Girlguiding Scotland

Girlguiding Scotland

Official Girlguiding Scotland logo (2010)
Headquarters Girlguiding Scotland Headquarters
Location Edinburgh
Country Scotland
Founder Robert Baden-Powell,
Agnes Baden-Powell
Membership 61,375
Scottish Chief Commissioner Sue Walker
Website
http://www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/

Girlguiding Scotland is a region of GirlGuiding UK and is part of the worldwide Guiding movement. It is the country's largest voluntary organisation for girls and young women with 61,375 members in 3,500 units throughout Scotland.[1]

History

The origins of the Guiding and Scouting movement date back to 1907 when Robert Baden-Powell formed the Boy Scouts as a training organization for boys. The first Patrol of Girl Scouts in Scotland was formed in Glasgow in 1908 with links to the 1st Glasgow Scout Patrol, similar patrols were being set up all over the UK. This led to a more specific demand for "something for the girls" at the Crystal Palace Rally in 1910.

The first registered Girl Guides in Scotland were the 1st Peebles Patrol formed in 1910 and was founded by Lady Erskine.The first meeting occurred on 26 February 1910 at Venlaw Castle, Tweeddale.[2] The Girl Guides were officially launched in the same year by Baden-Powell’s sister Agnes Baden-Powell, and Imperial Headquarters set up. A Scottish Headquarters Committee was formed in 1912 and the Girl Guide movement established in Scotland. The Girl Guides Association for Scotland was established in 1933 with its own constitution.[3]

Administration

The earlier membership badge features the Scottish thistle, one of the national emblems of Scotland

Girlguiding Scotland has active units in six regions that cover all of Scotland:

The six regions are further subdivided into a total of 38 geographical counties plus a 39th non-geographical county for Lone members. These in turn are divided into divisions, divisions may then be split into districts. Each district comprises a number of individual units covering all sections. How districts and divisions work together varies and is dependent on a number of factors- location, number of units and members, historic tradition and events and current leadership teams and may change over time. Each area works towards delivering the best Guiding experience for their particular circumstances under the overall guidance from Girlguiding Scotland and Girlguiding UK.[4]

Regions and counties

The 39 counties are arranged in the following format

Lothian and Borders Region

Central Region

Strathclyde Region

Highlands & Islands Region

Grampian Region

Ayrshire & South West Region

The 39th County of Lones is not Geographically located as it provides support Scotland wide and therefore sits separate from the regional structure. In all other ways it is identical to the other counties.

Membership

In 2016 the membership was over 60,000 members and registered volunteers and is the largest voluntary organisation for girls and women in Scotland.

There were approximately 10,000 Rainbows, 22,000 Brownies, 14,000 Guides, 2000 Senior Section young women, and over 9,000 Adult members. About one in three eight-year-old girls in Scotland is a Brownie, and half the women born in Scotland have belonged to Girlguiding Scotland at some point in their lives.[5]

The adult members give over 1 million hours in voluntary service each year ranging from face to face time with young members through to attending and delivering training, accounts, record-keeping, membership support & planning. This is the equivalent to 550 full-time jobs.[6]

Girlguiding Scotland is a charity recognised by HM Revenue and Customs in Scotland and is funded by membership subscriptions and a trading arm. [7][8]

Girlguiding Scotland became independent in 1933 and in 1939 moved its headquarters to Coates Crescent, Edinburgh where it remains today. [9]

The figure head in Scotland is the Scottish Chief Commissioner who serves for a term of five years. Dinah Faulds became Scottish Chief Commissioner on 1 September 2007. She was succeeded by Sue Walker in 2012. [10][11]

Girlguiding Scotland Locations

Netherurd House is Girlguiding Scotland’s training and activity centre. It is a Georgian Mansion in grounds of 30 acres amid the Border Hills of Peeblesshire and was given to the Girl Guides in the 1940's by Major Thomson. The centre includes accommodation in the main house, the Garden House, a small number of bothys and 5 campsites. The centre offers a number of out door activity options including high and low ropes courses, water activities and archery; there are facilities to deliver training and indoor activities across the site. The Centre is located 25 miles south of Edinburgh and 42 miles from Glasgow. [12]

Blueprint was Girlguiding Scotland's newsletter magazine. Published four times a year it contains news for members, events listings, and an “Around the Region” section. In 2015 this was replaced by an online communication allowing a greater amount of and more tailored information to be communicated to all adult members.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Pitches, Sally. "National Youth Work Strategy Consultation Response" (PDF). Scottish Government. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "A guiding light in centenary celebrations". The Southern Reporter. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/cnmi/inventories/acc12861.pdf
  4. ↑ "Organisation Structure". Girlguiding Scotland: About Us. Girlguiding Scotland. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/system/files/GS%20Annual%20review%202011_final.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/FAQ
  7. ↑ Girlguiding Scotland - Facts and Figures
  8. ↑ "Guide Association Scotland, SC005548". The Scottish Charity Register. Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  9. ↑ Girlguiding Scotland - Contact Page
  10. ↑ Girlguiding Scotland - Background
  11. ↑ "Dinah Faulds, chief commissioner, Girlguiding Scotland". Children & Young People Now. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  12. ↑ Girlguiding Scotland - Training Opportunities

External links

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