Inspire is our community for women aged 18-30
Girlguiding Inspire is the community built for and by Girlguiding’s 18-30 year old members. Whether you’re looking for adventure, to travel the world, develop skills or for fun with new friends, there’s a place in Girlguiding Inspire for you!
Inspire has been designed to enable as many young people as possible to find their place within Girlguiding and the wider world. The aim is to expand the opportunities available to young women to develop and socialise as well as to promote a more flexible model of volunteering.
All our opportunities fit into one of seven pathways or two themes. You can follow one particular pathway. Or, because we’re all different, mix and match to create a new path just for you.
7 pathways
- Adventure and challenge
- Adventures at Girlguiding Activity Centres
- Walking, Narrowboat, Climbing, Abseiling and Going away with scheme
- Plan your own adventure
- Events Experience
- Volunteer at international events
- Volunteer at a Girlguiding Festival
- Run your own event
- Sharing Skills
- Volunteer through holiday guiding
- Holding a supporting role in your local area
- Beyond the UK
- GOLD
- Experience global guiding at a World Centre
- Take part in international events
- Developing others
- Become a Mentor or Peer Educator
- Action for change network coach
- Become a qualified Girlguiding Trainer
- Leading the Way
- Become an Adviser
- Become a Coordinator
- Become a Unit leader
- Be a Supporting Leader
- Voice and Action
- British Youth council delegation
- Advocate Panel
- Girlguiding campaign supporter
Join our Oxfordshire Inspire community!
Contact email: 18to30oxfordshire@gmail.com
Facebook group: Girlguiding Inspire Oxfordshire
Instagram: @GirlguidingInspireOxfordshire
Latest News
Online training for unit volunteers
05 December 2021The county training team will be running free trainings based on the Girlguiding Strategy, Today, Tomorrow, Together. These free trainings cover each of the
New First Response courses 2022 now available to book
18 July 2021See https://www.oxfordshiregirlguiding.org.uk/first-response-training-dates/ for details and how to book
Finding a Level 3 Safe space training
25 February 2021If you are trying to find how to find a Level 3 Safe space training, this might be helpful to point you in the right direction. You have 2 options: Via the
Girlguiding Strategy: Today, tomorrow, together – Webinar training session
24 February 2021Based on the new Girlguiding Strategy, Today, Tomorrow, Together, your local training team are initially offering free trainings to cover each of the three key themes of
First Response Training dates
12 January 2021We are pleased to announce details of our upcoming 1st Response trainings: Sun 23rd Jan 2022 NOW FULLY BOOKED 9:30am – 1pm webinar followed by a short practical
Join the NSGSO / NSGCB
31 October 2020Do you play an orchestral concert band instrument to Grade 4 or above? Will you be aged between 12 and 25 by next August? Are you a scout or guide? Then we want
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Girlguiding Inspire is the community built for and by Girlguiding’s 18-30 year old members. Whether you’re looking for adventure, to travel the world, develop skills or for fun with new friends, there’s a place in Girlguiding Inspire for you!
Join us!