Rainbows 4 - 0 Teddies

On Monday I went to the North Tyneside Trefoil Guild County Executive Meeting which is a very grand title for an enjoyable morning with the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurers from the other Guilds in North Tyneside. It gives me another perspective on Guiding especially as I'm the youngest one there by quite a bit.

When we go round the members asking for news from the Guilds.... this lady is poorly, that one is housebound, another is very ill and me "We've had a baby" Of course this is the collective Trefoil Guild we and the actual mother is Lynsey with her beautiful baby Ilana.

We were told that there are 10 people in the County doing the Voyage Award (5 of which are from Forest Hall) and 725 nationally. I also saw a Bronze Voyage Award Brooch for the first time as the County Chairman had two to present to  Ann Elliot and Ella Baxter from our County. Well done to them both.

I came away with some tasks:

• Find a non-denominational, inspirational reading for the North East England AGM which is being held in Newcastle and find someone to read it. 
• Find two willing volunteers to be Stewards at the event which will involve directing traffic and taking care of any problems inside the venue. 
• Rally the Guild to actual go to the AGM at a cost of £5 (but free if you agree to be a steward).
• Organise the North Tyneside AGM in March and find a speaker.
• Sell some Trefoil Guild pens to raise some funds and promote the Guild

I can tick off selling the pens, getting someone to do the reading (when we find it), finding a speaker and getting support of our Guild with the organising of the AGM. 

Monday night was our regular Trefoil Guild meeting and we celebrated our first birthday with a visit to our local Pizzeria Amici's.

Tuesday was my Rainbow night and the night I would find out if the sleepover was a hit with the Rainbows. Three returned the form and the deposit and another after a talk with me said they would bring the money next week. Hope this week brings a few more, would hate to cancel it now.

And finally the answers to the 5T questions

1. great, fantastic OUTSTANDING
2. move SHIFT
3. use to record weight or height CHART
4. pay for things at a COUNTER
4. not a full amount FRACTION
6. prime number THIRTEEN OR NINETEEN
7. not savoury SWEET
8. 1st 2nd or 3rd POSITION
9. wait/pause HESITATE
10. from the Wizard of Oz DOROTHY