Centenary message board

Karen - 10 April 2012 - 10.47PM (GMT)

Happy Centenary everyone!

I'm a member of the Scottish Senior Section Lones and will be celebrating with a 100 themed birthday tea!

In 2010, we celebrated the UK Girlguiding Centenary. There were loads of events throughout the year to celebrate, from pop concerts to special challenge badges, big Thinking Day events to candle ceremonies - it was an amazing year for Girlguiding in Scotland and the rest of the UK!

SS100 was the most special event for me, as it was the only one I attended as a Senior Section member rather than a Guide leader. Over the weekend we did loads of stuff - visiting an island, crafts, archery, golf, a charity frock swap, dancing and a ceilidh!! And one of my favourite Guiding moments ever happened here...

On the Sat night we had a celebratory meal in a nice restaurant. We'd taken over a large section of the restaurant as there must have been about 100 of us at least. There was a man playing songs on a piano and he started playing Edelwiess. Much to his surprise, and without really thinking about it, we all starting singing along to his playing!! It was just so lovely to hear everyone joining in - you'd honestly have thought it was rehearsed! It just shows how even though we're from all over the country, we have these ties that link us together - and I bet lots of you know the same song and the same actions even though you're from the other side of the world!

I hope you all enjoy celebrating the WAGGGS centenary, whatever you get up to!

Karen