23^rd Greenock Brownies held a Burns Supper last week, and had a great evening of music, poems, games and Highland dancing performed by the Brownies themselves. The Brownies enjoyed their Burns supper and some had their first taste of haggis. And loved it!  Joining in with the fun were Guides from the newly formed Guide Unit 38^th Greenock and new Guide Leader Michelle Purdie. Click for more photos

3rd Finnart Rainbows and 27th Greenock Brownies also enjoyed a Burns supper last week. They made haggis toys and enjoyed haggis, irn bru and shortbread. They learned the Highland fling and the Gay Gordons too.

Inverclyde Music Festival

Left, 2nd Wemyss Bay; top, 2nd Gourock; above, 2ndA Gourock

Brownie Country Dancing – The Division was well represented at the festival last week with 2^nd Wemyss Bay and 2^nd Gourock Brownies dancing the Leap Year Dance. The 2nd Wemyss Bay Brownies achieved the second highest score of the day of 87 points and won the Rob Roy trophy. This was an excellent achievement. Hot on their tail was 2^nd Gourock Brownies who gained 81 points. All of the girls impressed the judge with their excellent standard of dancing.

Brownie Singing games – 2ndA Gourock Brownies scored 87 points to win the Brownie Trophy. The girls took the judges on a tour of the world with a special song and dance for Thinking Day. Well done to everyone!

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Greenock Division Thinking Day Service takes place on Sunday 20 February in Greenock Town Hall starting at 3pm. Colour party rehearsal will take place in Greenock Town Hall on Wednesday 16 February from 6.30 to 8.00pm. Girls carrying flags should come in full uniform.

Thinking Day on the Air (TDOTA) takes place over the weekend 19/20 February (finishing at 1pm) at Laird’s Loft, South Newton. The special call sign GB0GGR will be used over the weekend, with Gourock Guider Eunice Lynch helping with the station. TDOTA is an opportunity for the youngest Rainbow to the oldest Trefoil Guild member to talk to other members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world via amateur radio. Units will be able to ‘drop-in’ during either day to see how an amateur radio station operates during a special event. Contact Eunice at Guide Notes if your unit would like to come along.  Places will be limited as this is open to all units in the County.

Division Post-Centenary Night -- Looking for something to help overcome the post centenary blues?  Why not come along to the Division's post centenary night in Gourock Masonic hall on Friday 25 February.  This is a chance to catch up with your friends from around the Division, enjoy a light supper and later in the evening be entertained by The Wherries. The evening is open to anyone involved in Guiding aged 18 years and over. Tickets cost £5 and include supper and a drink. Send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it putting "Post Centenary Tickets" in the subject line, to order your tickets now.

Sail Inverclyde are keen to get youth organisations involved in a juggling event as part of the Tall Ships event in July. This event is best suited to Brownie age group and would  involve a leader from each pack interested in attending a couple of training sessions, then getting their members practicing from now until the event. If you would like to participate please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it putting "Juggling Brownies" in the subject line, by 20 February.

Training Day -- Glasgow County Guides have organised a training day and invite Senior Section Leaders from surrounding counties to join them. If you run a Ranger unit or have lots of young leaders attached to your unit, why not go along to the training to get some new programme ideas and meet other Senior Section leaders.  The training will take place on Saturday 12 March at Glasgow County's HQ in Elmbank Street between 1.30pm and 4.15pm. To book a place, please contact Julie Johnston or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it putting "Senior Section Training" in the subject line, by 22 February. 

Y.E.L.L. 2011 (which stands for Youth Event Live and Love) is a fun residential event for Guides which will run alongside the World Conference in Edinburgh. The Conference is being held by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts (WAGGGS) from 9 to 16 July, and hosted by Girlguiding UK.  Y.E.L.L., is a fantastic opportunity to take part in the World Conference. It is being planned by Guides, for Guides, and attendees will attend workshops, explore Edinburgh and meet Guides from across the UK. Participants must be Guides aged 12 to 14 at the time of the event, and places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Application forms are available by e-mailing your request to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it closing date is 4 April 2011.

Guide Notes -- If any Guider would like to receive an e-mail copy of the Guide Notes Newsletter then e-mail Eunice with your details on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it