A Century of Guiding
Posted by Simon Emmett on January 29, 2010, 11:02
Yesterday I spent the evening in the wonderful company of the Woolwich District Girl guides at their centenary exhibiton. Although I was there in my auspices as a local election candidate, representing the Conservatives, as a scouter I was proud to show my support for our sister organisation.
The exhibition covers the Guides achievements over the last 100 years, as well as showing what guiding is delivering to young girls today.
However, it must be said that none of this would have ever been achieved without the army of adult volunteers. Much like the scouts, Scouting and Guiding could not exist without adults giving up their spare time to deliver wide ranging exciting and adventurous programmes, and developing youngsters. The skills that they learn in orgainsiation and leadership help them later on in life.
So I would like to thank the Woolwich Girl Guides for the invitation to attend the launch of their exhibition, I was proud to come along and support you.
If you have any spare time and would like to go along an view the exhibiton, it is being held at the Greenwich Heritage Centre until March.
