[4][5] Within Girlguiding, participants take on adventurous activities, such as climbing, canoeing, sailing and orienteering[6][7][8][9] and have the opportunity to get involved in camps and international events, including girl-only festivals[10][11][12] and overseas development projects.

[13][14][15] In local groups – called 'units' – girls complete badges and challenges that cover topics from circus skills, stargazing and scientific investigation, to first aid, camping and community action.

Guiding began in the UK in 1910, when Robert Baden-Powell, founder of The Scout Association, established a separate organisation for girls.

As a result, Baden Powell decided Girl Guides would be a suitable name for the pioneering young women's movement he wished to establish.

[28] In 1964, a "Working Party" was established to review and update the whole programme of the association; their 195-page report was published in 1966 under the title Tomorrow's Guide.

Activities are organised around six core areas: Know Myself, Be Well, Express Myself, Take Action, Have Adventures, Skills For My Future.

Nowadays, the red uniform is worn, with Rainbows often referred to as “Little Reds.” There is a baseball cap, cycling shorts, hoodie, joggers, and polo shirt to choose from.

They get together with their friends at regular meetings where they learn new hobbies, get creative, develop skills and have outdoor adventures.

Brownies can choose to work on unit meeting activities, skills builders and interest badges.

But most units have a variety of themes including flowers, Winnie the Pooh characters, gems or even stars.

Guides work within six core themes: Know Myself, Be Well, Express Myself, Take Action, Have Adventures, Skills For My Future.

Guides can choose to work on unit meeting activities, skills builders and interest badges.

Patrol names vary between different units but include flowers, like rose and poppy, animals, like panda and parrot and famous landmarks, like pyramids.

The Girlguiding uniform has evolved over the years, from its first design by Baden-Powell and his sister: long dresses, neckerchiefs (like the Scouts) and wide hats.

Some do not feel they are able to make a promise that mentions god, particularly atheists[34] and this has attracted criticism from the National Secular Society.

This took the form of a questionnaire with 44,000 respondents being asked for opinions on each line of the promise (not just 'Love my God') and gave a number of options of different wordings.

In some areas with few members, County, Division or District level may be omitted because effective communication occurs without it.

In nine British overseas territories, there are branch associations with slightly different Guiding programmes adapted to the local conditions.

She became the Second of Kingfisher Patrol, and was enrolled by her aunt Princess Mary, association president, on 13 December.

Girl Guides Australia provided the ingredients for the couple's principal wedding cake as Britain was still under post-war rationing conditions.

In turn on the death of Princess Margaret, the Duchess of Edinburgh (then the Countess of Wessex), wife to Prince Edward became president in 2003.

The tall ship Lord Nelson made a 100-day voyage around the coast of the UK to celebrate the centenary.

[45] She has called at Oban, Aberdeen, Newcastle, Boston, London, Chatham, Portsmouth, Falmouth, Milford Haven and Whitehaven.