Guiders Staff Room Part 3

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Reconvening over here ladies.

You are right, Becles. I have that in my head because I quote it to parents to persuade them to volunteer to help! Also, because my hall opens onto the park, as soon as we step outside I have to have 2 parent helpers.

Can I join you all? I've just started as snowy owl at brownies. I used to run rainbows, then guides for a couple of years but left when dd2 was born. Now dd2 is a brownie and they needed more leaders so my 2 friends and I have joined as a trio (so it's not as much of an issue if one of us can't make it).

I'm having loads of fun! We're doing the science investigator badge and have done an experiment each week so far. We haven't got as far as meeting the DC yet, and I'm sure I'm supposed to do at least some refresher training about how to run things (and first aid, and a dbs check) before we're let loose without brown owl.

Welcome! Sounds great fun.

My last minute to do list is getting smaller, but where on earth have the units glue spreaders gone!?

Welcome @MsAwesomeDragon

Sounds a good idea @drspouse

Enrolling 6 Brownies tonight Eeek. Our biggest number in one go in the 6 Years I have been there.

I have 6 new ones to enroll some point this term!

I think I've lost my other leader! Not heard anything from her, no reply to emails or texts, other than an email to say she's got family stuff going on, and another a couple of weeks later to say she's looking after her granddaughter in the evenings now. Her youngest left Brownies in July. She's only been to one meeting, and that was under an obligation she'd made last term.

She's not coming back, is she?

No, but that's so rude!

No she’s not. So rude not to tell you otherwise.

I'm a bit gutted about it. More because I'd rather she was just upfront and honest about it. I'm not an ogre!

That's rude! I never understand the vanishers. Just say......no one will mind. Sometimes it seems like it's direct correlation to how intitially super enthusiastic they've been too. I try not to get too excited about those newbies now!

Have any of you been to big gig before? I've volunteered to help tomorrow and just realised I forgot to check, do I need to wear uniform? (I'm helping with merch rather than going with a unit, if that makes a difference)

No one going to watch wears uniform, lots dress up "themed", I can't remember what the merch people wear! I have a feeling when we went they had event t-shirts on, maybe they give you them on the day?

It's great fun to watch, I've been to 2 and saw some good acts! Do they still do it so you work one session and get to watch the other?

I've posted on these threads before but not for ages so hope it's ok if I jump in now.

I've recently taken over a guide unit and we're off to the big gig tomorrow eek.

Yeah they do Squirrel I'm working the early one, I'm quite excited, I've not been before.

Enjoy! We saw Scouting for Girls,Tinchy Strider, JLS, Pixie Lott, and Ed Sheeran (before he was really famous) it's a great atmosphere and nice to see so many Guides in one place!

I went to the Sheffield one and loved it!
I saw three current or ex girls from the unit yesterday by chance. All really happy to see me. Sad about leaving. But then a nightmare with the Rainbow parents contacting me and the Brownie leader about a day out I booked (but the Rainbow leader is supposed to be sorting consent forms).

Dd1 is off the the Wembley one tomorrow morning. She's well excited!

Welcome Lottie. Sounds like your assessment of the situation up thread was accurate, DrSpouse, it's the admin. Hope you got it all settled without too much trauma.

Still not settled, more parents emailing me and harassing the Brownie leader. I've asked the DC to deal but she is at another activity day today!

The parents need to stop the harassment. But it needs to come from the DC.

Right, it's got EVEN more complicated if that's possible. Guider has likely blatantly broken a Guide law. Any DCs on here I can bend the ear of?

Inflagrante thank you for the Campfire skills idea. It went really well and the girls loved it (especially using a knife) i think it may end up being something we do every year. thank you

Did everyone who went enjoy the big gig? My ears are still ringing...

I loved it Lottie but I am paying for it this morning, My feet ache from working the first one and I was a bit too close to the smoke machines and the speakers.

Dd had an awesome time. She's a bit gutted she didn't have the queues for a badge, but didn't stop talking about how brilliant it was

You're welcome Pinkpetrol, think we'll be doing it again too!

I'm sure you'll be able to buy the badge from the online shop soon enough!