Girlguiding Scotland

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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 Dinah Faulds
Website
http://www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/

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

History

The Peebles Company was the first Girl Guide company in Scotland and was founded by Lady Erskine. The first meeting occurred on 26 February 1910 at Venlaw Castle, Tweeddale.[2]

Administration

earlier membership badge

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

  • Lothian & Borders
  • Ayrshire & South West
  • Central
  • Grampian
  • Strathclyde
  • Highland & Islands

The six regions are further subdivided into a total of 38 counties. These in turn are divided into divisions. divisions are split into districts. Each district comprises a number of individual units.[3]

In 2009 there were approximately 10,000 Rainbows, 24,000 Brownies, 14,000 Guides, 2000 Senior Section young women, and 40 Lones. 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. [4]

Girlguiding Scotland is a charity recognised by HM Revenue and Customs in Scotland and is funded by membership subscriptions and a trading arm. [4][5]

Girlguiding Scotland's headquarters is based at Coates Crescent, Edinburgh. [6]

Dinah Faulds became Scottish Chief Commissioner on 1 September 2007. [7][8]

Netherurd House is Girlguiding Scotland’s training and activity centre. It is a Georgian Mansion in grounds amid the Border Hills of Peeblesshire. The Centre is located 25 miles south of Edinburgh and 42 miles from Glasgow. [9]

Blueprint is Girlguiding Scotland's newsletter magazine. Published four times a year it contains news for members, events listings, and an “Around the Region” section.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Pitches, Sally. "National Youth Work Strategy Consultation Response". Scottish Government. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  2. ↑ "A guiding light in centenary celebrations". The Southern Reporter. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Organisation Structure". Girlguiding Scotland: About Us. Girlguiding Scotland. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Girlguiding Scotland - Facts and Figures
  5. ↑ "Guide Association Scotland, SC005548". The Scottish Charity Register. Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  6. ↑ Girlguiding Scotland - Contact Page
  7. ↑ Girlguiding Scotland - Background
  8. ↑ "Dinah Faulds, chief commissioner, Girlguiding Scotland". Children & Young People Now. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  9. ↑ Girlguiding Scotland - Training Opportunities

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