Wootton Brownies and their leaders recently enjoyed a sleepover. With indoor and outdoor activities and plenty of food the sleepover was great fun and everyone had an excellent time.

Recently 65 Rainbows and 6 Brownies from Girlguiding IW together with their Leaders from Units all over the Island visited Adventure Wonderland, Hurn, Dorset. All the girls were met at the gate of this popular attraction by Alice, the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter before continuing to have a

All the Island’s Rainbows (the youngest members of Girlguiding IW aged 5-7) were invited to an outdoor fun day at Barton Manor recently. This day in the great outdoors included a number of challenges and foraging for items found in the countryside and woods. All the Rainbows, together with leaders

SCIENCE SEWING CIRCUS SKILLS Guides belonging to the Compton Bay Section of Girlguiding Isle of Wight enjoyed a Badge Day recently. Held at Northwood Scout Hut the girls from the Compton Bay Section , which covers the Newport, Cowes and West Wight areas of the Island, undertook various challenges to

Presentations have recently taken place for Girlguiding’s Baden Powell (BP) Awards. Guides from across the Island undertook challenges during a special weekend of events organised by Girlguiding IW BP Adviser Tammy Vincent who said, “Emma, my assistant leader, and I would like to add it was an honour to take

  Two  guides  from 11th Newport have been selected to represent Newport at Island carnivals this summer. Amber Corbett (13) has been crowned Newport Deputy Senior Carnival Queen and Katie Haxill (12) has been crowned Newport Carnival Senior Princess. Both have a busy summer ahead attending all the carnivals on

Young women from the Island joined thousands of fellow Girlguiding members in London recently to kick off celebrations for 100 years of The Senior Section- the Girlguiding section for members aged 14-25. Later the Island members followed this up with a 100 years celebratory evening in Newport. Island members joined

For World Thinking Day 2016 Girlguiding Isle of Wight members and friends celebrated in traditional style but with new and exciting activities added including celebrations for the Senior Section 100years. World Thinking Day is one of the most significant dates in the Girlguiding calendar. On the day, Guides and Girl

Rainbows from the Needles Section together with Guiders enjoyed an afternoon of games and dance to celebrate World Thinking Day 2016. Carol Firth, Needles Section Commissioner, welcomed all the Rainbows who were dressed in costumes representing the chosen countries of USA, Australia, Spain and Ireland. Carol explained that around the

  Members of Girlguiding IW attended the recent Volunteer Fair at Ventnor Botanic Garden. Organised by the local Volunteer Centre the event was attended by over 30 charities which are looking for new volunteers to help their oganisations. There was a good deal of interest in the Girlguiding IW stand