Lord Mayor’s Show 2019 Challenge
Lord Mayor
’s Show 2019
Girlguiding Sussex Central
C h a e ll g e d n a g B e
48 Members of Girlguiding Sussex Central will be participating in the 2019 Lord Mayor’s Show on Saturday 9th November 2019 Even if you aren’t part of the parade you too can be part of it by completing this challenge and gaining your LMS 2019 Badge! Details of how to obtain your badge are at the end of this booklet, all profits will go towards financing the event with any surplus being donated to The Lord Mayors Charity for the year 2019.
A brief History of the Lord Mayor of London
The office of Lord Mayor was instituted in 1189, the first holder of the office being Henry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone. The Mayor of the City of London has been elected by the City, rather than appointed by the Sovereign, ever since a Royal Charter was issued by King John in 1215. The title "Lord Mayor" came to be used after 1354,
Lord Mayors are elected for one-year terms; by custom, they do not now serve more than one consecutive term but numerous individuals have served multiple terms in office in the past, including the famous Sir Richard ('Dick') Whittington (1397, 1398, 1406 and 1419 – 4 terms)
Almost 700 people have served as Lord Mayor.
Dame Mary Donaldson GBE, elected in 1983, and Dame Fiona Woolf DBE, elected in 2013, are the only women to have held the office.
We hope that you will find there are challenges suitable for all sections and ages, adults can join in too! But please feel free to adapt. It is permissible to do as a group. Why not hold a series of unit meetings with a London theme? For ideas Visit https://www.girlguidinglaser.org.uk/resources/ then London Challenge Or try the website https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/london
To gain your badge, Rainbows should complete any 5, Brownies 8, and all others 10 challenges. We trust you to be honest. Where appropriate challenges have been linked to the six themes of the new Girlguiding programme Members of Sussex Central who complete 5 challenges will also have contributed to their County 40th Year Badge!
Challenge 1 (Have Adventures)
Attend the Lord Mayors Show in 2018 or 2019 with your unit, family or friends & cheer Girlguiding! Alternatively watch on TV. Why not send a ‘tickertape’ message to encourage the team? You can download a full size version of this by ‘googling’ route map Lord Mayor’s Show
Challenge 2 (Express Myself) Have a musical meeting. Learn / sing / dance/ listen to some London songs / rhymes (various versions by a variety of artists can be found on YouTube) For example
Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner The Lambeth Walk Baker Street London Calling Wheels On The Bus Go Round And Round London’s Burning Oranges & Lemons Burlington Bertie from Bow Knees up Mother Brown London Bridge is falling Down
Challenge 3 The River Thames which runs through London is both a tidal and non-tidal river depending on where you look at it, it is also the longest river entirely in England. Draw a map of its route from source to sea, marking some of the places it passes through, show where the source is and where it enters the sea.
Challenge 4 London has many famous landmarks. How many of these can you find on a map of London? Which ones are actually in the City of London? Maybe you can find more? 1. Big Ben 11. The ‘Gherkin’ 2. House Of Parliament 12. City Hall 3. The London Eye 13. Guild hall 4. Nelson’s Column 14. Albert hall 5. St Pauls Cathedral 15. Globe Theatre 6. The Shard 16. Cleopatra’s needle 7. Buckingham Palace 17. Horse Guard’s parade 8. The Monument 18. Royal Observatory 9. Westminster Abbey 19. Bank of England 10. Marble Arch 20. Tower Bridge
Challenge 5 (Express Myself) Draw a picture / collage of one of the 20 listed landmarks
Challenge 6 (Take Action)
Over third of London’s 8 million population is non British and hosts over 15 million international visitors each year. How learn to say hello/ welcome in other languages, can you learn over 20! Here are some examples
Bienvenue Benvenuto Kyaosopartaa Herzlich Willkommen Yōkoso Velkommen Akwaaba Kuwakaribisha Welkom Huānyíng Bienvenido Croeso
Challenge 7 (Skills For My Future) Every summer the Queen hosts a series of Garden parties at Buckingham Palace. Hold your own garden party.
Challenge 8 (Express Myself) Every March / April the universities of Cambridge & Oxford hold a boat race on the Thames for men & women, find out the traditional names of their boats. Make paper boats and sail them (maybe have your own race?) or make edible boats and eat them!
Challenge 9 (Express Myself)/ (Skills For My Future)
A famous Lord Mayor of London was Dick Whittington Read / listen to his story or go to a Dick Whittington pantomime if there is one near you. Find out about one of the women Lord Mayors.
Challenge 10
Complete the word search below (answers at the end)
Find the following words in the puzzle Words are hidden 1. Thames 2. Buckingham Palace 3. Big Ben 4. Guildhall 5. Nelson’s Column 6. Lord Mayor 7. Marathon 8. Marble Arch 9. Livery Company 10. St Paul’s Cathedral 11. The Monument 12. Westminster Abbey 13. Float 14. Parade 15. The Gherkin 16. The Barbican 17. Dick Whittington 18. Square Mile
Challenge 11 (Be Well)
The London Marathon is a very famous race of 26.2 miles through the streets of London, stage your own race or walk – you don’t have to do the full distance, but why not cover the distance between all members of your unit over a term?
Challenge 12 (Take Action) Each Lord Mayor nominates a charity to be supported during their term of office, raise some money to support it or choose a charity of your own, you could link this to Challenges 7 /11.
Challenge 13 London Underground is world famous, can you name these stations from the clues (Answers at the end) 1 Home of the 11 Heidi’s home bread maker 2 Wed the skeleton 12 The Bards home 3 ……..is falling 13 On the side of down the head 4 An ellipse 14 Sooty monks? 5 Angry monarch 15 Boxing rules 6 A lasting 16 Scholars ring reminder show 7 A wet 17 Tennis at convenience 180 degrees 8 The way to store 18 Action Man can’t aeroplanes but…… 9 Herbivore and a 19 Tied to the chess piece opening 10 Peruvian exile 20 Where the found in left Tower’s birds luggage play?
Challenge 14 (Express Myself) The Lord Mayor of London is chosen from the Livery Companies (Guilds of workers), there are over 100, some of them are shown below. They each have their own shield to represent them. Draw a shield to represent your name / unit /County.
Challenge 15 (Skills For My Future)
Many of the Livery Companies have unfamiliar names, what do you think these do? Find out about five of them. Would you like to work for any of them?
Mercers' Company Curriers' Company Loriners' Company Skinners' Company Coopers' Company Glovers' Company Salters' Company Bowyers' Company Pattenmakers' Vintners' Company Fletchers' Company Company Tallow Chandlers' Scriveners' Company Watermen & Company Broderers' Company Lightermen's Girdlers' Company Upholders' Company Company Saddlers' Company Turners' Company Cordwainers' Horners' Company Company Paviors' Company
Challenge 16 (Skills For My Future) / (Know Myself) Be part of the extended Lord Mayor’s Show Team, for example administration support, sourcing materials, construction of the float, walking on the day.
Word Search answers
Underground Answers 1 Home of the Baker Street 11 Heidi’s home Swiss Cottage bread maker 2 Wed the skeleton Marylebone 12 The Bards home Stratford 3 ……..is falling London Bridge 13 On the side of Temple down the head 4 An ellipse Oval 14 Sooty monks? Blackfriars 5 Angry monarch Kings Cross 15 Boxing rules Queensbury 6 A lasting Monument 16 Scholars ring Oxford Circus reminder show 7 A wet Waterloo 17 Tennis at South Wimbledon convenience 180 degrees 8 The way to store Hangar Lane 18 Action Man can’t Barbican aeroplanes but…… 9 Herbivore and a Elephant and 19 Tied to the Moorgate chess piece Castle opening 10 Peruvian exile Paddington 20 Where the Ravenscourt Park found in left Tower’s birds luggage play?
Thank you for taking part in Girlguiding Sussex Central LMS 2019 Challenge Badge and well done.
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