Young Leader Tesni Receives Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award

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A message to Girlguiding Gwent from Tesni's Mum (& former leader) Pritti 😀

“Words cannot describe how proud I am to announce that Tesni has achieved her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award ❤️

A fantastic achievement, having started her Bronze Award in the autumn of 2016, her Silver in October 2017 and then Gold a year later.

In that time she ...

  • Took up running and ran a 10k raising £880 for Above & Beyond. 

  • Walked over 250 kms (each expedition was a challenge in different ways) 

  • Learnt to knit

  • Completed a 52 week photography challenge (if anyone wants to see this ask me for the link, it's amazing!)

  • Volunteered a ridiculous number hours with both Rainbows and Brownies

  • Worked as a volunteer at Wellies & Wristbands

  • Most importantly got both of us into henna!!

She has continually shown not only resilience but also downright grit at times!! A far cry from my little Rainbow who used to hide under the table every week!!

A massive thank you to Girlguiding Gwent for the opportunities they give to all our girls but also to all of you who have agreed to be her assessors over time!”

Thank you to all our volunteers for helping our girls grow from Rainbows to inspiring young women. This is a true example how your influence has inspired Tesni to explore and grow to achieve some amazing things.

Stephanie Woodland