Who are Guides?
Guides are usually aged between ten and 14, although some Guides like to stay until they are older. Any girl over the age of ten can become a Guide as long as she is able to understand, and wants to make, the Guide Promise.

What do Guides Do?
Being a Guide is all about learning new skills, making new friends and helping others. Each Guide is encouraged to achieve her own personal goals through a progressive programme with the opportunity to work for a wide variety of badges. This allows the girl to mature and develop at her own pace.

Guides work together in Patrols, groups of four to eight girls, providing a ready-made group of friends and helping the girls to feel that they belong to something special. They elect their own Patrol Leader. A Patrol plans its own activities with the support of the Guide Leader so that each Guide learns to share in decisions that affect herself and others in the Patrol.

What do Guides Wear?
Each Guide chooses the top she wants to wear from the options available in the Guide wear collection. This choice allows Guides to be themselves but also makes them feel part of the unit. Click HERE to see examples.

When Do Guides meet?
The day and length of meeting varies depending on where you live in Hertfordshire. 
On average, Guides meet for one and a half to two hours in the evening, every week during term-time, however, some Guide units may meet at the weekend, or every fortnight!

Want to Know More?

Why not check out the Guide website for more information for parents and fun and games for Guides themselves!

What Hertfordshire Guide Guiders' Say..

“I love being part of the Guides growing up.
I love watching them achieve new heights
and developing into decent young women,
with something to say for themselves.
They know where they are going!”  

"Giving up 2 hours a week for Guides is well worth the time and energy. Working as a team, we try to make Guides fun, creative and educational" (Leverstock Green)

 “I went Quad biking… twice… yippee!” (Datchworth)
“I get so much fun from seeing Guides enjoy themselves. Guiding is a fantastic environment for girls to learn so many life skills, such as teamwork, leadership, and it gives them the opportunity to learn things other young people will never experience.”