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Five Local Guiders Receive Citizenship Awards

Councillor Mohammed Riaz and deputy mayor Councillor Morel Benard presented 24 people with Mayor's Awards For Citizenship, after they were nominated for the gongs by other members of the community.
The mayor said: "The Mayors Awards are a chance for our community to recognise the hard work being done by so many talented and dedicated individuals. "People being recognised have done amazing community work in a wide range of fields - from fundraising for charities to running sporting teams and events to their work in accessible education. "The Luton community has always been strong, and the efforts being recognised tonight prove how the people of Luton are constantly working to make our town a better place. "I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone in Luton who volunteers their time and skills to help others in the community."
The Mayor's Awards for Citizenship, an annual celebration, started in 2001 and have acknowledged the achievements and efforts of more than 150 people.
5 Guiders from Luton South Division Guides were among the winners this year Janet Locke, Laura Armstrong, Kelly Armstrong, Sarah Hunt and Christina Hunt All 5 were nominated for the work they do at weekly meetings, helping to run Haverings Training Centre, as well as County Events and fitting everything they do around their own jobs and families.

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Luton North and Luton South Divisions held a Sleepover at The Mall Luton

to raise money for NOAH a local charity for the homeless.
The girls enjoyed activities and fun whilst learning about the plight of the homeless.
They also donated clothing to the Gaz and Babs Heart FM "Donate Don't Dump" initiative.

Click to view the photos of the event

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1st Stockwood Brownies

1st Stockwood Brownies recently hosted an evening with a visit from ALFIE a Hearing Dog for Deaf
People along with his owner Nick who is profoundly Deaf. The girls were allowed to get to meet Alfie and enjoyed tickling his tummy while he got used to the hall sniffing in every corner and behind the chairs etc. After this Nick explained to the Brownies about his deafness and how deaf he is without his implant they then watched a DVD presentation on the work of the Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People was launched at the world famous Crufts Dog Show in 1982. Since then they have continued to train dogs to alert deaf people to specific sounds, whether in the home, workplace or public buildings. To date they have placed more than 1,500 hearing dogs throughout England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. Their aim is :-To offer greater independence, confidence and security to deaf people by providing dogs trained to alert them to chosen everyday sounds.
The Brownies then asked questions and learnt the different alert signs for door bell, phone, cooker and fire and danger. The girls will use what they have learnt for their Changing the World project and also their Disability Awareness Badge.
Everyone enjoyed the evening but we are not sure who enjoyed which bit most? The Brownies meeting ALFIE or ALFIE being able to play and roam around the hall?

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luton South Division take part in a sleepover at the Luton Mall

Sleepover at the Mall Luton November 2008
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Luton South Division Change the world with the Woodland Trust by planting 200 trees and bushes in Haverings Woodland. In addition 17 Bird boxes were put in the woods

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Jeanne Wain, Deborah Bachini and Sue Hunt all received awards at The annual Mayor’s Awards evening on 25th January 2008.
These Citizenship awards recognise local people’s achievements and involvement in a range of good works including services to the community, long service in volunteering, work with young people and commitment to fundraising for charity.

All 3 were nominated for their work in Guiding.

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Haverings Work Programme
Haverings gives pleasure to many people but it also requires a lot of upkeep. We would like to thank our many members and supporters, without whose help we would not be able to keep Haverings looking so good. We have recently replaced all the doors, windows and guttering. We are curently putting our main efforts into restoring the woodland. One of our projects underway is to define a pathway through the woods and to hopefully put signs up to inform visitors of the many varied trees, plants and wildlife that lives in the woods.
We recently extended Haverings our Pack Holiday Home and Camping Ground. Click here to see how it progressed!

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LOCAL GUIDES A BACK STAGE HIT WITH BLAZIN SQUAD
Wembley Arena holds Girlguiding UK's Big Gig
Local Guides from Luton South Division were among the lucky chosen ones to go back stage and meet with pop's biggest celebs. On Saturday 11th October, 11,000 Guides saw their favourite pop stars perform exclusively for Girlguiding UK at Wembley Arena. But it was some of the girls from Luton who got to mingle back stage with the acts.
The girls mixed with pop pin-ups Blazin Squad, Lemar, Atomic Kitten, Liberty X, D-Side, Holly Valance, David Sneddon, Lisa Scott-Lee, Sinead Quinn, Mark Owen, Jamelia and not forgetting those Cheeky Girls.
Tickets for the Big Gig sold out within a record time of 90 minutes, not even Justin Timberlake could top that one. There are 133,000 Guides across the UK, enough to fill Wembley 12 times!
As a local leader said "It was a fantastic event, not just for the girls but for us adults too. Guiding always keeps me young! The atmosphere was unbelievable and seeing the girls faces when they were talking to Lemar and all of Blazin Squad makes being a part of Guiding so worthwhile."
Sarah a Young Leader in Luton South Division, said "The concert was amazing. I was so excited when I actually met Blazin Squad. It was the best day ever and one I'll never forget!"

Last updated 21 August, 2011