I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Girlguiding London over the Border website.

We have a diverse and active county encompassing boroughs in London and Essex with a membership of about 3,000 girls and women of all ages.

Girlguiding provides an exciting and relevant programme in a safe, girl only space for some 500,000 members across the UK. This would not, however, be possible without a band of dedicated volunteers who freely give their time to run activities for girls and young women from the age of 5.

Feel free to browse through the site and get a flavour of what is on offer for members in London over the Border. If you are already a member don’t forget to look at the members’ area for relevant information and booking forms. If you are not a member and feel that you would like to find out more please contact our Join Us rep who will be very happy to put you in touch with someone from your area.

Girlguiding is at a very exciting time in history as we celebrate 100 years of the movement and look forward to the next 100 years. From very small beginnings in 1909 we have grown to be a worldwide movement of some 10 million members and we continue to grow and diversify to ensure that we are relevant to girls today and will be for many years to come.

Janice Pettit, County Commissioner

Our name of London over The Border is taken from the diary of Charles Dickens, who talked of the villages beyond Bow as London "over the border".   

Follow the link to learn more interesting facts about our County and our County Standard

 Our County covers a large area which includes several London Boroughs and a map of our area can be found here - London Over The Border Map