Exciting, Flourishing, Evolving
Welcome to Girlguiding Nottinghamshire’s County Plan. I am proud to be part of such a flourishing county; I will never forget the 12,000 flashing bunny ears at Countdown 100, at the start of our Centenary celebrations! We are known throughout the Midlands Region for the quality of the guiding we deliver to our girls and young women, whether through unit meetings or large-scale county events. So why do we need a County Plan?
It is important that we don’t just reminisce about our past accomplishments but build on our successes and continue to create new opportunities and activities in order to be relevant to today’s girls. We can only do this if guiders throughout the county know what we are trying to achieve, understand their part in it and feel properly supported in their roles.
Our plan is divided into five areas: Adventure and discovery, Supporting our leaders, Getting our voice heard, Our properties, and Bigger and better. We will develop and deliver these areas through our existing teams: Training, Properties, Senior section, and Marketing and communications, as well as setting up 4 new teams: Events, Community action, Discover, and the Brownie Centenary.
For the plan to work, we need everyone to be involved whether you are a unit guider or a member of your district, division or county team. All we ask is that you take a little time to think about the plan, to talk it through with other members of your team – perhaps at a district or division meeting – and think about what you could do to make our plans a reality. Perhaps you would like to be involved in one of the new teams or perhaps you would like to take your girls camping or on a trip overseas? Whatever the role you decide to play, it will be important in guaranteeing that Girlguiding Nottinghamshire is exciting, flourishing and evolving.
Thank you for everything you do for Girlguiding in the county.
County Commissioner
January 2012
