Mamma Mia! Cumbria South know how to party!!
1,500 members descend on Crooklands for a fab evening's entertainment
On 5th September, Girlguiding Cumbria South joined over 550,000 girls and women in the UK's biggest birthday bash of the year, the launch of Girlguiding UK's Centenary celebrations.
Tutus, funky pink clothes and wellies were the order of the day for the 1,500 Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Senior Section and Adult volunteers who descended on Crooklands from all corners of southern Cumbria for "Cumbagig". The action packed event was one of hundreds that took place at the same time throughout the UK to mark the first 100 years of guiding.
With the sun making a rare appearance, the crowd were treated to performances from top tribute bands, "The Greatest Take That" and "ABBA Vision". The Mayor of Dalton in Furness, Liz Young, and Mayor of Kendal, John Bateson, were also in attendance and met many of the local members and spoke to them about why they enjoyed being involved with guiding.
Just before the concert, members of The Greatest Take That admitted that, "Performing in front of 1500 girls will be scary, but we're really looking forward to it and I know we'll all have a good time." Erica and Jessica both 9, from Burton in Kendal Brownies definitely agreed, "It was well good, The Greatest Take That were brilliant! We love being Brownies; we do lots of fun things such as going on sleepovers."
Barb Littlewood, Girlguiding Cumbria South County Commissioner said, "It's confirmation that guiding is very much alive in Cumbria South, and this is just the start of a year long programme of once-in-a-lifetime adventures and events that will be taking place throughout the county."
After the event, Barb shared her thoughts about the day,"After months of planning, the day dawned, early - but far from bright! After setting the show up and several showers later - the buses started to arrive, spilling out a sea of girls, their leaders and their friends, from my end of the field, all I could see was a long crocodile of PINK, YELLOW, RED AND BLUE Tutus, feather boas, hats, bunny ears and tee shirts - and most of all smiling faces, and just as the girls arrived in front of the stage, the sun shone. The atmosphere was electric once the Greatest Take That band came on stage, the girls' faces beamed as they danced, threw their arms in the air and screamed, shouted and sang their hearts out.
All that hard work had paid off and the effort put in by so many faded into insignificance. An event such as Cumbagig just shows how relevant Girlguiding Cumbria South is to today's girl, a real "mountain top moment" for everyone to enjoy. Confirmation for me that guiding in Cumbria South is very much alive and ready for the Centenary and beyond."
Check out the pictures from Cumbagig!
