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Remember to dress warmly and for wet weather! 🧥 We’ll post tomorrow morning to confirm if we need to make any changes to our original plans due to weather - the safety of all our participants is always the no. 1 priority! On street parking available across Ayr Town Centre 🚗 #WTD26 #WorldThinkingDay

Only 2 weeks to go! 😀

FONA BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER!

3rd Alloway set off this afternoon for a weekend adventure in London! 🇬🇧🌃 Stay tuned for trip updates! 😀

Another successful joint County Training Day with our friends at Girlguiding Ayrshire North County! Lots of engaging and inspiring sessions for all. Thanks to all involved in making it happen! 👏🏼😀 @girlguidingayrshirenorth.org.uk

Lantern preparations continue at Troon Scout Hall today - only 4 weeks to go until our Thinking Day Centenary Event! 😁 Families and friends of our members, please save the date! 😀 📌Sunday 22nd Feb, from 4.30pm 📌 #WorldThinkingDay2026 #WAGGGS #WTD26

Karaoke and party games for 3rd Prestwick Guides and Rangers - Another great way to end the term!🎄🎅🏻

What a lovely evening at Nether Auchendrane Activity Centre for the festive crafts evening! ☃️🎅🏻 A great time had by all - Easter crafts are always being planned! 😀

Team Troon celebrated end of term with a lovely evening at Lido Troon 🎅🏻 Thank you to our Troon volunteers for all that they do for Girlguiding in Troon and Ayrshire South County!🥂🎄 #Troon #ThankYouVolunteers

This morning 131 Young Members and 32 Adult members descended on Astoria Cinema Ayr for a very special exclusive Girlguiding Ayrshire South screening of Zootropolis 2! 🎬🍿 A great morning had by all! Thanks to the team at Astoria and ACC Linsey for organising! 👏🏻 #AyrshireSouth #Ayr

Huge congratulations to Maeve and Flora of 3rd Alloway Rainbows who were presented with their Gold Programme Awards this week - presented by Alloway’s District Commissioner Sarah! Well done Rainbows 👏🏼🌈 #Rainbows #AyrshireSouth

A busy weekend for our volunteers with events in Prestwick, Troon and Ayr! We are getting into the Christmas spirit already! 🎅🏻 Please do come and say ‘Hi’! 👋☃️

Some more photos from Sunday - Girls and leaders from Alloway District represented Girlguiding at Alloway’s Remembrance Sunday service. Well done girls. Lest we forget. #Remembrance

⭐50 YEARS SERVICE⭐ Last Tuesday, we celebrated the incredible dedication and tireless efforts of Janis Meredith 👏🏻 Thank you Janis! 👏🏻 #GirlguidingScotland

17th E Ayr Brownies had a blast on their recent pack holiday at our county site - Nether Auchendrane! The girls loved spending time outdoors and exploring our wonderful new obstacle course! Well done Brownies! 👏🏻

⭐ 50 YEARS OF SERVICE ⭐ Iris Richardson was awarded the honour at a celebration at her Unit Meeting place on Wednesday 10th September by County Commissioner, Elin Marsh. Iris became the assistant leader of 1st Tarbolton Guides on 10th September 1975, and the rest is history! 💖 Thank you Iris!

Earlier in the year, some of our Ayr Brownies entered a stamp competition and these competition entries have already been on display in Perth and are going to London next month, and this Saturday 13th September they will be on display in Prestwick! 📣Open 10- 4 📮🎉😊

4th Prestwick Rainbows love our new Girlguiding Interest badges! 😀 They've been working on 'Guiding Sparkle' ✨ which helps girls discover what makes guiding special for them, while sharing the guiding joy! More about Rainbows: www.girlguidingayrshiresouth.org.uk/rainbows-5-7/ #Rainbows #Girlguiding

Evelyn Butler, Young Leader at 1st Girvan Brownies, performed in the prestigious 50th Anniversary concerts of the NSGSO and NSGCB! Ayrshire South CC, Elin Marsh said: “Evelyn is not only a talented musician but an inspirational Young Volunteer too, and a credit to our county.'' Well done Evelyn! 🥳👏🏻

Great afternoon had by all at Blair Activity Centre for our Volunteer’s Fun afternoon on Saturday! We had a lovely afternoon tea, a good blether and explored all the lovely facilities at our neighbouring county’s campsite! 👏 #ThankYouVolunteers #AyrshireSouth @girlguidingayrshirenorth.org.uk 😀

Fiona, Pam, Lise and Elizabeth had a fabulous day attending Girlguiding Celebrates-Scotland this weekend! 👏 It was a very special event, with everyone coming together to celebrate our incredible volunteers and all the amazing work they do across the country! 🩷

The rain didn't stop 6th Troon Brownies from having a brilliant night tubing for their last night of term! Huge thanks to all at Newmilns Snow And Sports Complex for a great evening! ❄️🎉 Well done Brownies! 👏 #Brownies #Newmilns #AyrshireSouth

Central Ayr District had a great time last week at the South Ayrshire Volunteer Awards; with several amazing volunteers taking home awards! 🎉 A wonderful celebration of these special ladies & all their dedication for Girlguiding in Ayr! 👏👏👏 #VolunteersWeek #Ayr #SouthAyrshire #ThankYouVolunteers

We’re proud to be taking part in #VolunteersWeek 2025 – marking 41 years of saying thank you to all volunteers for everything they do. There’s no one way to volunteer. Join us in celebrating the diversity of volunteering. How could you inspire someone new to volunteer this week?

We’re busy getting ready for Volunteers’ Week 2025! 😁 We love this time of year as we join together across the UK to celebrate the millions of volunteers who selflessly give their time to help others. #VolunteersWeek #PoweredByVolunteers #Girlguiding #GirlguidingScotland

Be sure to pop by the Centre Stane to see us at Mauchline Holy Fair on Sat 31st!😀 And you can visit the lovely ladies from Girlguiding Mauchline District who will be hard at work within Mauchline Parish Church Halls! 🫖 🍰

Huge congrats to 2nd Cumnock Brownies 🤩 This week Olivia-Jane received her Bronze Award, and also to Daisy, Katie, Eva & Olivia who received their Brownie Silver Award this week! Well done Brownies! 🎉👏 (Photo of Olivia to follow as she’s been poorly this week!)

All 3 of our Troon Brownie Units visited Marr Ladies Rugby for a training session last Monday night! A great night was topped off by a promise ceremony for Charlotte and Ava! 🏉🏟️

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek starts tomorrow! 😊 This year’s is all about celebrating community, and how it supports our mental health & wellbeing. Communities connect, support, & give us a sense of belonging & purpose. 🤝 From local to global, online to in-person, we all need community. What's yours?

Lest we forget. Photos show the South Ayrshire ‘Field Of Heroes’ installation - open until 10th May, and the Girlguiding VE Day 80th anniversary badge. veday80southayrshire.org

We're delighted to have volunteers invited to #GirlguidingCelebrates Scotland! 🥳 We know how much passion our members give to #Girlguiding and we're so happy they're receiving this recognition for all their hard work!👏🏻 ⭐Ailsa Mitchell⭐Elizabeth Strachan⭐Fiona Robertson⭐Joanne Forman⭐Lise Whittle⭐

Huge congratulations to Linsey and Gillian who have raised over £800 (and counting!) from their Kiltwalk this Sunday! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏃🏼‍♀️ All proceeds are to support Girlguiding in Troon! Amazing effort ladies! 👏😀 #KiltwalkGlasgow #Kiltwalk2025 www.justgiving.com/page/linsey-... #KiltwalkGlasgow

We’d like to say a huge 🎉 Congratulations 🎉 … to all of our Rangers and Young Leaders - past and present who had their last day of school this week! 🏫👩🏻‍🎓 We are so proud of all you’ve achieved and can’t wait to see what you go on to do next! 🤩 #NoWrongPath

Pam Gray was one of two lead volunteers who brought us Girlguiding Scotland’s #AmsterdamAdventure2025 🥳🇳🇱 Karen from Prestwick joined the delivery team who helped the city-wide event run on the day! We had two groups from Alloway who took part in the game! 🧡 Huge thanks to Pam and her team! 👏🎉

Next week, Linsey Latter and Gillian Clements will be taking part in the Kiltwalk to support Girlguiding in Troon! 🏃🏼‍♀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 They would really appreciate any contributions you can make 🙏🏼 www.justgiving.com/page/linsey-...

We have a new email address for booking Nether Auchendrane Girl Guiding Activity Centre 😀 📧 [email protected] 📧

We just adore 1st Tarbolton Brownies’ Easter facecloth bunnies! 🥰🐰🐣 So cute & effective! Well done Brownies! 👏

We are planning something special to celebrate 100 years of World Thinking Day! Not giving much away at the moment, but we have BIG plans! For now members & families - save the date! - going to be amazing! 😀🤗 🗓️ Sun 22nd Feb 2026 🗓️ #WTD2026 #Girlguiding #GirlguidingScotland #WAGGGS #AyrshireSouth

Huge congratulations to Rebecca Small of 17th C Castlehill Brownies who was presented with her 5 Year Service Award last week! 🎉 Thank you so much Rebecca for all that you do for Girlguiding in Ayr! 👏💛 #ThankYouVolunteers #AyrshireSouth #Ayr #Brownies #GirlguidingScotland

4th Prestwick Brownies’ Easter preparations are well underway! 🐣🐥 Well done Brownies! 👏💛 #Brownies #Prestwick #Easter #AyrshireSouth #Girlguiding #EasterCrafts

Last week 2nd Cumnock Rainbows, Brownies and Guides visited Heritage Centre Cumnock! 😀 What an interesting evening learning all about local history and industry! Thank you to the museum team for hosting us🩵 #Rainbows #Brownies #Guides #Cumnock #Girlguiding #CumnockHeritage #CumnockHistory

Our CC Elin popped into 6th Troon Brownies' Pack Holiday at the weekend to surprise volunteer Kelly Maurer with her 5 Year Service award! 🎉 Kelly joined the unit ‘'just to cover maternity leave'’ and has never left! Thank you for everything that you do! 🥰 #AyrshireSouth #Troon #ThankYouVolunteers 💛

Were you previously involved with Girlguiding? Maybe as a volunteer, parent, or as a young member? @girlguidingscot.bsky.social are hosting a “return to guiding” call online on Tues 11 March 7pm Online! Find out how to get back involved! 😀 Sign up here: www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/events/retur...

2nd Alloway Brownies had a great time creating gingerbread moose last week! Well done Brownies! 👏💛🫎

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Happy St. David's Day to all our fantastic Girlguiding Cymru members! 󠁧 We hope you have a wonderful day celebrating Welsh culture and traditions. Don't forget to wear your daffodil with pride! #stdavidsday #GirlguidingCymru #dyddgwyldewi

As part of their World Thinking Day programme the girls from 4th Prestwick celebrated traditional dress from around the world! 🌎 They viewed a selection of uniforms from around the Commonwealth and learned about the World Girl Guiding badge and the meaning to it. #WTD25 #ThinkingDay #WAGGGS

Lucy and Grace from 1st Crosshill Guides marked World Thinking Day taking their Guide promise on the beach at Culzean; a highlight of their weekend away at Dolphin House Outdoor Education Centre! 🌎🐬👏 Well done Guides! 💚 #Guides #GuidesPromise #Culzean #WTD2025 #ThinkingDay

The theme for 2025 is Our Story; the first part of a 4-year journey for members to reflect on the past, present and future of our global movement. This year’s theme digs into the values of what it's meant to be a Girl Guide or Girl Scout over the past century. #WTD2025