Happy 18th birthday
Happy birthday from everyone at Girlguiding!
We’re thrilled you’re here!
Here's a special video message from the chief guide team.
The chief guide team are our most senior volunteers, who help lead our organisation and represent volunteers at the highest level. Read more about who the chief guide team are and what they do.
Whether you’ve camped, crafted, adventured or made lifelong friends – we hope your Girlguiding journey so far has been unforgettable.
We’d love to hear your memories. Why not share a birthday guiding selfie on social media and tag us @Girlguiding?
Now, let’s celebrate your next big step!
You’ve unlocked a world of possibilities
You’re 18 – congrats! You’ve unlocked a world of flexible, fun volunteering. Whether you love leading, helping, or learning – there’s something for you.
Feeling inspired? Speak to your leader about getting started as an adult volunteer.
Shout about it on your CV!
Whatever you choose, you'll build valuable life skills that will make your CV shine and can be used in your education, jobs and beyond! Check out our developing your life skills through volunteering (PDF, 57KB) resource to learn more.
And if you’re looking for paid work, don’t forget to check out our jobs pages.
What's next?
You don't have to make your mind up about anything today - it's your birthday after all! Come back tomorrow and we'll be here with all the info you need to take your next steps in guiding.
Day after? Let’s go!
If you’re a Ranger – keep going! You can stay as you are and enjoy the Ranger programme, events, fun and friendship.
If you’re a young leader – you’re now a unit helper via the magic of GO! GO is our online membership system where you can check your guiding record, update details, and lots more. Get help with GO.
Time to get disclosure checks and safer guiding sorted to help with being a safe adult in guiding. You should receive a couple of emails from us today with instructions on what you need to do, so keep an eye out. Your leader’s got your back when it comes to getting this sorted, so have a chat with them about next steps.
