What’s On This Autumn
For Brownies and Guides: 3rd October
Half day workshops at the Andrew Simpson Sailing Academy in Portland
Biodiversity Workshop
Brownies: 3rd October
Join us at the Andrew Simpson Sailing Academy in Portland for a half day workshop on biodiversity.
Learn why different animals live in different places and what adaptations they have to make.
Brownies Biodiversity Workshop 3rd October 2026 – Girlguiding Dorset
Pollution Workshop
Guides: 3rd October
Join us at the Andrew Simpson Sailing Academy in Portland for a half day workshop on air and water pollution.
Guides will head out on the water to discover different air and water pollutants and where they might come from.
Guides Pollution Workshop 3rd October 2026 – Girlguiding Dorset
First Response Training
Dates: 20th September & 14th November 2026
We currently have spaces at both, full day, training sessions.
Please visit the website or click here for more information.
https://www.girlguidingdorset.org.uk/event-type/training
Volunteering Opportunities
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Handing On…
So here I am “for real” now! As I take over the baton from Lisa, I can confirm our county numbers on the 1st August looked like this: Units: 262 Volunteers: 921 Young Members: 3348. I am excited for what lies ahead. I am incredibly proud to have been asked to be your County Commissioner. There will be challenges but I hope that with the help of you all we will be able to see through and overcome those challenges, for the best of the County.
I am looking forward to getting out and about across the Divisions and Districts to meet all of you and our young members. I am challenging myself to visit every division at least once in every year of my 5-year term. That effectively means an average of 1 division a month! I place great importance on seeing the grass roots of guiding and it is a big part of what I enjoyed in my role as Division Commissioner. I very much hope I can achieve that during my term of office. Who wants to be first?
I would also like to hear from each and every one of you. It is your County and I hope that I can do the best job in representing you and to bring us all and our young members more experiences and opportunities. I am therefore challenging you all to contact me with your County Handing On ideas: –
- Something you’d keep
- Something you’d change
- Something you’d lose
- Something you’d like
- Something you’d do
Please contact me using the link. Your replies can remain anonymous. I will consider all your feedback when we begin to look at the County plan for 2027 at September County Exec and with Blue Team. Talking of which, please take a look at the opportunities on offer to be a part of my new County Team – do you have the knowledge, personal skills and relevant experience to fulfil any of the roles? I’d love to hear from you.
I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you all soon.
Carolyn
County office will be closed:
W/C 10th August and
W/C 24th August
