County Matters: Amanda is the editor of County Matters, our County magazine.  We are using it not only for internal general communication - a vehicle for sharing news of past and future events, programme ideas and information from advisers - but also for sharing information about guiding with the wider community – so that you can leave it in waiting rooms and displayed on notice boards.  Excerpts from County Matters are also available on the County website.       

IT/ Website: Jacqui is our IT and Website adviser. 

The County website communicates very effectively with those inside and outside the movement.  We’ve had feedback from across the UK and many countries overseas.  Jacqui is keen to put anything and everything on to the website – so if you want to advertise an event or pass on some news or information, please let them know.  

IT training: Jacqui also offers training in all manner of aspects of IT, to help you make better use of technology and to help you communicate more professionally and more efficiently.  The trainings are very informative and very informal – you work at your own pace learning something completely new or improving on existing skills.  If there’s something you’d like to be able to do on your PC, they probably have a course to help you – and if not they’ll probably write a new one – just ask!

Guide and Scout Liaison: Debbie does this role.  We have recently signed a new agreement with Sussex Central Guides and West Sussex Scouts – “Guides and Scouts - Working Together Across West Sussex”.  Debbie works with her counterparts from Sussex Central Guides and West Sussex Scouts to maintain and build relationships and to promote joint activities across both organisations.

West Sussex Council for Voluntary Youth Services (WSCVYS): Anita is our representative on the WSCVYS executive.  Their aim is to offer help and support, both practical and financial, to any of the member youth groups (including ourselves, the Scouts, St John’s Ambulance & the Girls Brigade).  Grants are available if requested.  Anita will be able to send you the application form and help you complete it.  To find out about equipment available to hire, click here...

Archive: Margaret is our County Archivist.  What Margaret doesn’t know about the history of guiding in our County probably isn’t worth knowing!  She has all manner of goods - books, magazines, log books, uniforms, press cuttings – from over the years, that she’s maintaining for future Guiding generations.  Margaret is very happy to do talks for units and groups – she’s excellent at communicating our history and traditions.  If you’d like her to visit your Unit / District / Division, just ask, you won’t be disappointed.

Displays: Sally is the County display coordinator.  She holds some of the County display boards, along with display material and photographs, which are available for you to borrow – with or without Sally’s expertise.  Displays communicate what we are about, so they must be as informative as possible.  If you need some help or advice about your display give Sally a ring and she will be more than happy to help.

Recruitment: This role is all about communicating outside Guiding.  It’s all about ensuring that Guiding is seen to work within the community.  It’s about telling people what Guiding is about and encouraging more volunteers to become involved in some way, maybe as a leader, an occasional helper, a secretary or a treasurer.  There are many and varied opportunities available.  

This post is currently vacant, so in the meantime, please contact Angela for any help, advice or further information.  

Public Relations Adviser: Michelle is our County PRA.  This role is all about publicizing and promoting guiding and helping members to publicize and promote guiding.  There are many aspects to this role - it may be effectively achieving positive, high profile coverage in the media, writing press releases, doing a radio interview or putting up posters in the library, to name just a few.

e-mail coordinator: Jacky is our email coordinator.  We are looking to make far better use of technology for communication, primarily amongst ourselves, between members, but also with our contacts, supporters and other interested parties.  We are especially looking to make a more widespread and coordinated use of e-mails, to enable information to reach you faster and to enable you to get information out to those who need it faster.  

This post is currently vacant, so in the meantime, please contact Angela for any help, advice or further information.