Easter Egg Hunt – March 2016

THE Easter bunnies hopped into Burley-in-Wharfedale early this year to help raise funds for a new Scout and Guide hut.

Egg Decorating competition

They joined scores of families making the most of the good weather on Saturday morning to take part in an Easter Egg Hunt around the village

Rangers at the Easter Egg Hunt

The local Scout and Guide group also arranged an egg-decorating competition, coffee and cake morning in their drive to raise £400,000 to build a new headquarters on Peel Place

Winner of Egg Decorating competition 8 - 10 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visiting florist helps celebrate the Guides 99th birthday

On Tuesday this week 1st Burley Guides invited their mums to come along to their guide meeting. 20160301_203555

Visiting florist Catherine MacIntosh Dixon showed the Guides & mum’s how to do a super flower arrangement with pretty flowers & foliage. Mum’s & daughters then sat down together & made an arrangement. All the mum’s took the arrangement home as their Mother’s Day gift! 20160301_203701

There were some very colourful arrangements. Everyone enjoyed the evening together & the mum’s loved spending time with their daughters! It was also our 99th birthday! Lovely way to celebrate!’ 20160301_204010

Queen’s Guide Awards

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Bethany Smith and Emma Brown, both Ranger Leaders in Burley, were presented with their Queen’s Guide Awards by our Division Commissioner Annette Hattersley. The Queen’s Guide Award is the highest award in Guiding and Bethany and Emma are part of a group of only three Queen’s Guides in Burley.