We can’t wait for you to meet Artemis, our baby hare.  But why Artemis? ARTEMIS, in Greek mythology, was the Olympian goddess of hunting, also childbirth and the protector of girls up to the age of marriage.  She wouldn’t permit young hares to be sacrificed.  Hares look up and leap forward, just as Girlguiding moves…

Have you heard of The Short Tail Trail? Keech Hospice Care is working with Love Luton, and Wild in Art again, introducing two loveable characters set to fill Luton with colour and energy this summer.  There will be 90 beautiful hares and tortoises around Luton’s landmarks, for 10 weeks, between the 6th July and 12th September…

This is an area where some Leaders find it hard, and if this is you, you’re not alone. First and foremost, we are here for the girls. The young members, the Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Rangers and Young Leaders. But as each unit’s initial source of funding is parents, we sometime forget that these matters should…

Hautbois Here We Come! Over 30 of our leaders and volunteers from across the county went to Hautbois Activity Centre for a weekend of fun, friendship and adventure. There were lots of activities to take part in, including a Pirate fancy dress themed escape room evening on the Saturday night.  One group even pimped their…

Our county Valuing our volunteers event on 18 November is fast approaching. Now is a great time to recognise and shout-out about how fantastic it is to be a volunteer with Girlguiding. It’s important to say thank you so all our volunteers feel valued, but if you think someone has done a great job, please…

On Saturday 10 June, leaders from across Woburn division came together at Milton Bryan Scout campsite for Couch to Camp, an overnight camping experience for unit helpers and leaders to learn new skills, build friendships and have fun. The camp was a great opportunity for members to come together and share examples and experiences of…

We might have crowned His Majesty the King last month, and we have changed our Girlguiding promise to serve the King.  However, the Queen’s Guide award will remain the same in name and in purpose, as a mark of respect and as a legacy to Queen Elizabeth II’s relationship with Girlguiding. But the Queen’s Guide…

Who can join We run flexible (Lone) guiding for all girls, from Rainbows to Rangers. There are lots of reasons for someone to join one of the flexible (Lone) guiding units. For example: There’s no unit for their age group in their local area They have other commitments, including studies and caring responsibilities which means…

In Bedfordshire we have several partnerships we are really proud of.  We are working in partnership with Shuttleworth, Wrest Park and Whipsnade Zoo.  We also support Keech Hospice. This blog showcases how we work with our partners. Wrest Park We have held varying events at Wrest Park over the years, the most recent of which was…

There were five year-olds and 75 year-olds, but they were all part of Girlguiding, and all having a great time together. On Sunday 12 March over 130 Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Rangers and Trefoil members from Woburn District, made their way to Stantonbury Theatre for our long-awaited Gang Show. Twice postponed by Covid-19, we finally performed…