Guides is our section for girls aged 10 to 14.
By becoming part of a worldwide community of girls who learn together and share skills and experiences, Guides have the chance to get out there and do something really different.
Members take part in a wide range of exciting activities at their regular meetings, and at special events or holidays. Girls can get involved in anything from adventure sports to performing arts, travel and taking part in community action projects. Guides work together in small groups or ‘Patrols’ and, with the support of an adult Leader, choose and run some of the activities themselves using Go for It! resource packs.
Get Involved
If you want to register your daughter for Guides, simply follow the link below to our registration site and fill in the simple forms.
Register Here Guides WebsiteWhat do girls say about Guides?
- At the BIG GIG (the annual pop concert attended by 25,000 Guides!), the whole arena was filled with flashing bunny ears, glow sticks and Guides wearing BIG GIG T-shirts. How fantastic - thousands of girls under one roof - girl power at its best!
Heather / Age 14 /
- We did our Baden-Powell Challenge in Norfolk. When we weren't filming and interviewing we were doing some of the centre's activities such as abseiling, archery, go-karting and rock climbing.
Rebecca and Laura / Age 14 /
- Guiding is lots of fun because you get to go on lots of trips and you meet your friends every week at the unit. My top moment was visiting Howletts Zoo - it was really great seeing all the animals. We held animal poo!
Rosie / Age 10 /
- I like everything about guiding. We've done horse riding and camping. I'm more confident in myself and I've made lots of friends.
Haleema / Age 13 /
What's New With Birmingham Guides
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National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra
Four violinists from Girlguiding Birmingham attended the National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra (NSGSO) this summer. Up to 8 hours a day was spent
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Invitation to celebrate with 40th Brownies and Guides
Everyone is welcome at the reunion tea-party. We are particularly keen to make contact with former members of the units - please get in touch
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Parliament Week – 202nd Brownies meet their local MP
202nd (St Mary Magdalene) Birmingham Brownies took part in Parliament week and had a visit from Steve McCabe, MP for Birmingham Selly Oak. The girls
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Guides and Senior Section in Middlepark have been dancing for Macmillan
Girlguiding Birmingham’s support for Macmillan continued this month with 122nd Birmingham Guides and Weoley Rangers completing their ‘Dance for Macmillan Badge. Their beach theme evening was
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Macmillan need our help to “bucket shake”
Calling all our brilliant volunteers! Macmillan need our help to "bucket shake"! When? Saturday 22nd July 10am - 1pm OR 1pm - 4pm Where? Any Argos Store near you! Macmillan would
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Discovering our Promise
This challenge has been so popular that we've run out of badges! Please bear with us while we're waiting for a re-order. You can find
The Guide programme
The Guide programme is structured to enable Guides to participate in activities in five zones. A Leader should ensure that all programme zones are covered over a period of time.
Typically, Patrols will use a number of activities from a Go For It! pack for each zone and work their way through these. From time to time, the Leader may spot an opportunity to extend the programme or to help the Guides gain more from an activity by using her own knowledge and expertise.
The five programme zones are detailed below:
Discovery of new experiences and challenges
To challenge Guides with new experiences and adventure.
Healthy lifestyles
To encourage in Guides a healthy lifestyle by promoting physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.
Global awareness
To increase awareness of global issues and of the contribution each Guide can make.
Skills and relationships
To develop Guides’ self-confidence and self-worth and to improve their interpersonal and life skills.
Celebrating diversity
To promote active citizenship in Guides and to develop their awareness of rights and responsibilities for all.
Badges and awards
Girls can extend their knowledge and skills by working towards Guide interest badges covering many different hobbies and activities from Film lover to Independent living.
They can also gain Challenge badges that recognise their participation in guiding over a period of time.
The badges build towards the Baden-Powell Challenge Award, named in honour of the founder of guiding. As part of the Award, Guides would need to take part in a Baden-Powell Adventure. These are usually residential events organised locally – find a Baden-Powell Adventure near you and book.