Epsom United Reformed Church

 Youth Groups

GUIDES  

The Guide Association is the largest voluntary organisation for women and girls in this country, with about 700,000 members.  Guiding was started in 1910 by Robert Baden-Powell, following his success with Scouting, when he realised that girls wanted the same adventure.

Any girl of 10 or over can join the Guide Association as a Guide and can stay until they are 15.  The girls are organised into patrols of between four and eight, and each patrol plans its own activities with the support of a Guide Guider so that each guide learns to share in decisions that affect herself and the other in the patrol.

Being a Guide is about belonging to a group, learning new skills, making friends and helping others.  Each Guide is encouraged to achieve her own personal goals through a progressive programme with the opportunity to work for for a vasriety of badges.  This allows the girl to mature and develop at her own pace.

As well as camps and holidays there is a wide range of other outdoor activities from abseiling to walking.  Specialist activities are always supervised by qualified instructors.

Each guide pays a small subscription to the Unit to cover costs of equipment, badges and the meeting hall.  Our Company, the 12th Epsom, meet in Unity Hall on Thursday evenings during term time between 19.00 and 20.30.

BROWNIE GUIDES

The Brownie Guides are younger sisters of the Guides, and enjoy a range of activities and badge work suited to their age range.

The Brownie Guides follow a structured achievement scheme called  the Journey, split up into  Footpath, Road and Highway, one for each of their three years in the Unit.

Brownies at 'Brownie Revels' at Blacklands Camp Site

Some of the activities they enjoy are carol singing, cooking, music-making, games, craft work, snowdrop picking, barbecues and quizzes.  And the Brownies, too, have an item for the annual Church concert, 'Entertainment U.R.C.!'   

A Party in Unity Hall

RAINBOWS

The Rainbows are the youngest members of the Guide family and take girls from age 5 to 7.   They are introduced to Guiing activities suitable for their age, and normally progress from Rainbows to Brownies.

We currently do not have a Rainbow group taking place on our premises, but we can put you in touch with the local Guide organisation who will advise you of your nearest group.

Please contact us for more information.

BOYS' ORGANISATIONS

We do not currently have an organisation specifically for boys taking place on our premises.  However, Scout Groups and Boys' Brigade companies are in the area, and we can put you in touch with them.

MONDAY CLUB

Our newest group, Monday Club, is for all children aged 5 to 10,  the main activities being joint and individual craft work.  The topic for the evening is usually based on a special activity, anniversary, Saint's Day, etc., which is happening in that week, for example, 'Poi Making' for New Zealand, and paper aeroplanes to celebrate Bleriot's crossing of the Channel. The children usually leave proudly bearing the results of their work to show their parents.

This group meets on Monday evenings during school terms, between 18:00 (6 p.m.) and 19:00 (7 p.m.)

Please contact Alan Wood for more information.