Top Tips for Packing a Bag for a Long Haul Flight!

So, as you can imagine, losing our rucksacks from the hold of the plane wasn’t the ideal start to our trip! We have come up with the following top tip list for what to carry in your hand luggage to have all bases covered. This is especially useful if you are going on a GOLD […]

To Camp and Back Again 🏕

Yesterday was the day for camp! You may have seen on our instagram post that our bags were lost on our flight, probably in Istanbul somewhere. 36 hours later our bags were at the airport and ready for collection. We were so super excited to finally get our things! Luckily we had packed everything with […]

We’ve Arrived!!

Yesterday was a very long day of travelling. It started with a 6am wake up call to get ready for our transfer to the airport. All checked in with our 9 bags we then headed through security to get some breakfast and snacks for the journey. We headed to Gate 10 where we managed to […]

One Day To Go……

As you may have seen via our social media channels…. we travel to Rwanda tomorrow!! Here is our countdown for the last 6 days showcasing our roles for the trip. Can you remember or work out what we are each doing?!We are all packed, hoping that we haven’t forgotten anything and heading down to Lonon […]

3rd Briefing

Last Friday we all set off on our travels to third briefing in Birmingham. It was great to have the six of us together again, especially after only five of us being at 2nd briefing. By 9pm we were sat down with our fajitas (a GOLD staple from each briefing so far) and having a […]

2nd Briefing and Beyond!

It’s been a while since a blog post has been written to update you all on our GOLD Rwanda adventures so far. We have all been very very busy over recent weeks beavering away on various tasks – it’s time to let you know what we have been up to! Three weeks ago we were […]

Exciting News…

So, it’s time to hear our exciting news…… We have a badge and a challenge pack! As some of you may have seen via our social media channels last week, we released our official badge design for GOLD Rwanda 2019! We certainly hope you like it as much as we do. To accompany this badge […]

Introducing… Alice

Hi everyone, My name is Alice, I’m 24, and I’m the team leader for GOLD Rwanda 2019! I have been a member of Girlguiding since I was 5 years old and have Brownie and Guide units across the country that I have worked with as I have travelled around for my studies. I am currently […]

Introducing… Sophie

Hey everyone, I’m Sophie and I’m the leader of 5th Kew Brownies. I will be the First Aider for the team this year! When I’m not planning activities for Brownies I am working in Year 2 at an independent school in Kew Gardens whilst finishing my BA (hons) in Early Years and Teaching (I’m supposed […]

Introducing…. Kat!

Hello! My name is Kat, I’m 26 and will be the written reporter for GOLD Rwanda – so I’m behind these blog posts (hope you’re enjoying the updates so far!) I currently live in sunny Shropshire and am an orthopaedic specialist Physiotherapist. I have been in Girlguiding since the age of 7 and have never […]