Girlguiding St Helena and Dependencies will remain part of Girlguiding UK, as confirmed by the Girlguiding St Helena Dependencies Branch. The branch will now be integrated into the structure of Girlguiding North West England region. This development follows a challenging period after last year's announcement that British Guiding Overseas would be discontinued.
Girlguiding aims to assist girls and young women in finding their voice, building skills, and gaining confidence, encouraging them to discover their best selves and empowering them to positively impact their communities.
This decision is seen as good news for the guiding community, which includes Rainbows, Brownies and Guides, Rangers, Trefoil Guild, leaders, and volunteers on St Helena and Ascension.
Pamela Ward Pearce, Division Commissioner for Girlguiding St Helena and Dependencies, expressed gratitude: “We would like to thank our many supporters who have helped to sustain us throughout this very difficult period of uncertainty, especially the Overseas Territory representatives and Sir Lindsay Hoyle.”
She also reflected on the future: “Three years ago, St Helena celebrated 100 years of continuous guiding on the island and now with this news the future of guiding looks sufficiently secure so we may indeed plan to be celebrating another 100 years in the future.”
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