193B Edinburgh Guides

News and updates for our members and friends

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Week 2 - Tessellated patterns

Our second week of mini-patrol activities saw the girls investigating and creating tesselated patterns. Here are some patterns created by the Elephant, Lion and Butterfly patrols. 

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Meet the butterfly patrol!

here is a relatively recent (pre-new restrictions) photo of the butterfly patrol

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Welcome to the New Term!

Unfortunately we still can’t meet face to face as a unit but, while we wait for permission to return to the hall, we have started the term with some ‘mini-patrol’ meet ups. Here is the Elephant Patrol with their poster about elephants.

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Newsletter 11 - find out how to turn off the gas, electricity and water in your home

Last week’s challenge was to find out how to turn off the gas, electricity and water in your home - not the most photogenic challenge but some of our Guides still managed to document it! 

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Newsletter 10 Challenge - set the table for a three course meal for at least 4 people

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Newsletter 9 Challenge - address a letter

Our newsletter 9 challenge was to address a letter and find out what time the last collection is from a postbox near your house. Here is one of our Guides completing the challenge by addressing a letter to her pen-pal. 

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Blitzing the Challenges!

Here is one of our Guides catching-up on some of the challenges from previous newsletters! 

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Confectionery Badge

Some of our Guides are using lockdown to work on interest badges at home. Here is one of our Guides with a cake she made as part of the confectioners badge. 

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Netherurd Challenge Badge

Some of our Guides have been working on their Netherurd Adventure challenge badge. Some of the challenges have included making a raft that floats in water and designing a mini campsite. We hope it is not too long before we can return to Netherurd for some proper camping! 

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Newsletter 8 Challenge - change a light bulb

Our newsletter 8 challenge was to change a lightbult and lots of our Guides had a go at this one. Here are some of our Guides completing the challenge! 

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District Badge Design Competition

Colinton District has been running a competition to design a badge to represent lockdown Guiding. Here are two the entries from our unit. The winning design was from a brownie from 193 Brownies and will be made into a badge, which we will all receive when we are back together again.   

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This week’s challenge was to do a load of laundry from start to finish. Here is one of our Guides taking on the challenge. 

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newsletter 6 challenge: pump up a bike tyre (this Guide has very snazzy slippers!)

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Some more of our Guides completing the ironing challenge from newsletter 5

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This weeks challenge: iron a shirt or t-shirt. Here are two of our Guides giving it a go. 

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The pasta making challenge continues to be very popular, here is another of our Guides enjoying cooking her own pasta and then eating the resulting meal. 

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We had our first online meeting on Tuesday night - we played a game of ‘Simon Says’ and made origami boxes. After the meeting a few people had a go at making the boxes with alternative materials - here is one Guide’s made using the wrapper from an Easter egg.