British Girlguiding Overseas is part of UK Girlguiding. Units are based in many parts of the world, either in UK Overseas territories or in areas where it is impossible or inappropriate for reasons such as language or culture for the girls to join the local national organisation. Members make the same promise as in the UK, follow the current programme as appropriate to their Section and wherever possible follow the policy and rules of Girlguiding.
The Falkland Islands Certificate and badge of Honour has been awarded to Cherie Clifford in recognition of her 32 years of volunteering for the Girlguide Association. Cherie has been involved in Guiding since she was a Brownie at the age of 7 years and has moved through the various units, both on Ascension Island and St. Helena where she undertook her leadership role. Since moving to the Falkland Islands Cherie has been involved in Guiding, providing learning and life experiences for girls through the Guiding movement. She has been the Commissioner of the Falkland Islands Guide Association for the past 10+ years.
The Queen’s Certificate and accompanying Badge of Honour is a local honour, approved by Her Majesty the Queen in 2010, to allow the Falkland Island Government to recognise those having connections with the Falkland Islands who have, by their loyalty and meritorious conduct, provided services of exceptional benefit to the people of the Falkland Islands.
A newsletter is available for this summer
A newsletter is available which includes an assortment of facts supplied by BGO countries over Action '21.
Go for GOLD applications are now open for GOLD 2022. The application is to attend the Go for GOLD selection weekend in September in Pontypool. Applications close 30 June 2021.
The Action '21 website www.bgoaction21.co.uk will remain active until September as will the closed facebook groups. This will let you complete your challenges and post photos
BGO needs a new Peer Education coordinator and applications are invited from existing peer educators. Visit the vacancies page for more information and the application form, applications open until 7 July 2021
As I write this blog, I hope that you are all continuing to keep well. For those who have seasons, Spring is now firmly in place and it’s nice to be able to sit outside and see trees, shrubs and bulbs bursting into life and some colour coming back into the garden. Since my last blog, I’m happy to say that more units have been able to return to face to face guiding and this is so encouraging…
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Hello everyone December ended on a high - first heartfelt congratulations to Carol, our Safeguarding lead volunteer, on being awarded Guiding’s highest honour, the Silver Fish Award. It’s not often we see Carol lost for words but on the 19th December that’s what happened during the presentation via zoom. Many thanks to Girlguiding North East England for inviting Hazel and me to the presentation…
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How the world has changed since my last blog. I hope that you are all staying safe and healthy? I was disappointed to not maintain my planned visit to Singapore to meet the leaders and girls as well as sleep at the zoo with leaders and girls from Jarkarta and Malaysia due to restrictions that were put in place for Covid and little did we realise then, that restrictions and then lockdown were going…
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