Join as a girl
Rainbows (age 4 to 7), Brownies (7 to 10), Guides (10 to 14) and Rangers (14 to 18) meet across our County. Register your interest on the Girlguiding website and we will find a unit near you.
About us
We are the Girlguiding County for Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire, run entirely by volunteers.
Who we are
Girlguiding Tay and Ochils is the local Girlguiding County covering Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. We were known as Girlguiding Perth & Kinross until 2020, and we have been a registered Scottish charity since 29 April 1957.
We are part of Girlguiding, the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK. Locally, we are the people who make sure that units have leaders, leaders have training, and girls have the chance to learn, explore and have fun.
Our aim
To help girls and young women develop emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually so that they can make a positive contribution to their community and the wider world, and to facilitate Guiding for girls and young women in the County.
Our County in numbers
- 154Girlguiding units
- 364Leaders trained
- 1,485Girls and young women
What a Girlguiding County does
Girlguiding is organised in layers. Units are the local Rainbow, Brownie, Guide and Ranger groups that meet each week. Units are grouped into Districts and Divisions, and those are supported by a County. Our job as a County is to:
- support and look after 154 units across our area;
- recruit, train and support 364 volunteer leaders;
- organise County events, camps and activities that individual units could not run alone;
- make sure every unit follows Girlguiding’s safety and safeguarding policies;
- help girls and families with costs through bursaries and grants.
Run entirely by volunteers
Nobody at Girlguiding Tay and Ochils is paid. Every leader, trustee and lottery helper gives their time freely. That keeps our costs low and means more of every pound reaches girls.
Our sections
Charity details
- Charity name
- Girlguiding Tay and Ochils
- Charity number
- SC002886
- Regulator
- Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). View our entry on the Scottish Charity Register (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 29 April 1957
- Previous name
- Guides - Perth & Kinross (29 April 1957 to 14 February 2020)
- Legal form
- Unincorporated association
- Purpose
- The advancement of education
- Beneficiaries
- Children and young people
- Area of operation
- Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire
- Address
- Old Third, Tullibardine, Auchterarder, Perthshire, PH3 1NJ
Volunteer with us
You do not need any experience. Whether you can help every week, once a term or behind the scenes, we will give you the training and support you need.
Help girls thrive
Play the County Lottery for £1 a week and support Guiding in your community.
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