Congratulations to Gabby – Our Guiding Star!

Well done, well done, well done to Gabby, a 1st Birch Green Brownie, who was surprised to have the region chief commissioner and county commissioner join her Brownie Zoom meeting recently to present her with a Guiding Star Award!  

Training Badges

As a "thank you" for the time you put into training, we invite you to log the hours of training you complete and claim a pin badge when you reach milestones.  You can download the log sheet training record below: Training Record Training Record -  B&W version  Training can be back dated to January 2021, it includes face-2-face training as well as online training and e-training. Badges can be claimed from the county training team or via your commissioner.

1st Response Refresher Face to Face Practical Sessions

Face to face practical sessions in St Albans are available for those who completed their virtual 1st Response Refreshers at the end of last year but the practical skills check is outstanding. The sessions will be 1:5 or 1:1 if needed and last approximately 20 minutes. Please contact Katie Wright to arrange a date and time. Face to face practical sessions are also available in Radlett on Tuesday, 30 March and Tuesday, 13 April.  Details on those sessions can be viewed on the county website's Events page.

2021 Subscriptions

We are pleased to announce the amount due to Girlguiding Hertfordshire in next year’s subscriptions. Please click here for further details. If you have any concerns, please contact your district commissioner and commissioners can contact the County Treasurer: [email protected] Please note the following important dates:- Now: Trial invoices are ready to view and download from the Subscription system. Unit Leaders should check: - unit invoices and look at numbers of girls and volunteers to be paid for - update records for girls who have left and ensure all girls

Who is Your Pandemic Hero?

Girlguiding would like to recognise members who through their actions have shown a positive response to the current pandemic.  This will be for members of any age in any section or any staff member. It is NOT A COVID AWARD!   Nor A ZOOM AWARD! We want to hear who you would nominate.  Who has gone that extra mile?  Done those little things in the background that go unnoticed?  Little acts of kindness mean so much – the phone call, the meal, the bunch of flowers.   This is not about who has done the most but who has made a difference during the past months. We look forward to

Level 3 A Safe Space Online Trainings

Bookings for Level 3 sessions this year are being offered by Anglia via their website. There are currently spaces on the last four sessions in January. Each unit needs to have a leader with level 3 before they can meet face to face.  Bookings for February’s sessions will be open by close of business on 22 January or sooner if needed.

Season’s Greetings from Girlguiding Hertfordshire

Unit Bank Accounts

Just a reminder that bank accounts in the name of your unit must have at least three unrelated signatories by 31 March 2021, if you do not already. All signatories must be on GO, with at least two signatories from the unit level on GO. Please also ensure that if you have online banking this has a dual authorisation process. We are aware that it is currently difficult to open an account and make any changes so if you have any problems, please contact your local commissioner.

Anglia Award Congratulations – Sue Thornton

We are delighted to announce that Sue Thornton has been awarded an Anglia award. Just as a reminder, the criteria for the award: “Awarded in recognition for exceptional quality of service given within the Region showing commitment and a level of service that has been over and above ‘the call of duty’” What could be more apt for going above the call of duty than saving someone’s life? Sue is a trained first aider and leapt to the aid of a gentleman who became very unwell in the theatre. By staying calm and following everything she had been taught in first aid, Sue saved

Anglia Award Congratulations – Nicola Day

We are delighted to announce that Nic Day has been awarded an Anglia award. Nic runs a combined Rainbow and Brownie unit in Radlett, has the role as district secretary and is heavily involved in the district headquarters. She is involved in the running of many district events and is instrumental in the hugely successful Great Patrol Hunt. These roles are amazing enough in their own right but Nic was nominated as she goes above and beyond by doing so much more. Sadly, the risk of closure of units can be all too common due to the lack of leaders. When this was the situation that Radlett faced in

Lone Volunteering Policy

Many volunteers already make decisions and additional provision for their personal safety as a matter of course. The introduction of the lone volunteering policy will help reinforce and support those decisions and will help volunteers to give further attention to keeping themselves and those they support safe. It will also help volunteers to challenge any situations where they might feel uncomfortable carrying out a task on their own. It does not apply to volunteering activities carried out in volunteers' own home.  The lone volunteering procedures support the policy.

Anglia Youth Award Congratulations – Perdita

We are delighted to announce that Perdi has been awarded an Anglia Youth award. Some of you will know that Girlguiding has made a commitment to the environment, in particular through our “Plastic Promise”. Perdi has embraced this commitment by creating activities using natural resources at a camp she supported. She has a passion for making a change and has been involved in many projects to make a change, such as a trip to Uganda and a Toilet Twinning scheme with her school. Perdi is the making of an amazing leader as she involves everyone, even the most shy; shows enthusiasm at every