 Opening times Tuesday - Friday 1200pm - 430pm Saturday 1000am - 430pm Sunday 1200pm - 430pm and by appointment

Brenda Wood 31 July 1944 ndash 15 June 2014 Members of Guiding and Scouting joined family and friends at a service at Trinity Methodist Church to celebrate Brendarsquos life Brendarsquos career as a teacher voluntary work in guiding and the church inspired children colleagues and fellow Leaders to lsquodo their bestrsquo The love and esteem in which she was held was reflected by the numbers attending the celebration and the anecdotes shared with the congregation Brendarsquos guiding life started in Stockton Heath Warrington where she was a Brownie Guide and Ranger She achieved the Queenrsquos Guide Award at the age of fifteen and a Guiderrsquos warrant aged seventeen and a half opening the 2nd Stockton Heath Brownie pack when she returned from college three years later After moving to Congleton she assisted at 2nd Congleton Brownies led a unit at Kinsey Street Methodist Church before moving and opening a Brownie unit at Trinity Methodist Church in 1972 She remained Brown Owl at Trinity until 2009 when she retired returning the following term as a Unit Helper a role she continued until December 2012 She was also the District Commissioner of Congleton Central District from 1984 to 1989 and was always supportive and kind to less experienced Leaders never forceful or directive Brenda was presented with a 50 year service award in April 2012 at the County Presentation in Kings Girls School Macclesfield and attended The Thanks and Recognition Service at Westminster Abbey in November 2013 Brendarsquos love of music benefitted generations of Congleton Brownies and Guides she was always ready and enthusiastic to lead singing or a singing game and was instrumental in the Congleton Gang Show for 40 years Brenda appeared on the stage rehearsed and organised generations of Cubs and Brownies and even when she didnrsquot appear in the show in 2011 helped to lsquomanagersquo the Brownies dressing room We will always think of Brenda when we sing lsquoAn Austrian went a yodellingrsquo and her appearance as a lsquoBathing Bellersquo in the Gang show will live in our memories Brenda will be much missed by guiding in Congleton particularly the guiding family at Trinity Methodist Church and Congleton Cloud District and of course her family - husband Dennis daughters Kath and Ali and granddaughters Kiri and Natasha Kiri and Natasha continue the family guiding tradition as Rainbows at Trinity Dorothy Dentith amp Lyn Brennan

Keep the Date October Training Day - Saturday 11 October 2014 Mossley Village Hall and Chappell Centre Congleton frac12 day sessions on the following New to Guiding all sections (under 12 months experience)

Craft Refresher First Aid Residentials Food Hygiene Level 2 (all day)

Booking forms available at the end of August

Whatrsquos new on the website Have you checked out Opportunities Coming Soon and Latest News Also donrsquot miss the Big Brownie Birthday Starquest photos