Unit sections
Find out about the different unit sections in Guides
Rainbows - age five to seven
Rainbows have fun! Rainbows play games, have parties, make yummy food, make friends and have adventures. Everything a Rainbow does helps her to develop and to think for herself, in a safe girl-only environment.
Rainbows make this simple Promise that they share with members around the world: I promise that I will do my best to love my God and to be kind and helpful.
Rainbows have a range of items they can wear. As all girls wear the same thing they feel as though they belong. No girl is excluded because they do not have the right clothes.
Rainbows also have their own website www.girlguiding.org.uk/rainbows
Brownies - age seven to ten
What do Brownies Do? Brownies have lots of fun, make heaps of friends, through their own programme that the Brownies which is called the 'Brownie Adventure' Through this programme they explore three areas :
You / Community / World
The Brownie Adventure can include virtually anything the girls decide that they want to do, from an evening at the local park or cooking to abseiling and climbing.
Brownies may also go on a Brownie Holiday where they get to spend longer with their Brownie friends and take part in all sorts of activities that you don't get time to do at a weekly meeting.
Brownies also have interest badges that they can work towards. These are sometimes done in the unit or they can be done at home. Badges range from Collector and Friend to Animals to Wildlife Explorer and Healthy Heart. See more about Brownies here www.girlguiding.org.uk/brownies
Guides - age ten to fourteen
The girls work together in small groups called patrols and, with the support of their leader, choose and run some of the programme themselves. Meetings can take place at their regular indoor venue or outdoors and the girls can experience a wide variety of exciting activities from the adventurous such as climbing, archery or boating to games, crafts, cooking and community action projects. Many units go away for weekends or longer,either under canvas, in a house or youth hostel, on a canal boat or even overseas.
In Guides you make new friends , choose what activities you want to do, challenge yourself and you learn to be independent, help others and yourself. Guides enjoy activities both indoors and outdoors such as going to the Big Gig with top class acts, go climbing, abseiling camping, and loads more that you can read about on Girlguiding UK website.
Guidewear can be chosen from a large variety of items that can be viewed on the Girlguiding Uk website www.girlguidinguk.org so that it can suit the activity that you are doing.It includes t-shirts, sweat shirts, rugby shirts, etc. Guides have the chance to be selected for International camps in the UK and overseas There are opportunities to try loads of new activities. Interested contact us via our email address www.girlguiding.org.uk/guides
Young Leader 14 - 18
Being a Young Leader is an exciting challenge. It provides valuable experience of leadership and responsibility which can be included on university or college application forms, or CVs.
The Young Leader has certain responsibilities. As one of the team she is expected to:
Attend regular unit meetings.
Work with small groups of young people.
Help to provide a safe environment for the girls and others working with the unit.
May attend District meetings.
Make or renew the Promise.
Young Leaders aged 16 and above may work towards the Leadership Qualification
Senior Section 14 - 25
The Senior Section is for girls and young women aged between 14 and 25 years. They take part in guiding activities and can also take on leadership roles. Participants choose from a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities which challenge them to reach their full potential. Each member tailors her own programme that allows her to have fun while doing the best she can. Within the Senior Section, members can take part in Rangers, Leadership (Young Leaders are aged 14-17 and Young Guiders 18-25), Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Queen’s Guide Award, 4 (peer educators), Commonwealth Award, Innovate, British Youth Council, SSAGO, and GOLD.
Most members belong to a group such as a Ranger unit or a group such as the Young Leader Qualification, Queen’s Guide Award, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award etc. These groups can meet together regularly if they wish, either weekly, fortnightly, monthly or termly but equally they can keep in touch by other means and maintain a flexible arrangement that suits everyone. The Senior Section ‘Look Wider’ programme is a personal development programme that gives members the opportunity to try new things, further their abilities in areas that they have already experienced and to share their skills with others. It is designed to appeal to all young women and offers fun and flexibility with a wide range of activities and challenges . The programme is also linked to a variety of recognised qualifications or awards, both within and outside Guiding. The Senior Section has the same Law, Promise and Motto as the Guide Section but when making their Promise, all Senior Section members make an extra commitment to be of service to the community. www.girlguiding.org.uk/seniorsection
Queen's Guide Award - Our County has a Queen's Guide Award Adviser who will those interested in undertaking this award to plan their progress and fulfil all the requirements.
Duke of Edinburgh Award Our County also has a D of E Adviser, who will help girls through the whole of their Bronze, Silver and Gold sections of the award. It is also possible for girls not in Guiding to complete the Community Service section of their award section by helping with units.
Adults in Guiding
Adults Leaders, Unit Helpers and occasional volunteers in London over the Border County have fantastic support from the New To Guiding Team. Our Leadership Team have an excellent programme to help us. The Leadership training is modular,practical and relevant to GirlGuiding today. Practical sessions are held to give ideas and methods for each age group in Girlguiding UK. A booklet is provideded which explains all the evidence that needed to produce and the methods of assessment. www.girlguiding.org.uk
Guiders in 2009 - 2010
Wearing our Centenary polo shirts
Trefoil Guild
There are 6 Trefoil Guilds in our County in Dagenham, Ilford, Waltham Forest, Wanstead, West Ham and Woodford, some hold meetings during the day and others in the evening. Meetings are usually held monthly and differ from area to area with many joint meetings being held. We enjoy speakers on items of interest, have outings, see slides and presentations on many topics and of course enjoy food!
Trefoil Guild has over 20,000 members. It is not necessary to have been a member of the Guide and Scout movement just to agree with its aims and objective. The Trefoil Guild is non-uniformed and helps and supports the uniformed sections in many ways.
It is open to anyone over 18, even if you have never been involved in either Guiding or Scouting, there is always a warm welcome for anyone who likes the idea of learning something new, travelling, meeting new people or getting involved in local Guiding & Scouting projects.
Why not contact us via
The Trefoil Guild, 17 - 19 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0PT Tel. 020 7834 6242