All aboard the ARC Express!

Come with us on a journey through 11 decades of Girlguiding history to find out how the idea of a “game with a purpose” developed into the UK’s largest youth organisation dedicated completely to girls. The Girlguiding Norfolk Archive Resource Centre (ARC) at Coltishall, Norfolk, will host a time travelling weekend on a railway theme, with a timetable packed with things to see and do. Stations to visit will include a 1940s camp kitchen, where you can try your hand at Blitz cooking, a fashion show of guiding uniforms through the decades, an exhibition showing the Royal Family’s role in the Movement and, of course, a buffet car serving delicious tea , scones and a celebratory cake. There will also be a chance to take the Tenderfoot Test, which Guides had to complete before being enrolled in 1910, games, quizzes and a unique mosaic trail around the grounds. And there always has to be a campfire and singing as part of guiding; can you remember your favourite songs?

Timings & Tours

Friday 13 September:

1000-1600

Saturday 14 September:

1000-1600

Sunday 15 September:

1000-1600

Location & directions

Girlguiding Norfolk Archive Resource Centre, 14 Great Hautbois Road, Coltishall, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 7JN

Directions:

The ARC is opposite Hautbois Activity Centre, in the grounds of Patteson Lodge Estate.

Contact on day:

Helen Green

Telephone number:

+447711092176

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

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