Joint Division Commissioners Amanda Fisk and Rhoda Miles
Haywards Heath division structure
Girlguiding Haywards Heath has three active districts:
Perrymount district covers communities around the Division Guide Hall, which is behind the Methodist Church in Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath. This district consists of a Rainbow unit, 3 Brownie units and 1 Guide unit.
Rural district encompasses the villages of Ardingly, Horsted Keynes, Lindfield and the surrounding countryside. This district consists of a Brownie unit, 2 joint Rainbow & Brownie units and 2 Guide units.
Town District covers communities around the town centre of Haywards Heath. This district consists of 2 Rainbow units, 2 Brownie units and 2 Guide units.
Ardingly Showground is in our division and Guides have great fun at the West Sussex International Jamborees held there during a week in summer roughly every four years.
Leaders and Guides from Haywards Heath have been involved in several of the County’s trips to South Africa, organised in conjunction with the Coco’s Foundation which is based in Sussex, building houses for orphaned children communities.
Fundraising for local charities has always been important to us, such as taking part in the Haywards Heath Lions Club Swimathon.
Town and Perrymount district Leaders, Guides, Brownies and Rainbows attend the annual Remembrance Parade at Muster Green in Haywards Heath and lay poppy wreaths. Local Guides and Brownies helped in the unveiling of the First World War Memorial. Rural units attend Remembrance ceremonies at their own local village churches.
The Division Guide Hall officially opened in May 1928. It is the meeting place for all the units in Perrymount District and we also hold division and district events there. The local trading depot hosts an annual event in October which, in recent years, has also been combined with a fundraising Macmillan coffee morning. Rainbow, Brownie and Guide units across the division hold outdoor events in the adjacent field including practising their camping skills – cooking on open fires, erecting/striking tents – and singing songs round a campfire.
Haywards Heath Trefoil Guild welcomes anyone over 18 years old (no need to have been a Leader, Guide or Brownie) who is looking to make new friends, travel and explore, learn new skills, serve the local community and who would like to help keep the spirit of Girlguiding alive. Trefoil like to help local Girlguiding units by passing on skills or simply lending a hand when asked. Every Trefoil Guild meeting aims to be inclusive, friendly and fun. Trefoil usually meet once a month on a Thursday evening, but sometimes have daytime meetings, depending on the activity, enquiries can be made to hhtrefoil@outlook.com
All units are run by volunteers and we always need more help to be able to offer more great opportunities to the girls and young women in our County.
If you live in one of our Districts and you or your daughter would like to join us, please register her/yourself on our main Girlguiding website.