Aberdare Trefoil Guild

TREFOIL donate shoeboxes to OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

admin — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:09:39 +0000

A few years ago members of Trefoil Guild (Wales/Cymru) had Dave Cooke as guest speaker at their A.G.M. held in Llandinam.

Dave Cooke is the founder of charities Operation Christmas Child and he spoke about the annual event of sending decorated shoe boxes filled with goodies to places that had suffered disasters.

He spoke about the children who would have otherwise gone without a gift at Christmas.

Aberdare members of Trefoil has since packed shoe boxes with such things as a books, pencils, soft toys, knitted hats, toothbrush, flannel, etc.

Celebrating 100 Years of Girl Guiding at Coliseum Theatre

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:33:57 +0000

On Wednesday, 20th October, starting at 6.30 p.m., members of all branches of Girl Guiding in the Division and their relatives and friends will celebrate this monumental anniversary with a night of music and fun topped off with a traditional campfire sing-along. At 20.10 p.m. all members will renew their Guide Promise. At this time [...]

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Teddy Bear Picnic Celebration at Aberdare Park

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:40:23 +0000

A flower bed at the Aberdare Park to celebrate the CENTENARY of the GIRL GUIDE Movement was the centre piece for a Teddy Bears Picnic for all sections of Guiding in the area.

There were bears of every size being cuddled by the kiddies… and adults!

Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Trefoil members enjoyed a picnic followed by a campfire style sing-along.

A practice session for their big date at the Coliseum on 20th October, 2010 at 20.10. This date in their diary is very important as members of Guiding in all parts of the country will be renewing their Guide Promise.

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Celebration at Cyfarthfa Castle

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:27:49 +0000

Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr, turned brown and yellow on Saturday 19th June! NO … autumn had not arrived early, but a delightful invasion of Brownies in their brown and yellow uniforms from the whole County were there to celebrate the CENTENARY of GIRL GUIDING in grand style.

The highlight of the day was the arrival of the Chief Guide, Liz Burnley, who joined in the big celebration. In each County of Wales Brownies were making a ‘takeover’ of a Castle in their County and intent on a load of FUN in the same Brownie style as the Central Glamorgan Brownies were having.

In the attached photo – the Chief Guide – Liz Burnley

Photograph taken by Annette of Central Glamorgan Girlguiding

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Visit to Bryn Pica Community Recycling Centre

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:36:59 +0000

Members of ABERDARE TREFOIL GUILD had an important appointment up the mountain above Llwydcoed recently. At Bryn Pica Recycling Centre they enjoyed an afternoon learning about recycling in the Cynon Valley.

In the visitor centre they watched a Powerpoint presentation on the importance of recycling and shown a video of the line where items are sorted etc. Glass recycling, cans recycling and a video by Tonyrefail Comprehensive School “Oceans of Waste”.

They donned fluorescent waistcoats and were then taken on a landfill SAFARI where they were shown what a landfill site looks like and how it is run. Whilst on the landfill safari they were shown how our refuse is disposed of and how landfill gas is extracted and turned into electricity.

All agreed that it was a super afternoon and everyone had gained a lot of information regarding all materials that can be recycled and ways in which the Recycling Centre deals with them.

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