In the words of Heather Small.......

"What have you done today to make you feel proud?"

This is a bit of a reflective post. I got my Bronze Award with a pin badge at the County AGM and was all excited until I couldn't actually open the catch to pin it on. But never mind, brought it home and a bit of brute force from husband fixed that and I put it with my promise badge on my Trefoil Guild Hoodie and I will wear it with pride. We re-formed our Guild in 2013 as we thought it would be good fun to organise meetings for adults. I looked at the Voyage Award and thought I'd give it a go. Little did I know it would at times take over my life but I never regretted it.

Without the award I would never have knitted 100 hats in 100 days and felt so proud to see my hat on a baby in the Ugandan orphanage.

As Chairman of our Guild I was proud that we collected tinned food, packets of dried food and toiletries and handed them over to Churches against Poverty to help those who desperately needed help. The Vicar told me by the afternoon it would have been distributed to families.

I would probably got around to doing the Rainbow sleepover but this give me the push to do it now and I was proud to see my Rainbows taking that big step to go on the sleepover and that parents trusted me and my team to look after them.




I'm proud of my Blog and I love looking at the statistics that show where it is read.

I know people in England, Northern Ireland, Canada and Dubai so can understand why its read there but wonder who is it in Poland that reads it!







So Heather, I can safely say I am proud for my personal achievement and it doesn't end there.

Next month I am off to sail on the North Sea for the day with North East England Girlguiding on the Black Diamond of Durham which is a 10 berth 45 foot Ocean Racer for a bit of "hands on " sailing. It was an impulsive decision but looking at the grey North Sea today I hope I don't regret it.

Me, Dancing Queen and Comic Relief

I started the first stage of my Silver Voyage award by taking part in the Comic Relief Danceathon.

Girlguiding and Comic Relief had set the challenge of raising money for Comic Relief by being sponsored to dance for 6 hours. I helped to organise an event and we asked units to come for 2 hours at a time with the goal being that as a Division we would have someone dancing in the room for the 6 hours which was the Comic Relief Challenge.

My Rainbows started at midday, they went home at 2 o'clock but I decided to stay.

At 4 o'clock when it was just me and the DJ there was no question it had to be Dancing Queen that I requested. With the whole floor to myself and my favourite song how could I not dance.

For 6 hours I didn't sit down (except for the loo breaks) but moved with varying degrees of energy.


I think my legs have now recovered  (just) but it was worth it.  I'm proud to be part of  our fantastic Benton Division where each person from the smallest Rainbow to the Adults all contributed in their own way to help raise over £1,000 for Comic Relief and the money is still coming in. Its good when we all do our little bit and it adds up to make a difference.




We have a page set up for sponsors if anybody would like to contribute  click here for the Giving page of Benton Division Danceathon and to those who already have, thank you.