Creation. In the beginning and a lot of preparation.
March to June 2023 Back in March, we had a division meeting where Gemma (our division guide advisor) asked for volunteers to set up and run a new guide unit, little did I think that I'd be setting up and running a new unit, but I said I'd be happy to be involved. We set up a band group and came together for a planning meeting where we decided that our name would be 2nd Crossgates Guide and we would open in September 2023. Girlguiding have a new unit first term plan which we'll happily follow; it covers 12 weeks (I think our first term will have 13 weeks) but we can always finish with a pure craft / games night. I'm also looking forward to getting the girls involved with cinema trips and other outings. We also agreed to provide a joining pack (subject to a joining fee) which would include the guide handbook and interest badge book, as well as a guides badge. I've ordered some blue tote bags from cleverbaggers (they worked out around £2 each including postage, whi...