We have all been extra busy since 2nd briefing, from fundraising to booking flights (BIG smiley face!!) and sadly revision too... However Heather has been up to some EGGstra special things so read on to find out more! :)
The GOLDen Easter Egg
Hunt
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| Always prepared! |
On Wednesday 5th April, the day
the hosepipe ban was implemented, I was all set to go with my eggsciting GOLDen Easter Egg Hunt. After
a lot of preparation: applying for council permissions; designing posters and
advertising; making certificates, stickers, bookmarks and puzzles for the kids
to take away; and cutting out, laminating, stringing up, and hiding almost 1000
paper eggs in St. Neots Riverside Park, I was well-organised and super ready
for anything…. Except the weather!
It was fine at 10am when I spent two hours
in the park with my Mum getting set up (and hiding the eggs!) but as the start
time approached, so did the clouds and by 1 o’clock I was huddled under a tree
(my gazebo poles were faulty and didn’t fit together – Grrr Argos!) hoping that
either: a) British children would prove to be as stalwart as ever and turn up
anyway dressed in their wellies and waterproofs; or b) that nobody would show
up so I could just go home and get warm and dry!
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| Prize winning egg hunters! |
In the end I had 10 brave children (and
their poor soggy parents) traipsing around the park in the rain and then lo and
behold, 20 minutes into the event, the sun appeared in all it’s blazing glory
and it was like a different day. Now don’t get me wrong, I was pleased to see -
and feel - the sun, but I was fairly miffed that it hadn’t come out half an
hour before to encourage the earlier park full of children to participate!
So, not the huge fundraiser I had hoped for,
but I actually had a lot of fun in the rain and the kids that took part really
enjoyed themselves. Not so sure about all the parents though! :)
The May Fayre Deluge
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| Guiders showing off their circus skills! |
Now I was lucky enough to visit Canada in 2011 and my friend (whom,
incidentally, I met through Guiding 10 years before) took me on a wonderful day
trip top Niagara Falls.
They have a great attraction there where you can walk through tunnels in the
rock face behind the falls and see,
hear and feel the roar and power of the water. Now it just so happens that I
visited in February at a time when the falls were mostly frozen and the tunnels
ended in icicles rather than gushing water. However, following the recent Bank
Holiday I don’t feel I’ve missed out at all because right here in my own home
town, at our village May Day fete I feel I got to enjoy(?!) a similar
experience whilst sitting under my gazebo trying to sell craft and run a teddy
tombola!
Once again, the day started off bright and
I was thrilled to see the sun when I opened my curtains in the morning. I got
ready and went to set up my stall in plenty of time. By 10 am – 2 hours before
the fete was due to start – the Heavens opened! I was so glad to have the
gazebo; last year I was just sat at my table open to the elements (which
thankfully were kind to me on that occasion!)
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| Robyn and Judy (a fellow guider) at the stall! |
I
have to say, unlike my Easter venture, I was pleasantly surprised by the number
of people who turned out despite the bad weather to enjoy the day’s
festivities. It became so soggy that even the maypole dancers had to relocate
onto the church driveway as the green was just too boggy underfoot!
However, it’s not about the surroundings,
but the company you keep and thanks to my niece, Robyn, and my fellow Guiders
and local Trefoil Guild (who had the stalls either side of mine) I had a very
enjoyable – if somewhat chilly – May Day, and raised nearly £60 for my GOLD
funds.
Well done Heather! On behalf the team good luck to Zoe, who will be shortly taking part in a swimathon!
Not long now till 3rd briefing...
Not long now till 3rd briefing...
GOLD love
Jess xxx
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