Did you know that young member enquiries can be added to your unit waiting list without specifying a start date? There are lots of enquiries currently sitting in GO that are “new” or “contacted” from 2021. This may be because unit leaders can’t commit to a start date and didn’t think they could be added … Read more
As you’ll be aware, units mustn’t meet (either face-to-face or virtually) without at least one leader present who holds a valid A Safe Space Level 3 training. Girlguiding recommends that if you have more than one leader in a unit, that they all complete Level 3 so that the unit is covered if a leader … Read more
We’re pleased to welcome Fiona Coverdale to the division team as our new go coordinator. Fiona will be helping us by: • Ensuring girl enquiries are being managed effectively • Providing support to any units that are struggling with girl enquiries • Monitoring Active Pending roles and liaising with DCs or division support teams to … Read more
Fiona Coverdale (Division GO Coordinator) is in the process of sifting through all the Bath Young Member Enquiries on GO that were instigated prior to 1st January 2022. She will contact the girl’s parent/guardian in those cases where there appears to have been no communication since the initial contact, to ascertain if the girl would … Read more
Congratulations to Emily Morris of 40th (St. Saviour’s) Brownies who started her training in Sheffield and has now recently completed modules 1, 2 and 3. She now has her Assistant Adult Leadership Qualification. Great news!
Metro bank offer and run in branch activities and teaching for children on how money, banking and personal finance works. This can be through schools or other groups such as brownies and guides. Find out more on their website: https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/about-us/kids-zone/ You don’t have to bank with them to do these, and one of our leaders … Read more
There’s a first response training session in Bath on the evening of 17th March in Bear Flat. The venue is accessible by bus from the city centre and there is free on street parking in the surrounding area. To enable the course to go ahead we need to fill more of the spaces so please … Read more
Congratulations to Emily Vaughan of 16th Rainbows who has recently completed modules 1, 2, 3 and 4. She now has her full Adult Leadership Qualification. This is very well deserved and great news!
The division exec are next meeting on Monday 7th March. If there’s an issue you think we should be discussing, please contact Laura divisioncommissioner@girlguidingbath.org.uk by 22nd February. At the next meeting we plan to discuss how to encourage more girls to join brownies and rangers, how to encourage young volunteers to complete safe space training, … Read more
It’s important to regularly have a fire drill so that girls and volunteers know what to do if a fire starts during one of your meetings. You could even combine it with an activity such as Fire Fire! (Brownies unit meeting activity pack 2). More information about fire drills can be found in the Girlguiding … Read more