Adult Leaders work directly with girls to run Rainbow, Brownie, Guide or Senior Section units. Being a Leader is really rewarding because you get to see young people enjoying events and activities that you’ve organised and watch them grow in confidence and ability as time goes on. If you don’t want to take on the full responsibility of being a Leader you can still be involved with young people by becoming a Unit Helper or taking up one of the many other guiding roles.

What is in it for me?
Adult Leaders take Girlguiding UK’s Leadership Qualification and are offered all sorts of other training opportunities at a local and national level. Guiding also allows you to gain useful experience that you can use at work or put on your CV. As a Leader you might get involved in marketing, recruiting volunteers, raising funds, handling budgets and managing large-scale events. And you could develop all sorts of skills including excellent organisational and communicative skills as well as the ability to work as part of a team or on your own initiative. Guiding is flexible.  You don’t have to meet weekly or at the same time, or even meet at the same place.  Not everyone has to wear a uniform and we always welcome new ideas about how units can be run.  Make this project your own.

The Trefoil Guild’s prime aim is to support the Guide Movement. It provides friendship, fun and activities for its members as well as support for the Movement and the community. Support for girls and adult leaders takes the form, among many other things, of helping at occasional meetings and camps, sharing interests and skills, testing badges, providing transport, offering hospitality (sometimes for overseas visitors), and many other things.

The Trefoil Guild offers its members opportunities to meet with friends, develop interests, tackle new challenges and enjoy holidays together. Membership also involves being active in a wider community, as an individual or as a Guild, through voluntary work or other commitment.

Our local TG was set up a few years ago and runs an active programme of monthly meetings with speakers or activities, plus outings and meals. They also actively support any event to which extra pairs of hands are required, such as doing refreshments at carol services, judging the TG cup competition and will always help at any unit meetings if asked. They don’t have a “Uniform” as such, but a polo shirt in either mustard or red is available and this together with a badge tab and scarf gives members an opportunity to wear clothing that is recognized, if they so wish.

“I am a member of our local guild, and although am unable to attend on a regular basis, am always made
to feel very welcome. I know that new members would be made to feel at home and enjoy the fun and friendship that the TG offers!”...Division Commisioner.