Heddon on the Wall Rainbows, Brownies, Guides & Rangers

06/08/2026

Last school year, our Rainbows and Brownies have been fundraising for St Oswald's Hospice and designed and painted a small Peter Rabbit sculpture as part of the Peter Rabbit: Tales on the Tyne trail that is on in Newcastle this summer! You can visit our rabbit, along with the rest of his fluffle, at The Space in Ouseburn until 14th September. If you'd like a special badge to commemorate your visit let me know - they are £1.25, with profits going towards our fundraising target of £350. You can also donate directly at https://stoswalds.enthuse.com/pf/1st-heddon-on-the-wall-rainbows-and-brownies, with all donations over £5 receiving a special "I Donated" badge!

27/07/2026

Girlguiding's new uniform is released tomorrow - our units had their say as part of the design process along with girls all over the country! Which is your favourite part from this sneak peak?

If you or your daughter would like to join, we have spaces for September in Rainbows, Brownies and Rangers, and we always have space for more adults to get involved! Get in touch if you'd like more information!

22/02/2026

Happy World Thinking Day!

22 February 2026 is a significant day in our calendar, marking 100 years of celebrating World Thinking Day. A day of celebration, understanding and pride at the global impact of Girlguiding. You're making a difference locally and enabling our young members to make a positive impact in their world. You are inspirational.

Happy World Thinking Day.

Wendy, Alison, Amy and Angie
Chief Commissioner Team

Graphic created by Victoria from the content creator group.

01/02/2026

Calling all adventurous young women aged 14-18! 🎉 1st Heddon-on-the-Wall Rangers is accepting new members! Come along and see what it's all about on Thursday 12th February, 6:30-8pm. Email [email protected] for more information and to register to come along!

17/01/2026

The Movement for Good Award is a chance for charitable groups to get one of 3 £1000 donations over a year. It is done as a draw, and the more people who nominate the group, the more chances we have of receiving the funding. Can you help us by nominating our units? It is one nomination per charity, per person, so we'd love if you could nominate all of our units!

Rainbows: https://movementforgood.com/draws/1000/?cname=1st%20Heddon-on-the-Wall%20Rainbows&ct=education_and_skills

Brownies: https://movementforgood.com/draws/1000/?cname=1st%20Heddon-on-the-Wall%20Brownies&ct=education_and_skills

Guides: https://movementforgood.com/draws/1000/?cname=1st%20Heddon-on-the-Wall%20Guides&ct=education_and_skills

Rangers: https://movementforgood.com/draws/1000/?cname=1st%20Heddon-on-the-Wall%20Rangers&ct=education_and_skills

07/01/2026

Calling all adventurous young women aged 14-18! 🎉 1st Heddon-on-the-Wall Rangers is accepting new members!

Get ready for a whole lot of fun, laughter, and unforgettable experiences! From planning epic camping trips to lending a helping hand to our community, there's something for everyone at Rangers. Plus, Rangers get to pick and choose the activities that they're most excited about! 🌟

So, if you know someone who'd love to be part of this amazing journey please let them know about our unit opening. Parents and carers can register their daughter for Rangers at https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-for-parents/register-a-child/ or drop us a message with any questions you might have.

Let's make memories together! 🌸 🏕️🌟

02/01/2026

New year, new hobby?
We're looking for volunteers to help with running all of our units, why not join us?

https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-volunteer/register-to-volunteer/

Our Girlguiding impact report revealed that -the happiness levels of Girlguiding volunteers' is 5 times higher than those who volunteer at least once per month elsewhere. 👉🏻 https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/about-us/press-releases/impact-report-2023/

15/12/2025

Final preparations going on tonight for our Christmas Fayre tomorrow. Thank you again to The Swan at Heddon for hosting us, to our lovely raffle prize donors Forum Books, Queen's Hall Arts, Hexham, Beckleberry's, Alphabetti Theatre! We're excited to see lots of you there tomorrow, to help us raise money for experiences for the girls in our units, especially being part of Peter Rabbit: Tales on the Tyne to support St Oswald's Hospice!

13/12/2025

More preparations for our fayre this week, decorating marshmallow snowmen ⛄ come along to The Swan at Heddon on Tuesday, 5:30-7:15pm and help us raise money to support St Oswald's Hospice through their Peter Rabbit: Tales on the Tyne trail and for activities for our girls.

03/12/2025

It's official - we have a Rangers unit in Heddon-on-the-Wall! After requests from Guides who were turning 14 to set up a new Ranger unit, the Girlguiding section for 14-18 year olds, we're excited that we'll be able to also offer this opportunity to girls who are new to guiding in the new year. If you or a young woman you know is interested in joining, or you'd like to volunteer to help us run this new unit, either register online at https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/, email us on [email protected] or send us a Facebook message.