Pax Lodge
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| Owner | WAGGGS |
| Location | London |
| Country | England |
| Founded | 1990 |
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Pax Lodge is the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) World Centre in London, England. It was opened in 1990 but was not the first world centre in England. It was preceded by Olave House, named after Olave Baden-Powell which was preceded by Our Ark.
Pax Lodge is next to the WAGGGS World Bureau in Olave Centre at 12c Lyndhurst Road, London NW3 5PQ.
Like all World Centres it provides a place to stay for Girl people and Girl Guides and is a centre for educational sessions and other activities. The other WAGGGS centers are: Our Chalet in Switzerland, Our Cabaña in Mexico, and Sangam World Girl Guide/Girl Scout Center in India.
The centre can accommodate up to 59 people at once. There is a conference suite.
On the ground floor, there are pigeon holes. These were given by Australian Girl Guides in Tasmania in commemoration of Tasmanians who were a part of the Guide International Service after World War II.[1]
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[edit] Name
The name Pax Lodge was chosen with two factors in mind. Firstly, the two family homes of the Robert and Olave Baden Powell incorporated Pax, the Latin word for peace. These were Pax Hill and Paxtu. Secondly, the building was built on the site of an earlier house, Rosslyn Lodge, home of the Earl of Rosslyn.
[edit] House Assistant programme
Volunteers work at Pax Lodge for 3 - 5 months as House Assistants. These volunteers are girls aged between 18-25 and are active members of WAGGGS.
[edit] Guiders-in-Charge
- Pauline Siddiqi (Canada) - February 1990 to February 1992[2]
- Paula Schlumbrecht (USA) - March 1992 to February 1995[2]
[edit] Song
Pax Lodge has its own song. The copyright is held by Julie Felix.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Stories. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ a b Former staff and Volunteers 1990 - 2000. Pax Lodge. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
