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Tranquil Garden
officially opened
The Tranquil Garden is the newest addition to the Willow Tree
Centre, our county campsite, residential training and activity centre.
It provides a peaceful retreat in a corner of the grounds, where
anyone can sit amongst the trees and shrubs when they need some
quiet time.
Quiz Night
Thursday 13th
November 2008, 7.30pm.
Bring your own bottle,
Christmas refreshments will be provided.
Maximum of 8 people on a team, either arrange your own team or we can sort out on the night.
£6 per person. Barclays to match all funds raised. Click
to view poster (right
click and Save Target As to download Word file) |
Drop In
Archery Sessions
COME AND HAVE A GO & ENJOY A SUMMER EVENING AT WILLOW TREE
- 7.00 – 8.30pm on
Wed 11th June, Thurs 19th June, Wed 25th June, Wed 2nd July, Wed 9th July, Wed 16th July
See if you think your Unit could enjoy a session with us.
£2.00 per person per session. (You can just come for one session; you don’t need to do them all!)
If you would like to book a session, please contact Christine Mills
on accombookings.willowtree@girlguidingmiddxnw.org.uk
or turn up and hope there is room for you! You must book if bringing a Unit. |
Willow Tree
worksheets wanted
We have had a couple of schools enjoying the facilities at Willow Tree and after a meeting with the Head Teachers they informed us they would use Willow Tree more if we could provide work sheets for them.
We do need 3-4 people who would be prepared to do these for us.
Contact Wendy
for further information. |
Barclays Quiz
fundraiser
Try and enter a team. Thursday 12th June |
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Low Level
Challenge Course - Instructor Day
We have 6 vacancies on the Instructors course
on how to use the Low Level Challenge course at Willow Tree.
The date is booked for Saturday 9th February.
This was successfully carried out
– it was great fun and extremely challenging. Ideal for older Guides, Senior Section and Adults! |
Barclays Quiz
fundraiser
The last Quiz held at Willow Tree was great and
it would be MARVELLOUS if each District could get a team together
on Tuesday 13th November (7.30pm). Although the applications have to go direct to Barclays it would be helpful to me if you could let me know whether you have entered a team.
We value your support at Willow Tree and lately we have had to spend quite a bit of money due to the power surge which damaged every electrical appliance.
For Campers you will find we now have three new main wood shelters and the site wood shelters have been re-roofed thanks to Bovis Lend Lease who have been to Willow Tree for two days with 20-30 people,it is great we have such support and appreciate these firms spending their Community Day at Willow Tree carrying out projects which cannot be done by parents. For one person to do this equates to 6 weeks' work.
Dawn Palmer,
Chairman of Willow Tree Management.
Click
here to view quiz application
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Family Fun
Working Day
We have a wonderful Centre but do need your support.
Come and spend a few hours helping us on Saturday 6th October 2007.
Help us to prepare Willow Tree County Campsite for the autumn.
We have pruning, weeding, clearing and lots more to do,or why not bring a bag of daffodils to plant!
Please bring garden spades, forks, rakes, secateurs, pruners, shears and don’t forget your gardening gloves! Come any
time between 10am – 1pm. We will supply the hotdogs and drinks.
Click
here to view flyer
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Bovis Lend
Lease Community Day
20 employees from Bovis Lend Lease spent a full day at Willow Tree in September.
The floors in the Barn Shelters have been re-painted, another BBQ base constructed as well as a base in the compost area.
Treatment to some of the fencing panels was undertaken plus some weeding in the ‘Tranquil Garden’.
Our grateful thanks to them and also to Catherine and her husband Steve who organised the catering which included breakfast, lunch and tea!
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Funding
Success
We have been successful in obtaining a grant from Hillingdon Youth Services to purchase the additional equipment needed for the Archery Range. These include another left-handed bow and longer arrows and we have made contact with an Instructor – more information at a later date.
We will also be replacing some of the tents on the equipped camping sites and purchasing rope to enable people to do pioneering.
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Vision for
the Future
Planning application has been sent in for two additional buildings.
The drawings are on the Notice Board in the activity room for everyone to see and
make comments or suggestions. We cannot alter the exterior due to planning regulations but we can amend the interior.
Comments have been made that we need more activities and the following have been suggested:
Low rope course with boulder wall, sisal trail (similar to the one at HOAC),
rabbit-run.
If you have any ideas on how we can improve Willow Tree please let
us know. willowtree@girlguiding.middxnw.org.uk
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Tranquil Garden
officially opened
On
Wednesday 21st June, the Tranquil Garden was opened by the Mayor of
Hillingdon, Cllr David Routledge, in the presence of local Leaders,
Rangers, Guides, Brownies and Rainbows who were using the other
activity areas that evening. Thanks to everyone who came, and
all those who worked so hard during the family working evening the
week before to ensure Willow Tree was looking at its best.
read more
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Quiz Night
Thursday 13th
November 2008, 7.30pm.
Bring your own bottle,
Christmas refreshments will be provided.
Maximum of 8 people on a team, either arrange your own team or we can sort out on the night.
£6 per person. Barclays to match all funds raised. Click
to view poster (right
click and Save Target As to download Word file) |
Drop In
Archery Sessions
COME AND HAVE A GO & ENJOY A SUMMER EVENING AT WILLOW TREE
- 7.00 – 8.30pm on
Wed 11th June, Thurs 19th June, Wed 25th June, Wed 2nd July, Wed 9th July, Wed 16th July
See if you think your Unit could enjoy a session with us.
£2.00 per person per session. (You can just come for one session; you don’t need to do them all!)
If you would like to book a session, please contact Christine Mills
on accombookings.willowtree@girlguidingmiddxnw.org.uk
or turn up and hope there is room for you! You must book if bringing a Unit. |
Willow Tree
worksheets wanted
We have had a couple of schools enjoying the facilities at Willow Tree and after a meeting with the Head Teachers they informed us they would use Willow Tree more if we could provide work sheets for them.
We do need 3-4 people who would be prepared to do these for us.
Contact Wendy
for further information. |
Barclays Quiz
fundraiser
Try and enter a team. Thursday 12th June |
|
Low Level
Challenge Course - Instructor Day
We have 6 vacancies on the Instructors course
on how to use the Low Level Challenge course at Willow Tree.
The date is booked for Saturday 9th February.
This was successfully carried out
– it was great fun and extremely challenging. Ideal for older Guides, Senior Section and Adults! |
Barclays Quiz
fundraiser
The last Quiz held at Willow Tree was great and
it would be MARVELLOUS if each District could get a team together
on Tuesday 13th November (7.30pm). Although the applications have to go direct to Barclays it would be helpful to me if you could let me know whether you have entered a team.
We value your support at Willow Tree and lately we have had to spend quite a bit of money due to the power surge which damaged every electrical appliance.
For Campers you will find we now have three new main wood shelters and the site wood shelters have been re-roofed thanks to Bovis Lend Lease who have been to Willow Tree for two days with 20-30 people,it is great we have such support and appreciate these firms spending their Community Day at Willow Tree carrying out projects which cannot be done by parents. For one person to do this equates to 6 weeks' work.
Dawn Palmer,
Chairman of Willow Tree Management.
Click
here to view quiz application
|
|
Family Fun
Working Day
We have a wonderful Centre but do need your support.
Come and spend a few hours helping us on Saturday 6th October 2007.
Help us to prepare Willow Tree County Campsite for the autumn.
We have pruning, weeding, clearing and lots more to do,or why not bring a bag of daffodils to plant!
Please bring garden spades, forks, rakes, secateurs, pruners, shears and don’t forget your gardening gloves! Come any
time between 10am – 1pm. We will supply the hotdogs and drinks.
Click
here to view flyer
|
|
Bovis Lend
Lease Community Day
20 employees from Bovis Lend Lease spent a full day at Willow Tree in September.
The floors in the Barn Shelters have been re-painted, another BBQ base constructed as well as a base in the compost area.
Treatment to some of the fencing panels was undertaken plus some weeding in the ‘Tranquil Garden’.
Our grateful thanks to them and also to Catherine and her husband Steve who organised the catering which included breakfast, lunch and tea!
|
|
Funding
Success
We have been successful in obtaining a grant from Hillingdon Youth Services to purchase the additional equipment needed for the Archery Range. These include another left-handed bow and longer arrows and we have made contact with an Instructor – more information at a later date.
We will also be replacing some of the tents on the equipped camping sites and purchasing rope to enable people to do pioneering.
|
|
|
Vision for
the Future
Planning application has been sent in for two additional buildings.
The drawings are on the Notice Board in the activity room for everyone to see and
make comments or suggestions. We cannot alter the exterior due to planning regulations but we can amend the interior.
Comments have been made that we need more activities and the following have been suggested:
Low rope course with boulder wall, sisal trail (similar to the one at HOAC),
rabbit-run.
If you have any ideas on how we can improve Willow Tree please let
us know. willowtree@girlguiding.middxnw.org.uk
|
|
|
Tranquil Garden
officially opened
On
Wednesday 21st June, the Tranquil Garden was opened by the Mayor of
Hillingdon, Cllr David Routledge, in the presence of local Leaders,
Rangers, Guides, Brownies and Rainbows who were using the other
activity areas that evening. Thanks to everyone who came, and
all those who worked so hard during the family working evening the
week before to ensure Willow Tree was looking at its best.
read more
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On Wednesday
21st June, the Tranquil Garden was opened by the Mayor of Hillingdon,
Cllr David Routledge, in the presence of local Leaders, Rangers, Guides,
Brownies and Rainbows who were using the other activity areas that
evening. Thanks to everyone who came, and all those who worked
so hard during the family working evening the week before to ensure
Willow Tree was looking at its best.
Right:
The Mayor of Hillingdon about to cut the ribbon
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Our
new Chief Guide, Liz Burnley attended the opening and spent the
evening exploring the Centre and grounds, and chatting with girls
and adults on her first trip to Middlesex. She said “The Willow Tree Centre is a testament to all the tremendous work and effort that everyone has put in from guiding and local community. The Tranquil Garden is a very special place in a very special space and its name says a lot about what we all need to-day and will act as an oasis of calm in our busy lives”.
Left: The
Chief Guide meets girls from Hillingdon who were trying out
pioneering
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| Also present were
the County and Region Commissioners, and representatives of those
whose donations made the building of the garden possible:
the immediate family of Mary Kinnersley, Pat Coe and Stan Justice
and BAA Heathrow (BAA Colne Valley Environmental Awards) sponsored
the main centrepiece and mature trees, Paradigm Housing funded the
shrubs and Awards for All paid for the paving which will form a walkway with Willow
Arches.
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See page 7 of
August's Guiding Magazine for our moment of fame! More pictures coming soon!
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