Dear members of Hertfordshire County, I am very pleased to inform you that Jenny Maskrey has accepted the role as County Commissioner from September 2019 when Sue and her team step down. Jenny will now be designate and shadow Sue and her team for the next three months.  Jenny is very passionate about being part of the Guiding family and loves seeing how Guiding continues to make a difference to young girls. I am sure Hertfordshire will continue to flourish and grow, building upon its firm foundations. Thank – you Tracy Foster, Region Chief

There is now a defibrillator at the Hertfordshire Guide Centre in Cottered which is all set up and ready for use should it be needed. These machines are designed to be used by anyone (suggest 16+). A course to use it is not necessary but can be helpful and your 1st Response Course or refresher should include defibrillators.  Leaders would be expected to follow usual procedure for a non breathing person: call ambulance, start CPR, then someone should get the defibrillator and open the lid for instructions to greatly improve chances of survival. We are still raising money to buy and fit a

Members attended the County Residential Weekend at High Leigh on 20-22 May 2016. Everyone was asked to sum the weekend up with one word – you can see the result here. 3 brand new Leaders from 7th Welwyn Garden City Guides had this to say: "Myself and the two other Leaders who run my Guide unit took over as brand new Leaders in September. We saw the High Leigh weekend advertised and thought it would be very beneficial to us. All three of us are brand new to guiding and found that the opportunity to bounce ideas off other Leaders, the training by the inspiring trainers, and being able to