Tea party held to honour achievements of local guiding volunteers from Southwell Division

A tea party was held honouring exceptional achievements and commitment of local Guiding volunteers.

Southwell Division was represented on the podium with a 30-year service award presented to Christine Snuggs, and Oak Leaf Awards for Becca Singleton, Joyce McDonald and Calverton’s Sarah Greig to recognise their outstanding enthusiasm for local Guiding.

There were also special thanks badges for Nancy Wilson and Clare Leggett in recognition of their roles in making the recent MegaMoot camp so memorable.

Girlguiding is the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK, with 553,633 members in total, and 100,000 dedicated volunteers.

Held at Mansfield’s Portland College, the tea party gave County Commissioner Jackie Brocklehurst the opportunity to present awards to more than 50 members and friends of Girlguiding across Nottinghamshire.

“I am proud to say that the long-service awards recognised a grand total of over 860 years of service to Girlguiding, and it was a privilege to publicly celebrate such exceptional commitment,” said Jackie.

“Helping young people get the most out of life is rewarding in so many ways. Our volunteers not only benefit from training, mentoring and invaluable experience but, as shown by this tea party, we also have a lot of fun along the way.”

In addition to announcing 22 long-service awards ­— including the county’s first awards marking 60 years of service ­— she presented Oak Leaf Awards to 14 leaders and the Nottinghamshire Star to four non-uniformed volunteers in recognition of their outstanding support for local Guiding.

Jackie also used the occasion to give 12 special thanks badges as personal gestures of appreciation.

Several went to members of the team responsible for MegaMoot, a camp run jointly by Girlguiding Nottinghamshire and Nottinghamshire Scouts over four days in May.

It was attended by 4,500 young people.