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Did you know .....

Girlguiding UK is the largest youth organisation for girls in the UK today.
More than 50 per cent of the female population of the UK has been involved in guiding at some time in their lives.
Around 30 per cent of eight-year-old girls are in Brownies.
More than 14 per cent of six-year-old girls are in Rainbows.
Members can take part in a wide range of activities from abseiling to party planning and from circus skills to survival.
Girlguiding UK is a founder member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, the largest youth organisation for girls in the world with more than 10 million members in 144 countries.
Celebrity former members include Cat Deeley, Glenda Jackson, Lorraine Kelly, Mo Mowlan, Anita Roddick, Helen Sharman (the first British woman in space), Tanni Grey-Thompson, Zoe Ball, Emma Thompson, Gail Porter, Carole Vorderman, Delia Smith, Carol Smillie, Kate Moss, Davina McCall and Cherie Booth.
Celebrity Ambassadors include Anthea Turner, Fiona Phillips and Anna Ford.

Being a Rainbow, Brownie, Guide or member of the Senior Section is lots of fun and a great way of making friends.
Girls and young women can get involved in an enormous range of exciting activities from outdoor challenges including climbing, abseiling and canoeing to learning new skills such as first aid, becoming a circus performer, toy making and much more. And then there’s the opportunities guiding provides for international travel, getting involved in community action projects, camping and trying out new sports.
But there’s more to guiding than having a good time. Guiding is a game with a purpose. It provides opportunities for girls and young women to:

Be challenged by new experiences and achieve a sense of pride in accomplishment.
Think for themselves and make decisions.
Undertake teamwork and acquire leadership skills.
Acquire self-awareness, self-respect and self-confidence.
Develop personal values which give their lives meaning and direction.
Do their best according to their abilities.
Seek spiritual development.
Contribute to society.
Live by a simple code - the Guide Law.

Guides come from all kinds of backgrounds. Guiding is open to every girl or young woman - regardless of race, faith or personal circumstance. Guiding respects the special requirements of each girl's faith or culture, such as dress, diet, holy days and so on.

Adult Volunteers

Were you a Brownie yourself?
Or a Guide? Fond memories?
Why not register to help out at a Rainbow, Brownie or Guide unit? ‘Helping out’ can mean anything from becoming a Unit Helper and giving a hand once a week at meetings for 1 ½ hours, to becoming a fully fledged Guider involved with planning meetings, going on training weekends twice a year, doing sleepovers, going camping, travelling…you choose! Either way, you have the opportunity to take part in a myriad of activities, make lots of new friends and join an organisation that is 10 million strong worldwide.