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Toadstool Tales – Activity Challenge Badge

We are delighted to share with you our new summer activity challenge badge which is open to all members regardless of age. The challenge will run throughout the month of August 2020 and will consist of 3 elements; Make Discover Create  We’ll be releasing the activity cards/instructions on August 1st 2020 on our website and … Toadstool Tales – Activity Challenge Badge

Tales of Hadlow – Part 3

As many of our leaders will confirm Hadlow has changed over the years from just an overgrown empty field to the beautiful site we have today. The first signs of it becoming a campsite was the appearance of campsite shelters and a container of flush loos, both later replaced with new shelters and a brick … Tales of Hadlow – Part 3

Message from the Hadlow Fairies

A special message has been received by our County President from the Fairy Folk at Hadlow A letter popped through my front door From the fairies at Hadlow, it fell to the floor They wanted to know when they could play With the Rainbows and Brownies on a hot Summers day? I phoned them and … Message from the Hadlow Fairies

Tales of Hadlow Part 2 – Camps

The first camp at Hadlow was a leader’s camp in 1978, perhaps you were there?  Or maybe you have attended the other county camps over the years including the year of the rain at WINC 93 when some sites were evacuated to Willaston school. Then there was WAVE ’98, WAVE 2003 and WAVE 2008 when not … Tales of Hadlow Part 2 – Camps

Tales of Hadlow Part 1

In 1978 Hadlow Cottage was little more than a gardener’s bothy with a derelict greenhouse and overgrown orchard.  By 1988 the cottage had been rebuilt and the greenhouse made into a lean-too shelter. By 1998 lighting had been added and then in 2000 Orchard shelter had been re-glazed, the floor renewed and a sink added … Tales of Hadlow Part 1

All Change in Orchard Shelter

Even though our much loved campsite is closed to visitors our team of contractors have been busy over the last 4 weeks going one by one to continue the improvements to Orchard Shelter. We now have new double glazing installed across the front windows of the shelter which has completely opened up the space and … All Change in Orchard Shelter

Easy Fundraising – Support Hadlow

Girlguiding Wirral: Hadlow Fields Campsite are registered with easyfundraising, which means you can raise FREE donations for us every time you shop online. Over 4,000 shops and sites will donate to us when you use easyfundraising to shop with them – at no extra cost to yourself! These donations really mount up and make a … Easy Fundraising – Support Hadlow

Spring has arrived

After a very wet and windy start to 2020 spring has finally arrived at Hadlow.  The snowdrops and daffodils are in flower across the site along with the first blossom from the crab apple trees.   We’ve welcomed volunteers from Wallasey and West Divisions over the last two months who’ve been tackling the ivy that … Spring has arrived

Hadlow Hamper for 2019

We are pleased to confirm that our Hadlow Jamming Elves have been hard at work all summer so our Hadlow Hampers are now ready to order just in time for Christmas. There are some new things to try this year as well as the old favourites but as ever we have a limited number of … Hadlow Hamper for 2019

All Weather June!

Well June seems to have been a month of two halves at Hadlow this year! Guide Camps had to be cancelled due to the very very heavy rain that soaked the north west at the start of June but I’m please to report that the site coped really well.  The heavy rains have certainly helped … All Weather June!