Girlguiding South West England
Laura Cottey has been in Guiding since joining Brownies as a seven year old. A busy working mum with a young son, Laura is currently a Brownie Leader in Wiltshire South and says being with the 7-10 year olds in her Brownie unit is 'fantastic'. 'I love the fact that I can go and spend time with them, it's a great way to decompress'. Laura is also aware of the difference volunteering makes to the lives and prospects of the girls she comes into contact with and says she finds it hugely rewarding to see the positive changes they go through during their time with Girlguiding and the way having female role models from all walks of life motivates and inspires them.
Girlguiding Inspire is the new name for the 18-30 Guiding community which promises to be flexible, challenging, inspiring, empowering, fun and inclusive:
'We will be the place to come for all 18-30 year old women in the UK. We provide opportunities to help us develop into empowered, independent women. We will support each other to build a supportive and fun community. We will help ourselves to find our place within Girlguiding and the wider world. We will lead this together.'
You can find out more on the Girlguiding Website - click here.
We have created a new badge to celebrate Girlguiding Inspire SWE. There are no plans for Girlguiding to produce a badge and ours is available for anyone to buy. It's available now from our online shop priced at just £1.00 plus postage and packing - click here to order yours today!
The Region has frozen its subscription for 2021 and this will remain at £10.50 per member for the forthcoming year.
In view of the postponement of the Region's 50th Birthday Party, we are extending the Chief's Charity Challenge 2020-21 which will now close on Thinking Day 2022.
The 10 charities chosen by our members to benefit from the Chief's Charity Challenge 2020-21 are:
The Girlguiding South West England Region is made up of 16 diverse Counties and Islands, each with Divisions and/or Districts and individual Units which are often quite unique from their neighbours. All enjoy a variety of advantages and face different challenges, but the Region’s Leaders and Commissioners work hard to ensure that Guiding continues to be fun and accessible to as many girls as possible, of all ages, regardless of where they live.
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