Girlguiding Sheffield
Trefoil Guild aims to keep alive the spirit of the Guide/Scout Promise and Law amongst its members and to carry that spirit into the communities in which the members live and work, and to give practical, financial and moral support to Girlguiding/Scouting.
Full membership is open to anyone aged 18 or over, whether or not they have been a member of Girlguiding or The Scout Association, but are willing to make the Guide Promise. The Chairman is responsible for the administration of Trefoil Guild within Girlguiding Sheffield, acting as a link between Trefoil Guild members and Girlguiding, between the guilds within Sheffield, and the regional Trefoil Guild Executive Committee.
Trefoil members can offer help or even a whole evening on such things as:
- Semaphore
- Guiding history
- Heritage or traditions
- Badges
- Knots
- Outdoor and indoor cooking
- Camp skills
- Gadgets
- Campfires and singing
- Scottish, Country, Morris dancing
- Handbell ringing
- Crafts of many kinds
- Knitting
- Environmental games
- Science activities
And always "another pair of hands"
Contact your local commissioner or Trefoil Chair for individuals who may help. Contact names and numbers for the different guilds are available in the County Directory.
There are three Trefoil Guilds within Girlguiding Sheffield and they will all be delighted to welcome new members:
City Trefoil Guild meets at The Central United Reform Church on Norfolk Street on the 2nd Thursday in the month at 1.30 - 4pm
Dore Trefoil Guild: Various venues and dates
South West Trefoil Guild meets at St John's Church on Abbeydale Road South on the 3rd Monday in the month at 7.45pm
The Walkers (around 6 miles) meet on the third Thursday of the month, mostly using public transport to access their walks. We welcome any Trefoil member or member of Girlguiding Sheffield. Please contact Dianne Bollom.
Strollers (1-2 miles) meet in the summer months on various days. Please contact Anne Barraclough.
In 1940. Miss Mary Porter suggested meetings for members of the 2nd District Ranger Co - most of them were young mothers so the meetings were held in the afternoons. From these meetings, Trefoil Clubs were formed for Rangers over the age of 25 and retired members of the movement, which eventually developed into the Trefoil Guild that we know today. So in 1943, the Trefoil Guild was formed and Miss Porter was appointed CHQ recorder.
Unstone Grange became a popular destination for County Guild Conferences with 31 members at the first one in 1946. By 1947, there were 2 Guilds in Sheffield but by 1948 there was 1 in each Division. At the first national conference in London in 1949 the theme was "Friendship and Service". Out of this, a decision was made that Trefoil Guild should have its own badge. From these early days Trefoil has flourished with now over 18,000 members nationally and over 60 in Sheffield.