Girlguiding Anglia is one of the nine Countries and Regions of
Girlguiding UK
Girlguiding is the operating name of The Guide Association, previously named The Girl Guides Association and is the national guiding organisation of the United Kingdom. It is the UK's largest girl-only youth organisation. Girlguiding is a char ...
. It is further subdivided into twelve Girlguiding Counties. These are not the same as the
counties defined by the British government.
Counties
Girlguiding Anglia is subdivided into twelve counties. These are:
* Bedfordshire
* Buckinghamshire
* Cambridgeshire West
Cambridgeshire East* Essex North East
* Essex South East
* Essex West
* Hertfordshire
* Lincolnshire South
Norfolk* Oxfordshire
* Suffolk
Campsites and Activity Centres
Hautbois Residential and Activity Centre
Hautbois is the Residential and Activity Centre owned by Girlguiding Anglia. The Region's office are located on the estate. It is located on the outskirts of
Coltishall
Coltishall is a village on the River Bure, west of Wroxham, in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located within the Norfolk Broads.
History
Coltishall's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Cohhede's la ...
, near the city of
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...
.
Hautbois was built in the 19th century. It has been owned by Girlguiding Anglia since 1984 and has been a Residential and Activity Centre since 1988. It has had links with Guiding since the early part of the 20th century. Its previous owners, Beth and Phillipa Patteson were committed Guides from childhood and the property had often been used for Guiding activities.
Image:Houseandlake.jpg, Hautbois House
Image:Hautboistrainingroom.JPG, Training and Dining Room Extension in 2007
References
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External links
Girlguiding Anglia
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