Girlguiding UK launches Adventure Pulse app to highlight
perceived lack of adventure in today’s young people and encourages
them to become more adventurous
13 June 2011: In light of new research that
shows people believe children and young people are less adventurous
than previous generations, Girlguiding UK has launched the
Adventure Pulse app. This fun online app enables everyone to
measure how adventurous they really are. It also includes hints and
tips from Girlguiding UK members on how to raise your ‘Adventure
Pulse’: it’s all about pushing yourself outside your comfort
zone!
Adventurous girls and young women from around
the country have already helped encourage people to be more
adventurous by telling their stories on BBC Breakfast, in
newspapers and on regional radio. What adventures could you shout
about this summer?
Girlguiding UK launches Girls’ Attitudes Survey 2010 and
uncovers a generation of girls and young women under
pressure
On 6 September 2010 Girlguiding UK launched
its second Girls’ Attitudes Survey looking at the views and
opinions of today’s girls and young women. The findings showed that
pressure to look attractive is taking a hold on girls’ lives.
Eighteen national newspapers including The Sun, The Daily Telegraph
and Bella Magazine helped to spread the girls' story. Around the UK
over forty local papers and six local radio stations also featured
it. The launch of the petition created a social media buzz, with
lots of people including members, supporters and stakeholders
tweeting their views about the petition. The term ‘Girl Guides’
became a top Twitter trending topic in the UK on the 4 August
2010.
Half a million join Chief Guide for a
very special centenary celebration
At exactly 8.10pm on 20 October, 2010 (20:10,
20.10, 2010) more than half a million girls and young women across
the UK joined together to launch their vision for the future in
celebration of Girlguiding UK’s centenary. This inspirational event
– ‘Vision’ – invited Girlguiding UK members to think about what
they wanted from the future and to commit to making this
happen. Hundreds of Vision parties took place across the UK,
marking the launch of the next 100 years, and beyond, of guiding.
Coverage of the celebrations appeared on four local television
networks, eleven local radio stations, in Children and Young People
Now and in over six hundred local and regional publications.
Over 25,000 signatures on Girlguiding
UK airbrushing petition
On 4 November 2010 Girlguiding UK delivered a
petition calling for honesty over airbrushed images in the media to
10 Downing Street. The results had been unveiled the night before
at a House of Commons reception hosted by Madeline Moon. The
petition, which attracted more than 25,000 signatures, called on
the Prime Minister to introduce compulsory labelling to distinguish
between airbrushed and natural images in order to ‘shape a
generation of self-confident girls and young women’.
Young women gain top accolade from
Chief Guide at House of Commons
Over 30 young women were presented with their
Queen’s Guide Award by Girlguiding UK Chief Guide Liz Burnley at a
special ceremony held at the House of Lords in London on 30
November. Baroness Floella Benjamin was a special guest at the
event. The Queen’s Guide award sees participants take the lead in a
number of exciting areas including developing a personal skill,
working within pioneering community action projects and overseeing
ambitious outdoor pursuits.
Ahead of International Volunteers Day
Girlguiding UK look for new volunteers seeking a
challenge
Ahead of International Volunteers’ Day
(December 5), Girlguiding UK members are encouraging new people to
come forward and experience the excitement of volunteering with
guiding. International Volunteers’ Day is recognised across the
globe as a day to publically thank all volunteers. Led by the
United Nations, the day gives charities worldwide a chance to
increase public awareness of the positive contribution volunteering
offers. Currently there are over half a million Girlguiding UK
members across the country, with around 100,000 of these being
adult volunteers.