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Girlguiding Bedfordshire County Camp - Have your say As you are all aware we are planning a County Camp in August 2012, the top three suggestions from the Senior Section for the theme are listed on the linked web form. To have your say please vote for the theme you would prefer by completing the form marking your preference in order number 1 being your favourite theme. Please reply by return - replies received after the 10th of November may not be considered as a promotional leaflet together from this date BBC ONE SEEKS FAMILIES TO
STEP BACK IN TIME Would you and your family like to tread in your ancestors' footsteps in a unique living history experience? BBC ONE's hit living history series TURN BACK TIME is back! Last year we sent shopkeepers back in time on the British High Street. This year we're looking at family life through the ages and we're on the hunt for families to travel through time and experience a century of change first hand. We'll take a street of houses back to 1901 and over the course of several weeks we'll fast forward our families through the 20th century. In an exciting new twist, some of our families' journey will even be based on their own family history! Over the course of the century, the street's community will evolve and reflect change in British society - so as well as two parent families we'd love to hear from single parent families and anyone whose family migrated to the UK in the post-war years. If you'd like to find out more, we'd love to hear from you! But please don't do any additional research into your family history - it's helpful if you don't know too much in advance. Filming will be in Spring 2012. For more information please
contact Ingrid
O'Reilly on 020 7241 9399 Big Book Challenge for Bookworms During School Holidays! With school holidays fast approaching, a special reading challenge for young bookworms is being launched in June in aid of The Children's Trust. Over the next three months, children of all ages are invited to take part in the Big Book Challenge. The aim is to encourage children to read as many books as possible during their summer break, and ask friends and family to sponsor them to raise money for The Children's Trust, a national charity which supports some of the UK's most profoundly disabled children. No matter how old, everyone loves a good story. It's a great opportunity for all the family to get involved. The children at the Trust will be joining in too with storytelling evenings and activities. Every penny raised will make a positive difference to the lives of the children and families that The Children's Trust supports. Jacqueline Wilson, award-winning children's author who is supporting the special challenge, said: "I've been a bookworm since I was six years old. Books delight, entertain and inform - they're the most magical way of enriching our lives. It's also great fun discovering other worlds and meeting wonderful characters within the pages of a book. I hope children will really enjoy taking part in this challenge - and that a lot of money is raised to support the work of The Children's Trust." Everyone who takes part will receive a certificate and those who raise over £50 in sponsorship will receive a free copy of 'The Bestest Ever Bear' poetry book. For more information and to get started go to www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/bigbookchallenge Youth Volunteering opportunity with Bedford Borough Libraries Bedford Borough are introducing a new volunteering opportunity for young people aged 14 - 25 years - young people will be encouraged to become Summer Reading Challenge Champions and will work alongside library staff to encourage children to participate in the Summer Reading Challenge. See Poster The Summer Reading Challenge is aimed at children aged 4 - 12 years and we are looking for enthusiastic young people to volunteer to help library staff run the challenge, talk to children about the books they have been reading, hand out reading rewards and help with library activities. Volunteering opportunities are available at Bedford Central, Kempston and Putnoe Libraries, and interested young people can contact m Sue Shead for an application pack. ( Sue Shead, Youth Services Manager, Bedford Central Library, Harpur Street, Bedford, MK40 1PG, Telephone Number: 01234 718178, Website www.bedford.gov.uk) Training will be provided and young people will have the opportunity to gain accreditation for their volunteering. We are asking volunteers to commit to volunteering for a minimum of 10 hours but can be flexible and it is up you young people to choose the number of hours they volunteer for. The closing date for applications is 31st May and volunteers will be needed for the dates of the Summer Reading Challenge (starts:16th July - finishes :10th September). Guide and Senior Section Activity Days Dates: Sunday, 22nd May, 2011 - Sunday, 26th June, 2011 - Sunday, 25th September, 2011 at Boyd Campsite and Activity Centre, Church Road, Henlow, SG16 6AB click for information and booking form. Opportunity for members 12plus Girlguiding UK members aged 12+ to win a place on the Simple Junior Board of Skincare Advisors. This is a unique money-can't-buy business learning experience with the opportunity to influence and make decisions that will be implemented by the Simple brand management team. The Simple Junior Board is a group of 12 young women who advise Simple on matters relating to health and beauty. By joining the Simple Junior Board one lucky Girlguiding UK member will have the opportunity to help influence the direction that the Simple brand takes in the future. The winning girl will have the chance to get involved in everything ranging from packaging design to marketing plans. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in the beauty, marketing and advertising industries. The Simple Junior Board will get their views heard and acted upon, not to mention a fantastic addition to make their CV and UCAS forms stand out from the crowd! The competition will go live on our Guides and Senior Section websites on Monday 4th April 2011 - offering one talented Girlguiding UK member aged 12-17 the chance to win a seat on the Simple Junior Board. The competition will run for just over a month and there is only one space up for grabs - so if you know someone who you think would be perfect for this role, please do encourage them to apply! Click for more information Guides: Y.E.L.L. 2011 is a fun residential event for Guides which will run alongside the World Conference in Edinburgh. The Conference is being held by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts (WAGGGS) from 9 to 16 July, and hosted by Girlguiding UK. Y.E.L.L., which stands for Youth Event Live and Love, is a fantastic opportunity to take part in the World Conference. It is being planned by Guides, for Guides, and attendees will attend workshops, explore Edinburgh and meet Guides from across the UK. Don't miss out! Click for more information Randalls Farm Watch Group Are you aged 12plus and interested in nature would you like to get your hands dirty with our conservation tasks at Randalls Farm Watch Group, Click for more information MK Dons Scouts and Guides Big Day 25/03/11 (7.45pm kick-off) MK Dons vs Walsall MK Dons have been running a series of Big Days at different fixtures to be enjoyed by different local community groups throughout the 2010-11 season. These include two Family Fun Days, an Armed Forces Day, a Ladies Day, a Buckingham Day and a Disability Awareness Day amongst others. We are following the example set by a number of other football clubs (namely Derby and Watford) who have run a ticketing promotion for all local Scouts and Guides groups. We want to forge a mutually beneficial relationship between ourselves and local Scouts and Guides groups. Click for more information Great Recipe Ideas Wanted - That are Fayre and Square! Fayre & Square is on the hunt to find a fun and imaginative 'square-shaped' dish to put on its menu and launches a nationwide competition to all you Brownies and Scouts who are budding cooks and keen to show off your catering skills. Click for more information County International Trip to Serbia for Guides / SS 13+ years Are you interested in an International Trip to Serbia in August 2011 Are you a Guide or Senior Section Member aged 13plus years Find out more click for information and a booking form BP Adventures BP adventures are held regularly by ICANDO - details can be found on their website Please contact ICANDO as soon as possible to check availability as these book up incredibly fast and are very popular. If you can book a Guide on, please let me know as soon as possible to help with the balance payment, as each Guide is allocated some financial support within Bedfordshire for attending their adventure. For BP adventures within Anglia, the Anglia website list adventures held by neighbouring counties. However, do contact me for details of adventures not yet listed, or outside of Anglia if you are seeking a place for a Guide. The next Bedfordshire Adventure will fall in Spring 2011. LEPRA Health in Action is asking Guides to support the Jar of Hope appeal, with the help of Guides and Brownies LEPRA will be able to cure and further care for many more children who have leprosy. For some of these children it may mean the restoration of sight, for others the use once again of hands and feet, others diagnosed early will be prevented from disability but for them all it will be the gift of health and a more secure future. Currently 400,000 new cases of leprosy are being diagnosed each year and of this number 160,000 are children under the age of fourteen. Many people in our own society believe leprosy to be a disease of the past and welcome the opportunity to support our patients. It costs LEPRA approximately £25 to cure one individual and LEPRA further supports patients by helping them to re build happy and fulfilling lives within their own community The LEPRA Jar of Hope allows young people to collect modest donations from family and friends, to undertake tasks for modest reward towards their donations and complements the Community Service element of Guiding. This simple, easily managed fundraising initiative will ensure that children are cured of leprosy. Your guides would play a crucial role in the important work of LEPRA . There can be no finer example of Community Service Foe more information contact Valerie , Guides will receive a LEPRA badge- ideal for camp blankets! Guyana Challenge Badge supporting
a local Guider taking part in a Gold Event in Guyana Challenge badge orders need
to be received by the end of May. I am the local contact for the
Guyana Challenge - and my contact details are Last updated 2 November, 2011
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