Pants!

It is a mystery to me but I very rarely wash my son's pants. The reason is that they never get into the dirty washing basket. I can only imagine he rotates the dirty ones and when one pair gets exceptionally awful he does put a pair in the wash. I can only imagine that he finds the smell comforting so he hides them under his bed to enjoy it longer.
Last week, though, I went into his room - a brave move. He has been tidying as we have just bought him a new cupboard for his room. What that really means is that he has moved furniture so he can see the mess that was, previously, under it. So I took a deep breath, rushed in and grabbed as many dirty clothes as I could before I passed out. There are now eight pairs of clean pants on the line.
Boys are definitely a breed apart. The Scout CC tells me the main change since girls could become Scouts is that the boys are cleaner.

Re-using old buildings

In this throw-away society we have decided to not throw away two buildings. When the new toilet/shower blocks go up we will need to remove/dismantle the two old wooden blocks on Ramsdown/Richards Hill at Herons Wey. The blocks have been well cared for and, although,20 years old, have still got life in them. So we are going to re-erect them behind the new blocks moving them apart to create a space in between which will be roofed and walled. This will all be on a concrete base. The idea is that it will provide storage including a place to put fridges for camper use. The trouble is that we don't have the money. Although we have been money raising for years the toilet block and borehole will use all of that. So we need some urgently. If you are reading this and would be willing to write to your local councillor to see if they have any funds left or if your employer makes donations or if you know any other funds we can apply to then we need to know. Please feel free to ask on our behalf or let us know and we will write.
Thank you.

WANTED - County equipment

My mission this month (or longer) is to track down County equipment. I know that there is equipment in people's garages, lofts and spare bedrooms but we don't know what it is or where. So if you have any equipment or know someone who has then we have some questions for you/them:

1. what is it.
2. Does it still work?
3. Do you want to keep it or do you want us to find it a new home?

If you have anything then can you contact Anne in the office office@girlguidingsurreywest.org.uk

Thanks

PS - It was good to see such a strong Guide representation at Lady Baden-Powell's funeral on Monday. Patience was very full of energy, impossible to refuse, extremely well-connected and gave a great deal of time to both Guiding and Scouting. She will be missed.

New Year's Day walk

It started as an offer to Guiding volunteers but then my (non-Guiding) sister mentioned walking on New Year's Day - and then thought her brother in law and his family might be interested and then my daughter and her boyfriend came along so the Guiding friends (Madeleine and Jane) were rather outnumbered.
15 of us enjoyed a walk from Waverley Abbey along the Greensand Way north-west past Moor Park then North East along the North Downs Way through the nature reserve to Sands where we stopped at the Barley Mow for an all day breakfast. We ended with a walk up Crooksbury Hill to benefit from a fabulous view. It wasn't a long walk (4 miles probably) but very interesting. I hadn't realised that the gun emplacements etc were there because Moor Park was important in the war. All in all a good walk and it didn't rain.
Next we are thinking of walking round Frensham between the two lakes. Same pattern probably - stop at a dog-friendly pub some of the way round. Why not join us?