Lisa

Loves good food, stylish gifts, hill walking , travelling and Girlguiding. Continually supporting Lochaber Mountain Rescue in memory of my late fiance Dave.

[Lisa @DeFlorenti]

@Derby_Canal Used to run along the bottom of my Dads old house many years ago. He told tales of boyhood raft adventures even though he couldn’t swim !

[Lisa @DeFlorenti]

@bclmdirector @BCLivingMuseum Huge congratulations- well deserved !

[Lisa @DeFlorenti]

@bernarddonoghue Think they’ve been hacked ??

[Four Seasons Total Landscaping @TotalSeasons]

Had to cancel a contract in Springfield today because of the weather. It was raining cats and dogs. I’m stuffed.

[Simon Carter @Scoutsscarter]

Love this Story - well done Godiva Explorers from @Coventryscouts https://t.co/QMWw1XTBeO

[Lisa @DeFlorenti]

@_katie_crowther Many congratulations - always looking for guest speakers at the museum I'm a Trustee for @OldHouseMuseum !!

[Lisa @DeFlorenti]

@Girlguiding What about working with your volunteers first ? #TellUsWhy

[Save our Girlguiding Activity centres @SaveourTACs]

Penny, a Brownie in @GirlguidingSWE, baked cupcakes & made hot chocolate to raise £43.15 for @FoxiesFuture toward their fully-funded >£4m bid to #SaveFoxlease.

If @GirlguidingCEO can't #TellUsWhy the bid was rejected, maybe she can explain to Penny her hard work wasn't enough?

[Save our Girlguiding Activity centres @SaveourTACs]

A rainbow raised an amazing £200 for @FoxiesFuture by setting up a hook-a-duck stall in her local park.

If @Girlguiding won't #TellUsWhy they rejected fully-funded, above asking price bids to #SaveWaddow and #SaveFoxlease, perhaps @Chief_Guide can explain to this rainbow?

[Save our Girlguiding Activity centres @SaveourTACs]

Waddington Brownies from @Girlguiding_LE designed an "our happy home" badge and donated their pocket money to support @WaddowHallTrust's fully-funded bid to #SaveWaddow.

Can @Girlguiding & @GirlguidingCEO explain to them why their contributions weren't "best value"?

#TellUsWhy

[Save our Girlguiding Activity centres @SaveourTACs]

"I'm also currently questioning if I want to be associated with an organisation that disregards its members so openly." - Louisa, @Girlguiding volunteer

More and more members feel this way. #TellUsWhy you don't value the £millions young members and volunteers have raised...

[Save our Girlguiding Activity centres @SaveourTACs]

.@Girlguiding says it is seeking "best value and outcomes".

What is the value of reputational damage, @GirlguidingCEO?
What is the value of volunteer goodwill, @TracyFoster268?
What is the value of missed life opportunities, @SallyKettle?

#TellUsWhy

https://t.co/MsV7lehpTv

[Save our Girlguiding Activity centres @SaveourTACs]

Yet another @Girlguiding leader, commissioner, and trainer told us that they are considering leaving.

Volunteers repeatedly told us that it was the lack of transparency around the decision not to sell #Foxlease & #WaddowHall to @FoxiesFuture & @WaddowHallTrust. Just #TellUsWhy!

[Save our Girlguiding Activity centres @SaveourTACs]

"Everyone from Brownies to local businesses had pitched in with the fundraising and the group was hopeful it had put together a successful bid. But the winning bidder is not @WaddowHallTrust."

Read how @Girlguiding "gazumped" their own volunteers in this week's @PrivateEyeNews.

[Save our Girlguiding Activity centres @SaveourTACs]

"This was never discussed by members, and it makes me feel like we don't matter." - a @Girlguiding volunteer on the decision not to sell the activity centres to @FoxiesFuture and @WaddowHallTrust.

Members want to be heard & they want @GirlguidingCEO & @Chief_Guide to #TellUsWhy

[Save our Girlguiding Activity centres @SaveourTACs]

Both @FoxiesFuture and @WaddowHallTrust are led by incredibly experienced & professional women who have spent the last year fundraising and making very credible plans to #SaveFoxlease and #SaveWaddow.

#TellUsWhy they are being disempowered by @Girlguiding, @GirlguidingCEO

[Save our Girlguiding Activity centres @SaveourTACs]

"Absolutely devastated" is the reaction of this Brownie Leader from @GuidingDerbys, after the news that fully-funded bids for #WaddowHall from @WaddowHallTrust & #Foxlease from @FoxiesFuture - who want to keep these outdoor centres close to Guiding - were rejected by @Girlguiding

[Save our Girlguiding Activity centres @SaveourTACs]

"We are the ones week in, week out giving up our time. I know we get something out of it, but it leaves me feeling unsupported from the top and that they do not care."

@GirlguidingCEO, @Chief_Guide, @SallyKettle: Please #TellUsWhy @Girlguiding volunteers shouldn't feel this way.

[Save our Girlguiding Activity centres @SaveourTACs]

The decision to refuse bids from @FoxiesFuture and @WaddowHallTrust left this @Girlguiding Leader & Trainer feeling "incredibly sad and disappointed".

Volunteers told us there is "no transparency" & the charities making bids had no feedback on why bids were refused. #TellUsWhy