London & South East Region Contact:

Moyra Carey

Chairman

These are the Counties where there are Trefoil Guilds in London & South East Region. For further information contact the Region at the email address above.

News Articles

There are 28 news articles for this region.

• Surrey West takes to the Thames

  3 August 2010

  What a great day 150 members of Surrey West Trefoil Guilds enjoyed recently—a boat trip on the River Thames for our “mountain-top moment”. Girlguiding Surrey West’s Centenary theme is water so this seemed an appropriate way for us to celebrate. We were pleased that our County Commissioner and Centenary Champion joined us.

• Kent East Trefoil Guild’s Centenary Garden Party

  2 August 2010

  On a glorious summer’s day in early July 300 Trefoil Guild members and guests from across Kent East descended on the gardens belonging to the Lady FitzWalter at Goodnestone Park, Wingham, near Canterbury, for a Garden Party in celebration of 100 Years of GirguidingUK.

• Thanet South Guild’s Centenary Celebration

  28 July 2010

  Thanet South Guild, Kent East, wanted to celebrate the Centenary, but how do it so it would be different and memorable? One of the members, a bell ringer, suggested a BBQ in the grounds of the Waterloo Bell tower at Quex Park, Birchington and from this came plans for a weekend with members gathering for a BBQ on the Friday night, ten pitching their tents and sleeping overnight and other members returning for an alfresco lunch the following day.

• The LaSER PR team’s day in London

  19 July 2010

  The County Public Relations Advisers from London and South East Region met recently for a day in London.

• The Dover Guild's Centenary Adventure.

  19 July 2010

  On a Saturday in May a group of 36 made up of Trefoil members, Guiders and Brownies set out on their Centenary Adventure, which was to include a flight on the London Eye and a visit to the Crystal Palace Maze. To allow all members to go, including those who were not as `agile` as they would like to be, we hired four wheelchairs.

• Hampton Court Palace Centenary Flowerbed.

  5 July 2010

  At the beginning of our Centenary celebrations a member of Greater London West approached Hampton Court Palace to ask if we could have a flowerbed in the gardens. It was felt this would be a really appropriate site as Lady Baden Powell had lived in a grace and favour apartment at the Palace from 1943 to 1976.

• London & S.E. England Annual Review

  3 July 2010

  Trefoil Guild members packed The Great Hall at the Civic Centre, Bromley on Saturday June 19th for the Annual Review. Moyra Carey, the Region Chairman, gave her report accompanied by a power point presentation depicting some of the activities undertaken by Guilds during 2009. This had been organised by a member of the Regional PR team and her husband.

• Celebratory meal for 160

  10 June 2010

  Emberbrook Trefoil Guild, Surrey West, were invited to Walton Firs campsite one Saturday in May to help prepare a Centenary celebration meal for Molesey District.

• God’s Golden Acre – Houses of Hope

  29 May 2010

  During London & SE England’s Trefoil Guild Leisure Break at the Lakeside Coastal Resort, Hayling Island earlier this month a raffle was held, the proceeds going to Girlguiding LaSER’s Centenary Service Project for God’s Golden Acre.

• LaSER celebrates the Centenary with a Leisure Break

  29 May 2010

  The five day leisure break at Warner’s Lakeside Coastal Resort on Hayling Island was a great success with 360+ Trefoil Guild members enjoying their outings to Arundel Castle, Stanstead House, HMS Victory and the Spinnaker Tower in Porstmouth. We were blessed with fine weather almost the whole time, especially on the Thursday when there was hardly a seat to be had in the courtyard as we enjoyed the WARM sun.

• ICANDO Trefoil Girlguiding Reflection Day

  20 May 2010

  Members of Orpington Trefoil Guild and others from Greater London Kent recently spent a day at the ICANDO centre for their Reflections Day. Other Trefoil Guild members from Brighton and Horsham joined them.

• Girlguiding Centenary Marked at South Lodge, Horsham

  29 April 2010

  On Saturday 6th March, Girlguiding Sussex Central commemorated 100 years of guiding by planting roses at South Lodge Hotel, near Horsham, the birthplace of guiding in Sussex.

• Launch of Guiding’s ‘History of Romford’

  1 April 2010

  Romford Trefoil Guild was invited by Romford MP, Andrew Rosindell, to visit him at the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London.

• Surrey West Trefoil Guild - ‘Voyage Round the World’

  1 March 2010

  From Rainbows to Trefoil Guild, Girlguiding Surrey West gathered at Charterhouse School, Godalming on 14th February for a ‘Voyage Round the World’ - their Centenary Thinking Day event. Charterhouse was the school attended by Robert Baden-Powell.

• Greater London West's Launch Party

  16 November 2009

  Trefoil Guild members joined 1,750 others from Greater London West for a wonderful Launch Party on the 5th of September.

• Haywards Heath Town Day Festivities on 5th September

  16 November 2009

  Haywards Heath Trefoil Guild (Sussex Central, London & South-East Region), took part in the Haywards Heath Town Day festivities on 5th September, which this year featured the launch of Girlguiding’s Centenary.

• Dover Trefoil, Beating the Bounds.

  21 October 2009

  After many months of planning by the Guide County of Kent East team the week end of Saturday 19th of September saw members from the youngest Rainbow to Trefoil with parents, brothers and sisters joining in their local section of Beating the Bounds. This could be done by any means and over two days and at 12 noon all taking part across the county would renew their promise.

• Surrey West Launch Party

  21 October 2009

  A good number of Trefoil Guild members attended ‘Wet n Wacky’, Girlguiding Surrey West’s Centenary Launch Party. We were very much involved from the start, with representatives proudly taking their places behind the Senior Section in the opening parade.

• A Summer Gathering

  10 August 2009

  A river trip from Westminster Pier to Greenwich, picnic lunch in Greenwich Park with time to do your own thing before the return trip. It sounded like a good idea and so it turned out to be.

• Ewell Trefoil Guild ‘Change the World’

  19 July 2009

  Ewell Trefoil Guild decided to ‘Change the World’ by taking part in the ‘Help for Hospices' Challenge.

• Blues and Twos

  4 July 2009

  Girlguiding Surrey West, London and South East Region, recently held a “Blues and Twos” Day for Brownies at their county camp site.

• Away with Greater London Kent County

  20 June 2009

  Whilst on the Greater London Kent County Holiday in Norfolk members visited the Thursford Steam Collection.

• 'We’re in the Trefoil Now!'

  20 June 2009

  Jean Humphries from Orpington Trefoil Guild (the Captain) Olive Harrison (a Girl Guide) met up at the London and South East England Region Trefoil Guild 'Annual Review' at Herne Bay.

• Banstead Guild’s Caribbean Lunch for Change the World Internet Cafe

  18 June 2009

  On the 16th April Banstead Trefoil Guild, Surrey East, held a Caribbean lunch to raise money to help build an Internet Cafe for girls on the island of Anguilla.

• Surrey West Indoor Picnic Day

  24 May 2009

  It was not a very promising start on the morning of Surrey West Trefoil Guild’s picnic at our county campsite, Herons Wey, near Farnham: the sky was grey, the wind was blowing and rain was in the air. As well as the social aspect of the day, it was to be an opportunity to raise more money for our centenary project, which is to purchase a small area of woodland adjoining the campsite in order to improve security.

• Janet Maskell gains Civic Award.

  5 May 2009

  In February this year Janet was awarded for the Civic Recognition of Voluntary Service by Adults Award for voluntary service with Guiding and Sidcup Trefoil.

• Camp site clean up!

  29 April 2009

  Several Surrey West Trefoil members, along with Guide leaders and a few husbands, went along to our county campsite, Herons Wey, one weekend recently.

• How London & South East Changed The World

  3 March 2009

  BANSTEAD Trefoil Guild decided they would like to help change the world and on behalf of the Woodland Trust collected, from schools, residential and nursing homes, friends and families, over 150,000 Christmas cards for recycling. As a result, in partnership with the National Trust they will be planting at least 20 trees on the North Downs near the County camp site, Jordan Heights.

Events

• 2010

  23 October

  London & South East Region Centenary Thanksgiving Service

  Category: Regional (London & South East)

  St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Entrance by ticket only

• 2011

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• 2012

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