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FUNGI, HERBS, BIRDS AND WILDLIFE A talk by Chris Steele 11.30 am - 12.30 pm
followed by Lunch at 12. 45 pm
At Egerton Hall on 5 October 2016
11 am - 3 pm
Light Buffet Lunch available at low cost
Raffle and Christmas Stalls
Admission £2
September 2016 Cheshire Border
BORDERLINES
Notes from our County Commissioner - Claire Worth I hope you have all had a fantastic summer. Each time I come to write the article for September I am able to share with you the adventures our Guides and Senior Section girls have had on their
international adventure.
Lots of groups were able to take part in Adventures in Copenhagen and our County group had an amazing time travelling from London to Copenhagen via Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam.
View their adventures on Youtube
This time I was part of the summer international adventures and led our County India Group to Sangam. I will not say too much about our trip now but I do want to say a very big Thank You to everyone involved in these trips, not just the Leaders and girls on the trips but also the Leaders,
District and Division teams who all give their support.
The girls we have taken on these adventures do gain so much out of the trips but also speak to numerous people whilst we are on our travels and show what guiding is all about ... making the most of
opportunities, taking part in adventures, having fun and making friends around the world.
As we start to prepare for the term ahead make sure you ask the girls in your Districts to share their
adventures and inspire the next generation.
Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition Trainings
Remember that full details of the Expedition Trainings and County Walks for 2016 - 2017 are now
available on our website.
The first meeting is on 22 September 2016 and is your opportunity for you and your parents to ask for
help. All meetings are monthly on Thursday evenings at New Life Church Congleton from 7.15 - 9.15pm.
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India 2016
We started our adventure back in 2015 at international selection weekend. After 15 months of fundraising and briefing weekends we finally met at The Premier Inn Manchester Airport where we had a little bit of sleep before checking in at the airport for our flight to Mumbai. We arrived in Mumbai and checked into our hotel at 3.00am, we were all glad to see our beds but would have liked longer than 5 hours sleep!
The next morning we met for breakfast and then set off to Pune by coach on a 5 hour drive.
We were the first group to arrive at Sangam to a very warm welcome, we were shown our dorms and even managed a quick dip in the pool after we had unpacked. Later in the evening groups arrived from Gloucestershire, Scotland and USA. Altogether 42 of us had travelled to take part in Creating Impact II – a community and leadership development
project.
On our first day we were told about the organizations we would be working with for our community action projects before heading off to Laxmi Road to shop for saris and bangles as well as having a go at bartering in the vegetable market. In the evening we had our international night with everyone doing
displays and entertainment, there was also lots of food being tasted and badge swapping.
On the Sunday we had the opportunity to go on a hike to Takona Fort (3500ft), this was an ‘easy’ climb but in the heat and humidity it proved to be quite a challenge. The view from the top was worth all the hard work and we had lunch, whilst protecting our food from the monkeys. The climb down was just as
challenging over the rocks, but at least it was a little quicker!
The next part of our adventure was working with our charity partners. There were four different projects taking place and we had people from our group taking part in each of the projects – these included teaching science to children on construction sites, running activities with special needs children to working with recycled waste. The time spent on the projects was thought provoking and a real challenge. We also participated in lots of workshops at Sangam about leadership development, Stop
the Violence and Free Being Me.
After leaving Sangam we flew to Delhi. We were shown around ‘Old Delhi’ visiting many historical sites as well as the Parliament buildings in New Delhi. Our next stop was Agra where we saw more monsoon rain than the rest of our trip put together and visited the Taj Mahal despite the floods. Then it was on to Jaipur to visit the Amber Palace, with transport provided by elephant ride. We also managed to do some jewellery shopping! Our trip around the Golden Triangle was amazing and we headed
back to Delhi for some final shopping and relaxation before our flight home.
We had a fantastic time and our adventure is nowhere near over with re-unions being planned with our own group and lots of the people we made
friends with at Sangam.
Thank you to everyone who helped us on our adventure.
Read our full blog at: www.girlguidingcheshireborderindia2016.wordpress.com
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Leadership Qualification
Modules 1,2,3,4 Abigail Aldie 1st Mobberley Rainbows
Alison Griffen 2nd Macclesfield Senior Section
Amanda Porter 1st Toft Rainbows
Laura Pope 1st Upton Priory Brownies
Donna Taylor – Parton 2nd Alsager Rainbows
Michelle Carter 2nd Holmes Chapel Rainbows
Oonagh Boon 1st Sutton St. James, Rainbows
Modules 1,2,3 Laura Bache 2nd Shavington Brownies
Paula Bettany 1st Sutton St James Rainbows
Imogen Duncalf 2nd Wilmslow Guides
Charlotte Hall 2nd Poynton Rainbows
Libby Harkins 2nd Poynton Rainbows
Grace Jenkins 3rd Wistaston Rainbows
Katie Smith 4th Buglawton Brownies
Module 1
Teresa Longhurst 2nd Alsager Guides
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
BRONZE
Georgia Brooks 4th Handforth Senior Section
Kirsty Harwood Knutsford Senior Section
Melissa Young 1st Haslington Guides
SILVER
Abigail Frost Wilmslow Senior Section
Going Away with... Scheme Nina Roberts 13 Crewe Modules 1 – 4
Katy Hatton 1st Mottram, Travelling Abroad Module
TREFOIL GUILD STROLLERS
Our July walk was a ‘walk with a difference’ as we explored the Apedale Heritage Centre at Chesterton. Several intertwining paths led to the top of the hill where there was an enormous blue mining wheel and coal wagon to symbolise the local coal mining industry. The panoramic view was
amazing.
Later, we were intrigued by the ‘Brick’ room in the museum and were fascinated reading the various
accounts of heroism and life ‘down the pit’ in the local mining community.
We meet again on Monday 19 September 2016 at 10.30 am at the picnic area at the north end of
Errwood Reservoir in the Goyt Valley.
Map Ref. Explorer Map OL24 (White Peak area) 013 757. Lunch will be at The Cock Inn, Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge SK 23 7JE at 1.00 pm. Most of us bring a flask for ‘Elevenses’. Strong shoes and waterproofs are advisable. Trefoil members and friends are
welcome to join us to walk/lunch.
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Leadership Qualification
Several completed files have been verified over the holidays - well done and thank
you to all those new Leaders and Mentors.
The next LQ support meeting is at Crewe (Union Street Baptist Church) on 29 September - please book your place through [email protected] . The
evening is open to all those working on the LQ and all Mentors and Commissioners.
Our County still has over 30 people who have been working on their LQ for over 1000 days - CAN YOU HELP? The qualification does not need to take more than 2 terms to complete but there are lots of circumstances that can delay matters. If you know of someone who is struggling to complete the qualification, please do offer to help – whether you are a Mentor or someone else in the unit. Please feel free to contact Jo Pierpoint, the Leadership Qualification Coordinator, so she can help resolve any
delays or if any extra support or training is required.
When planning a sleepover, after the venue, you then think about the theme. The theme is important because it has to be something that will engage the rainbows and also the Leaders running the event. Recent
films and story books are great places to start.
So, themes I think may be a big hit this year would be.........
There are some classics that if you have not done before are great fun.
You could also do general themed event.
These are equally as engaging (especially of the Rainbows chose it themselves)
Under the Sea Princesses and Pirates The Circus
But of course it is always best to chat to your Rainbows. They come up with great ideas for themes, food, crafts, activities and much
more. You will have a sleepover planned after 15 minutes of talking to your Rainbows.
If you are excited about the idea of taking your Rainbows on their first ever rainbow sleepover, have a chat with your unit Leaders
and Rainbows. See what they think. Then get in touch with the GAT team. You will not regret it!
A full page version of this is available on our website.
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Copy date for next Borderlines is 30 September 2016
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October
Mon 3 Country Dancing
Wed 5 Autumn Event at Egerton Hall
7 – 9 Bronze and Silver DofE Expeditions
Sat 8 County Trefoil Meeting
Mon 10 Border Crafters
Campfire Circle
Thurs 13 Trefoil Strollers
DofE Training Night
Sun 16 County Training Walk
Thurs 20 DofE Gold Planning Meeting
Sat 22 Centenary Ball (Senior Section)
Dates for your Diary
Further Details are on our County calendar.
New on our website this month:
Please check Opportunities, Coming Soon/Trainings and
Latest News on the home page.
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September
Mon 5 Country Dancing
Wed 7 County Trefoil Exec. Lunch
Finance Committee
Thurs 8 Adult Support
Expeditions Team
Mon 12 Border Crafters
Tues 13 Campfire Circle
Wed 14 Egerton Hall Committee
Thurs 15 County Executive
Sat 17 First Aid Training
Liveitup! Liverpool
Mon19 Trefoil Strollers
Tues 20 Commissioner Mentors
Thurs 22 DofE Training Evening
Sat 24 NWE Trefoil Meeting
Sun 25 County Training Walk
Mon 26 Middlewood Division Meeting
Thurs 29 Leadership Get Together
Celebrating 100 years of the Senior Section
Girlguiding Cheshire Border Senior Section members and adults are heading to Liverpool on Saturday 17 September for our Region special event celebrating
100 years of the Senior Section .
All the Senior Section members will undertake some active community/social
action work during the day
These will include activities with families (mainly of refugees and asylum seekers), conservation and clean-ups at beaches and in woods, allotment
tidying, repairing footpaths at Formby beach, painting fences and at a foodbank helping to make up
food parcels in a warehouse.
After they’ve finished that - and changed! - they’ll be partying in the evening at Camp & Furnace in the
Baltic Triangle area of the city.