Holly, volunteer with 16th Rainbows, has written a blog about what she loves about volunteering and how she balances work and study. https://www.norland.ac.uk/130-acts-of-kindness-first-year-student-holly-shares-her-volunteering-journey-with-girlguiding/

We need to check a small number electrical appliances at HQ. If you have access to a PAT test machine that we could borrow for a few hours, please let Laura know divisioncommissioner@girlguidingbath.org.uk

Did you know that young member enquiries can be added to your unit waiting list without specifying a start date? If you have girl enquiries currently sitting in GO that are “new” or “contacted” and can’t commit to a start date, please add them to your waiting list. Some people find not having a start … Read more

We’re planning a first response course for the autumn. If you would like to attend please fill in this form to help us decide the best date: https://forms.gle/CT8rDJVpZ6NfHmZZ8 All volunteers are encouraged to complete first response and there must be someone with first response at every unit meeting.

We’re looking for a few volunteers to help run two 1-hour sessions to recruit new leaders on 17th June. We have lots of Rainbows on waiting lists and are planning to run a volunteer taster session so parents and other potential volunteers can come along and see what’s involved. Where: in the upstairs room at Girlguiding … Read more

We’re taking over junior park run on 11th June and we need your help! When is it? Sunday 11th June. 9am for runners, 8.45am for marshalls. We should be all finished by 10am at the latest. Where is it?  Odd Down Sports Ground, Chelwood Drive, Bath, BA2 2PR We need volunteers to help with marshalling. Register if you’ve never been involved in park run before (as a runner … Read more

9th Guides had a great day sailing in the sunshine. The Guides helped get the dingy ready to sail, went out on the water and did some shore based activities about water safety. They had a lot of fun doing something quite different and were really lucky with the weather. The leaders also enjoyed getting … Read more

It’s important to regularly have a fire drill so that girls and volunteers know what to do if a fire starts during one of your meetings. You could even combine it with an activity such as Fire Fire! (Brownies unit meeting activity pack 2). More information about fire drills can be found in the Girlguiding … Read more

There is an exciting opportunity available for our young leaders & rangers to become Peer Educators! A fun filled weekend where you will make new friends, develop new skills and improve your confidence. WHO AND WHAT ARE PEER EDUCATORS? Peer Educators are trained members between 14 and 25 who run sessions for Brownies, Guides and … Read more