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County Presentation evening 2026

On Wednesday 13th May 2026 Girlguiding Greater Manchesters West’s Presentation Evening was hosted by Swinton Division at the Ellesmere golf club in Worsley. This year the stars of the long...

• 2026
• AWARDS

Rainbow bears great adventure

"Rainbow Bear" from 5th Stretford Rainbows spent their half term adventuring with Rainbow Carys and 1st Stretford Brownie Penny. They travelled to London and even visited Girlguiding HQ!...

• 2026
• BROWNIE
• RAINBOW
• SALE

Celebrating Gold

In Greater Manchester West we love to celebrate the achievements of our girls, especially when they reach gold. ...

• 2026
• GUIDE
• RAINBOW
• SALFORD
• SWINTON

Monopoly Run Live in London

23 Rangers & Leaders from 2nd Swinton Division Rangers took part in their 3rd "Monopoly Run Live" in London. On the Saturday, they had a brilliant time playing in "Monopoly Run live", seeing the...

• 2026
• RANGER
• SWINTON

Holy Rood meet interesting people

One of the great things about GirlGuiding is it allows girls to meet interesting people. It certainly was the case with the Rainbows and Guides at Holy Rood in Swinton. ...

• 2026
• GUIDE
• RAINBOW
• SWINTON

Guides take part in a Cityscape adventure

Boothstown Guides took part in the Manchester Cityscape adventure run by GirlGuiding. The adventure was on Saturday 21st March 2026 and was an exciting wide-game event where they visited lots of...

• 2026
• GUIDE
• SWINTON

Rainbows Take Action

1st Ellenbrook Rainbows have earned their Take Action Theme Award. To achieved this award they were visited by a volunteer from Salford Foodbank. After the visit the pack decided to go shopping at...

• 2026
• COMMUNITY ACTION
• RAINBOW
• SWINTON

Sale and Altrincham: Inspiring Girls, Empowering Volunteers

GirlGuiding in Sale and Altrincham was in the news with an article called "Inspiring Girls, Empowering Volunteers". The article starts:- Girlguiding has been at the heart of Sale & Altrincham for...

• 2025
• ALTRINCHAM NORTH
• ALTRINCHAM SOUTH
• INTERNATIONAL
• SALE

Ashley Bed Renovation Project

Over the Winter shut down period, a significant renovation project was completed in the Ashley House. In efforts to modernise the House sleeping areas for our visitors, the Ashley Management Team...

• 2025
• ASHLEY
• GALLERY

Archery Returns to Ashley

After many years absent, archery has made a triumphant return to Ashley Activity Centre, with the appointment of our new archery advisor Dickon. Dickon completed his Archery Instructor qualification...

• 2025
• ASHLEY
• GUIDE
• SALE