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POSTPONED

Come and join us for the County Training Day.  Meet old friends and make some new ones.  The theme of the day is the programme. The day will include sessions on the various themes and are cross sectional.

Arrive from 9.00 am and grab a coffee before the county commissioner delivers her welcome. Spend the rest of the day taking part in sessions.

The morning sessions are based on the six theme awards, there are also sessions on 1st Response Refresher, GO and meet a LQ mentor.

Bookings are now open and will close on 14 March 2020.

POSTPONED

Peer Educator Training Weekend - Saturday 4 April - Sunday 5 April 2020

What is a Peer Educator? A Peer Educator is a Ranger or young leader aged up to 26 years, who can run sessions on a range of different topics including; gender stereotyping, mental resilience, body confidence and self-esteem. Sessions can be for Brownies, Guides, Rangers and even leaders! You can also run sessions outside of Guiding.

During the weekend you will:

• Gain skills needed to be a peer educator including leadership and presentation skills
• Gain new ideas for games and activities
• Learn your safeguarding responsibilities
• Be introduced to the resources, Breaking Free and Think Resilient
• Start planning a session
• Learn to run sessions to empower young people

Venue: Girlguiding Leicestershire County Office, 97 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1 7DW

Time: 9am Saturday until 4pm Sunday

Cost: £25 - includes catering

Requirements: you must attend the two days training, complete the Peer Education e-learning, level 1 and 2 a safe space e-learning and watch the Breaking Fee and Think Resilient videos and complete the quizzes.

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Girlguiding Leicestershire have launched a Growth Challenge badge.

Each section has a list of challenges to choose from including wearing their uniform to school and promoting Girlguiding locally.

Rainbows are required to complete 3 challenges.

Brownies are required to complete 4 challenges.

Guides/Ranger/young leaders/adult volunteers are required to complete 5 challenges.

Each section will receive a different coloured hemmed badge.

The challenge is available to download on the resources page.

Girlguiding Leicestershire's Water Weekend is on Friday 15 May - Sunday 17 May 2020.

WHAT IS IT?

This is an opportunity open to all Guides and Rangers in Leicestershire and Rutland to camp, explore new activities and make new friends.

The cost of the weekend is a central fee of £50 per Guide or Ranger, £10 per adult volunteer which includes all the activities and a badge.  Units will need to add an additional cost for food.

An additional cost of £10 per person is charged for anyone wanting to participate in the high ropes/climbing and abseiling.

A non-refundable deposit of £20 per young member is required with the booking form.

Bookings open: now and will close on either 3 April 2020 or when the event is fully booked.

Fully booked