The ARC hosted another very successful Heritage Open Days weekend on 12-14 September with lots of different sorts of visitors. This was held alongside the annual Wildflowers Garage Trail, literally putting us on the map, and that attracted more people onto the estate. Guides from Norwich booked and made the most of a free day,…

Help us celebrate We’ll be open from 10.00 -16.00 on 12, 13 and 14 Sept as part of  Heritage Open Days, so come and help us celebrate the ARC’s 10th anniversary together with 100 years of Thinking Day, when Girl Guides remember friends all over the world – 11.5 million members in 153 countries. To…

The ARC was delighted to be invited to be on the stamp trail at Hautbois Fest over the long weekend 14-16  August when 592 participants came through our doors to do the WAGGGS and Thinking Day quiz, remembering the worldwide club we all belong to! The feedback was really good with lots of smiley faces….

The ARC was delighted when news came out of events to be planned in counties to help celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Queen’s Guide award, especially because it had to be organised alongside Girlguiding archives. In Norfolk we are so very fortunate that we are in a really good position to be able to…

We are delighted that we have been chosen by Heritage Open Days as one of their 10 Awesome Archives for this year. Have a look and see what they say about us, and come and see on one of our Heritage Open Days in September 10 Awesome Archives

 Once again the ARC participated in the Royal Norfolk Show for 2026; the challenge this year being the hot, hot, hot aspect to it!  We welcomed approximately 700 visitors to the stand.   We were pleased to be in a good situation along the front of the Girlguiding stand, supported with Norfolk Trefoil Guild, including…

We last mentioned the Guide of Dunkirk on 14th October when some of the ARC volunteers made their way to Reedham in Norfolk to learn how to make rope to contribute to the restoration of the ex RNLI lifeboat. This week has seen the launch of the absolutely stunning restored lifeboat. Abbey and her team welcomed…

The ARC is always delighted to participate in Hautbois Activity Centre events, and this year’s Open Days were as special as ever with 1000 people signed up for each day. The ARC team were delighted to set light to the fire, ready steady cooking ready for toasting marshmallows to be squashed between chocolate digestives, much…

Everyone’s invited to the ARC’s 10th Anniversary, so come and see us and play our Time Travelling Wide Game. Look at the poster below for all the information, and click here to RSVP

Nora’s Collection: shining a light on Girlguiding then and now   The Nora project continues to move along, gathering pace as it goes.  We were on the lookout for a new theme for 2026, and when we were asked about guiding 100 years ago, linking in with the centenary of Thinking Day, realised we were on to…