Rewarding Volunteering in 2025  Every year Girlguiding Bedfordshire county hold a rewards event with Crea tea and during the 2025 Event we recognised over 1000 years of service accrued by our fantastic volunteers.  The service accrued spanned 5 years to a truly remarkable 60 years, and we would like to acknowledge the full recipient list below  60 Years  Sue Champkins   50 Years    Jan Wright   40 Years  …

Girlguiding Celebrates  On Saturday 11th October 2025, Girlguiding hosted it’s annual Girlguiding celebrates an event held to celebrate the highest guiding awards and thank volunteers who have done amazing things.  I was lucky enough the be invited to attend to celebrate achieving my Queen’s guide award and Diane was nominated by a parent to attend for supporting her daughter…

Sue Hunt and Valerie Symmons were nominated to represent Girlguiding Bedfordshire at the Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire to attend her Garden party for Volunteers in June, below is a report from Sue on the event At the beginning of May I was surprised to receive an invite from the Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire to attend…

This weekend on 14th June, the Bedfordshire Girlguiding Climbing Club put their skills to the test on the Peak District Trip. “The girls in the Bedfordshire climbing club had a wonderful time on this year’s weekend in the Peak District, despite the bad weather they enjoyed exploring a new climbing centre and getting out on…

On Saturday 12th April, County Commissioner, Amanda Barker had the great pleasure to attend the Silver and Gold DofE Presentation for Girlguiding Bedfordshire, with 11 young women receiving an award. These individuals have worked tirelessly to complete each requirement over the last 12 months and beyond; including volunteering activities, skill and physical sections and an…

Every year Girlguiding Bedfordshire County are proud to hold a rewards and afternoon tea event to recognise our fantastic volunteers throughout the County. Volunteers can nominate those who have made a big impact throughout their Girlguiding duties, and these are then reviewed by our Awards Committee. During the 2024 event we also recognised over 1800 years…

I was presented with my lovely thank you gift for doing the role of Marketing & Communications (M&C) Advisor for Girlguiding Bedfordshire county almost a year ago now, at last years Valuing our Volunteers event in Flitwick. So this news has been a while in the making. But I am really delighted to announce that…

This year was the 40th anniversary of Volunteers Week.  It is when we celebrate the amazing contributions our volunteers make.  It’s a chance to recognise, celebrate and thank our incredible volunteers for all they contribute to our organisation, their local communities, the voluntary sector, and society as a whole. From open days to celebration events, every…

After all the rain, and a flood, earlier in the year, we had to cancel our county Commissioners Day at Marston Forest Centre in January.  The event was rescheduled and went ahead last month, in May. It was a lovely sunny day.  We arrived before the Park Runners had left, so the car park was…

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…