Girlguiding Cheshire Forest will deliver Guiding of the highest quality for girls and young women by supporting and valuing leaders.
Girlguiding UK is the largest youth organisation for girls in the UK today. Cheshire Forest is the largest county in North West England Region and covers the areas of Warrington, Halton and north Cheshire - a diverse mixture of large towns and rural areas. We are proud of the wide range of opportunities we offer the girls and young women in our care.
Contact Us
Interested in volunteering in Cheshire? Looking for a local Rainbow, Brownie, Guide or Senior Section Unit? Please get in touch.
info@cheshireforest.org.uk
Pettypool
Pettypool Shop - for all your clothing, badges and gifts.
Pettypool Activity Centre - indoor accommodation and camping
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What do we do?
We provide a programme of activities through regular meetings (usually weekly) where girls can have girl-only space to share ideas, learn new skills and have fun.
Enabling girls' voices to be heard wherever decisions that affect them are being taken is another purpose of the national organisation of Girlguiding Uk.
Girlguiding in Cheshire Forest is stronger than ever
The 2009 census figures show:
- 1028 Rainbows (aged 4-7 years)
- 2898 Brownies (aged 7-10 years)
- 1382 Guides )aged 10-14 years)
- 225 Senior Section (aged 14-25 years) 792 Leaders/ Unit Helpers (aged 18+)
- Total 6325
Girlguiding Cheshire Forest has launched an appeal to raise £1.4 million to improve facilities at Pettypool, our outdoor centre.
We have registered with www.easyfundraising.org.uk. It's an easy way for us to raise money as we receive donations every time you buy something on the internet. All you need to do to help us is register yourself at www.easyfundraising.org.uk and select Girlguiding Cheshire Forest Pettypool as your chosen cause.
Using that site you can then make purchases with all your favourite online retailers and they will make a donation to Pettypool in return. Please tell every member of your unit and spread the word to your friends and colleagues and let's see how much money we can raise this way. If you have any queries about this, please contact the Chair of Finance, Nicky Parker.
Latest News
- Welcome to Guiding
Come along and discover more about the following:- Our Guiding 5 essentials.
Risk assessment; safe from harm; guiding structure; forms (what to include when to use and who to send them to). Also find out how to get the most from GO’
Download Flyer - Wanted
-5 Olivia's favourite badges (Rainbows celebrate 21 - 2008)
- 3 Changing the World badges (Cloth)
I have 10 and 12 of each of the badges repectively and would like to make each batch up to 15 so we can re visit the challenges with the now 15 we have.
Please contact marina marinadancy@cheshireforest.org.uk - Hike Training 2010/2011
Here is the chance for Guides and members of the Senior Section to take part in a 6/7 mile hike on Saturday 2nd October as an introduction to the 2010/11 county walking programme.
Download Info > - Young Women's World Forum 2011
- Are you a young woman aged between 20 and 30? - Do you want to develop the skills and confidence to bring about change in your community? - If you have answered ‘yes’ to these questions, we would like to invite you to nominate yourself to take part in the Young Women’s World Forum 2011 (YWWF 2011). More Info > - Girlguiding UK Petition against airbrushing
Girlguiding UK calls upon the Prime Minister David Cameron to introduce compulsory labelling to distinguish between airbrushed and natural images to help combat the rise of eating disorders and shape a generation of self-confident girls and young women. View article and sign the petition > -
Rhino Mania Badge
This resource has been written to coincide with 'Rhino Mania‛, taking place in Chester from 5th July - 12 September. Up to 70 stunning rhinos created by artists, community groups and schools will flood the city with colour and excitement, stampeding onto the streets as the
city comes alive like never before.
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- Cookies
2010 Cookie order forms now available. Last year the cookie sale raised £1200 for the county > - Region International Opportunity
Girlguiding North West England are looking for girls and young women aged between 14 and 20 as of 1st July 2010 to be considered for an International trip in 2011.
More information>
- Volunteers wanted to help collect
festival tents
Are you available on the afternoon of the August Bank Holiday Monday for a few hours in the afternoon? We are looking for volunteers to come to the site of the Creamfields Festival in Halton to help us rescue abandoned tents for use by groups at Pettypool. Please email Nicky Parker if you can help nickyparker@cheshireforest.org.uk - NEW Cheshire Forest Senior Section Website - Keep up-to-date! www.seniors.cheshireforest.org.uk
- County Splash Days for Senior Section members!
Download SS Info - Have you heard about FAB'11?
FAB’11 is Girlguiding Cheshire's International Camp, being organised jointly between Cheshire Forest and Cheshire Border. More Information on the Official Website > www.fab11.org.uk Bookings now OPEN - older articles>
