LIPHOOK DISTRICT GUIDES

Thinking Day

Thinking Day is on the 22nd February. It is a special day in the Guiding calendar set aside to think about Guides in other Countries and is also an opportunity to celebrate Guiding as a whole and renew our commitment to its purposes. This day was chosen as it was the birthday of both Lord Baden-Powell the founder and his wife, the World Chief Guide, Lady Baden-Powell.

Individual Units usually organise events on an international theme for Thinking Day at their meetings.

This often includes a candle lighting ceremony, games, traditions, songs and maybe food and costumes from other lands.

Organising an activity on an international theme is part of the baden Powell Challenge Challenge, so in Guide Units, the evening is often planned and organised by the older girls.

Sometimes the evening is also a fundraising event to raise money for the Guide Friendship Fund which is sent to Guides in poorer countries.

As Thinking Day often falls in Spring half term, Units are sometimes away on residential hoidays, but occasion is still celebrated in various ways.

We also celebrate as a District by joining the local Methodist church at their Service on the Sunday nearest the 22nd February.

It is always a very happy and friendly event and the girls get involved in various ways.

We parade our flags, have a candle lighting ceremony and renew our Rainbow, Brownie and Guide Promises.

Brownies and Guides read prayers and reading and the sermon is on an appropriate theme. We always invite special guests to attend and if our Division Commissioner is able to come, we also parade the Division standard.

The Friends of Guiding serve refreshments for the District afterwards, and this is a chance for everyone to get togethether and chat for a while.