Guides de Naninne to share facilities with scouts and local school

The Guides de Naninne will move to a shared facility in Naninne, Belgium, after a dispute over rent and occupancy terms forced them to vacate their long-term home.

The group must leave the Al'fontenale hall by January 31, 2027, following a disagreement with the owner, the association Patrimoine du Doyenné de Jambes. To accommodate the 150 members of the Guides de Naninne, the Ville de Namur arranged a cohabitation agreement with neighboring organizations.

Starting December 15, the girls will share a building with the Scouts de Wierde. The city is currently renovating the space to divide it into two sections so that both groups can operate side by side. While the older members of both groups will share this primary site, the youngest children will use a different space. The youngest members of both groups will meet in a dining container at the école communale de Naninne during weekends.

The school will provide a garage for the guides to store camping gear, provided they do not keep flammable materials inside. The leaders of the Guides de Naninne and the Scouts de Wierde plan to sign their cohabitation agreements during a joint dinner on November 14.