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Girlguiding

GIRLGUIDING has had a strong presence in Barmouth for more than 65 years, sometimes well supported and at other times struggling.

Rangers is the unit for older girls from 14 to 18 and has not always run depending on the number of girls interested and the other pressures on time. Now a new unit is starting to give young women the chance to be part of Girlguiding and in a Rangers group.

The Guiding programme allows Rainbows, Brownies and Guides to make choices about the activities planned, however Rangers is much more led by the girls in terms of what they want to do.

Since climate change and the environment are such major issues to everyone, the group will start by looking at that.

The exact programme will be dependent on what the girls want to do, but could involve raising money from environmental concerns, doing something locally in the Wern or on the beach, looking at alternatives to plastics for local businesses, looking at false news and how to work out who’s telling the truth.

The new Rangers unit will be meeting in the youth club area at the leisure centre on Tuesdays from 14 January. It will be a drop-in session from 4pm to 7pm.

Katie Price, is district commissioner for Guiding in Barmouth and deputy mayor, said: “As a young woman I had a wonderful experience with Rangers. I am happy we can offer this opportunity to girls in and around Barmouth. With all the pressures of school work, exams and social media I think it is vital to provide a space to look at the wider world and talk about things that are important.”

Anyone interested in Girlguiding in general and the Barmouth units in particular can find out more from the Guiding website: www.girlguiding. co.uk

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