Girlguiding in North Pembrokeshire Division

Girlguiding UK Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Participants

You can start your Bronze Award at 14yrs, Silver at 15yrs and Gold at 16yrs. The Award asks for you to complete 4 sections, Skill, Service, Physical Recreation and Expedition. Though Gold has an extra Residential that you must undertake. You do not have to be a member of Rangers to complete this Award, many young people complete it at School or College, though you can join an Open Award Unit to undertake your Expedition. For more information go to www.theaward.org.

Look Wider

The Look Wider programme based on principles and methods of guiding can be worked through by members of the Senior Section. It is clearly linked to qualification both inside and outside of Guiding. You don’t have to be a member of a group to complete it either. It is based around 8 areas known as Octants that vary to include the variety of talents within members & to be flexible to suite the individual.

The Guide Laws

A Guide is honest, reliable and can be trusted
A Guide is helpful and uses her time and abilities wisely
A Guide faces challenge and learns from her experiences
A Guide is a good friend and a sister to all Guides
A Guide is polite and considerate
A Guide respects all living things and takes care of the World around her

Units

Within North Pembrokeshire there is only one Senior Section unit in Fishguard and Goodwick. However, there are many young leaders who help with many units over the division. They get support from their Guiders. You do not necessarily have to be part of a group to complete Look Wider, Queen’s Guide Award or Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

Older girls or young women can become a member of the Senior Section between the ages of 14 and 26 years.
The senior section encompasses many groups: Young Leaders Ranger Guides – members of Ranger Guide Units and Lone Ranger Guides Female LINK members British Youth Council delegation members Young Guiders, Advisers and Commissioners who choose to participate Members of Student Scout and Guide Clubs Girlguiding UK Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Participants In4mer Llais Y Draig Members
Ranger Guides Rangers are members of the Senior Section who go to a meeting each week. At Rangers you are guided by adult Leaders but generally run your own meetings.
Young Leaders Help Adult Leaders run units with Rainbows, Brownies and Gudies. They take on personal responsibilities. Being a Young Leader counts towards the Service section of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (see below). You can work towards your Making it Count! or Adult Leadership Scheme
Female Link Members Leaders who provide support and activities to units without a formal weekly commitment.
British Youth Council BYC represents and involves a unique coalition of young people through their involvement as individuals or through their youth organisations. It bring young people together to agree on issues of common concern and encourage them to bring about change through taking collective action. Go to www.byc.org.uk for more information.
Young Guiders Young Guiders are have passed the Adult Leadership Qualification, required for all Adult Leaders. As Young Guiders you can work with one unit (Rainbows, Brownies or Guides) and can also be a member of Rangers, working towards your Look Wider, Duke of Edinburgh's Award or Queen's Guide Award.
Members of Student Scout and Guide Clubs SSAGO - The Student Scout and Guide Organisation is a non-uniformed organisation that enables you to continue your Scouting or Guiding or to begin whilst at College or University. They have many clubs based at Universities and Colleges throughout the UK but also have "Individual members" at Universities and Colleges where no clubs exist. (Yet...)
	Girlguiding UK Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Participants You can start your Bronze Award at 14yrs, Silver at 15yrs and Gold at 16yrs. The Award asks for you to complete 4 sections, Skill, Service, Physical Recreation and Expedition. Though Gold has an extra Residential that you must undertake. You do not have to be a member of Rangers to complete this Award, many young people complete it at School or College, though you can join an Open Award Unit to undertake your Expedition. For more information go to www.theaward.org.
In 4 mer Anyone who has undergone a basic or refresher 4ward, 4self and 4 others training and uses peer education skills.
	Llais Y Draig Members Welsh Youth Council that discuss important topics. There are 2 representatives from each county who are members for 3 years. For more information go to www.girlguidingcymru.org.uk
What you can do as a Senior Section member
Look Wider The Look Wider programme based on principles and methods of guiding can be worked through by members of the Senior Section. It is clearly linked to qualification both inside and outside of Guiding. You don’t have to be a member of a group to complete it either. It is based around 8 areas known as Octants that vary to include the variety of talents within members & to be flexible to suite the individual. Queen’s Guide Award Can be started when you are 16yrs old. To register get your leader to download the form from the leaders resources section on this website.
The Promise I promise that I will do my best To love my god To serve the queen and my country, To help other people and be of service to the community And to keep the (Ranger) Guide Law The Guide Laws A Guide is honest, reliable and can be trusted A Guide is helpful and uses her time and abilities wisely A Guide faces challenge and learns from her experiences A Guide is a good friend and a sister to all Guides A Guide is polite and considerate A Guide respects all living things and takes care of the World around her The Guide motto Be Prepared
Units Within North Pembrokeshire there is only one Senior Section unit in Fishguard and Goodwick. However, there are many young leaders who help with many units over the division. They get support from their Guiders. You do not necessarily have to be part of a group to complete Look Wider, Queen’s Guide Award or Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
What next? Now you can work towards your Warrant and become a Guider. You can choose which section you would like to help with whether Rainbows, Brownies or Guides suits you best. The world is you oyster!

Ranger Guides

Young Leaders

Female Link Members

British Youth Council

Young Guiders

Members of Student Scout and Guide Clubs

Girlguiding UK Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Participants

In 4 mer

Llais Y Draig Members

What you can do as a Senior Section member

Look Wider

Queen’s Guide Award

The Promise

The Guide Laws

The Guide motto

Units

What next?

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