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The Gene Radio Show
Sunday, 5 July 2026
The July edition of The Gene Radio Show featured Maxine alongside girls from Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, and Rangers, with guest Thayer. The programme explored their guiding activities, focusing on summer experiences and upcoming events. Discussions covered county activities, new uniform launches, and various challenge badges, providing a comprehensive update on Girlguiding Essex North East.
Highlights included block printing at Brownies and ball games at a Ranger unit. There was talk of stargazing trips and summer camps such as EIJ, Welles, and Rispans, as well as the county event Energy Burst. The show also announced the launch of a new Girlguiding uniform, with a uniform evening set for July 28th. Details were shared about a fun, bright blue challenge badge and the Pumpkin Spotting Challenge.
About this show
The Gene Radio Show was made by Girl Guides. It belonged to Girlguiding Essex North East: Guides from across the county joined Maxine J in the studio, a rotating team of young co-hosts sharing guiding life, community stories, and conversations with politicians and celebrities. For more than a decade, the programme put guiding on the air in the Guides’ own voices.
It began on Saint FM 94.7 in Maldon, a station which has since closed, and moved to Chelmsford Community Radio in 2015. On CCR it was on air on the first Sunday of the month, from 2015 until 2 August 2026, and the archive holds 133 editions. The show has now ended.