Attendee Type: Guides

ICE – Isle of Arran

It’s time to head north to the Isle of Arran for our Wildlife & Wilderness Trip!

“Are you coming with us?”

Join us for a fun-filled International Community Experience for Guides in 2027.

We’ll journey to the beautiful Isle of Arran, with opportunities to explore the stunning natural scenery and spot native wildlife, as well as discovering the diverse local history. We will also leave our own positive mark on the island with some environmental volunteering.

The Guides embarking on this adventure will attend three briefing events (one day and two overnight events) so they can get to know each other, build friendships, and properly meet the leadership team.

The adventure will culminate in a four-night, five-day trip between the dates of 30 March – 3 April 2027 (subject to minor changes).

This International Community Experience is open to Guides born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2016. Participants will need to remain a member of, and regularly attend, a unit within the Girlguiding Midlands.

International Community Experience (ICE) trips are an opportunity for younger Guides to take their first steps in the international community of Guiding and get a taste of what it means to travel with Girlguiding. It brings all the fun and adventure of an international trip, just a little closer to home!

The ballot will be open from 7 May until 12 June 2026. For more information check our FAQs.

We can’t wait for you to join us!

 

Read our FAQs for parents & carers

Read our FAQs for unit leaders

Enter the ballot here – ballot opening soon

Ride & Seek

Are you ready to Ride and Seek?

Join us on an exciting adventure to Germany and Amsterdam. Ride and Seek is an exciting challenge event consisting of a virtual welcome, followed by a day at Phantasialand in Germany before groups make their way to Amsterdam to join us for a wide game across the city to earn points before coming together for a closing ceremony and picnic in the city. This event is for teams of Guides (aged 12+) and Rangers, young leaders with 2-3 adult leaders, adult volunteers, Trefoil Guild & Inspire.

 

Read our FAQs

Book your places – bookings close 31 March 2027

Download a poster to display in your unit meeting place. If you’d like images for use on social media please contact comms@girlguiding-midlands.org.uk or your county communications adviser and they’ll be able to help.

Join the information call, Wednesday 10 June at 7.30pm to find out more and ask your questions! Sign up here.

INTOPs – young members

Interested in travelling? Born between 01/09/2008 and 18/07/2013?

Whether you’re an experienced international traveller or have never been abroad before, we’re looking for Guides, Rangers and young leaders to represent Girlguiding Midlands on trips abroad in 2027. With two exciting trips in the planning we just need enthusiastic young people with a passion for travel to join us!

To apply for this opportunity, you must complete the online application form and you must be available to attend the selection event at Trefoil House on 14-15 February 2026.

You will receive an email by 2 February 2026 confirming whether you have a place on the selection event. Should you be successful with this you will be required to confirm your place and return your consent and health forms by 8 February 2026.

The FAQ document answers many common questions, please take a read, if you have any additional questions, please contact international@girlguiding-midlands.org.uk

Book here – bookings will open 7am Sunday 30 November and close Saturday 31 January.

Event FAQs

INTOPs poster

INTOPs poster (printer friendly)

Get Money Confident

Calling all Guides, Rangers and young leaders!

Join us for a fun day of finding out about how to make your money work for you and how finances work.

Get ready to be finance fierce!

 

Tickets are free and places are limited (100 Guides, 100 Rangers/young leaders) so please only book the places you need.

Bookings will close 20 July 2025, 9pm – places will be selected by ballot.

 

This event is in partnership with, and sponsored by HSBC.

 

Book here (bookings open 7am 4 July 2025 and will close 9pm 20 July 2025)

ICE – Northern Ireland

It’s time to head North West and across the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland, are you coming with us? Join us for a fun-filled trip for Guides in April 2026!
We’ll explore the beautiful and richly historical area of Belfast and beyond. There’ll be time spent exploring, taking part in adventurous activities; learning about the local history and fostering our respect for the natural environment.
The Guides who are selected for ICE will attend a series of briefing events (including a day and overnight events) to help them get to know each other.
The adventure will culminate in a four night, five-day trip to Northern Ireland between the dates of 6-12 April 2026
This adventure is open to Guides born between 1 January 2012 and 1 January 2016 who remain in and attend a Guide unit within Girlguiding Midlands region.
The closing date to enter the ballot for ICE 2026 is 20 May 2025.

 

FAQs for unit leaders

FAQs for parents & carers

Join the ballot here

Rome to Home

Inspired by the popular TV show Race Across the World, Rome to Home is a challenge event where we will journey through Europe completing challenges, experiencing new cultures, meeting Scouting and Guiding friends and earning points.

Teams will begin in Rome with a scavenger hunt-style challenge before beginning their way across Europe. Each team will plan their route allowing them to complete as many challenges as possible before returning to the Midlands for a celebration.

We are looking for teams of 10 Guides and Rangers (aged 12+) with 2 or 3 leaders to join this adventure. Teams can be made up at a unit, district or county level.

Payment details

£250 payable to Girlguiding Midlands, each team will also need to set their own travel budget which we calculate will be between £1550- £2000

£50 deposit per team member to Girlguiding Midlands required 28 days after your booking is made

£200 balance required to Girlguiding Midlands by 1 October 2025

 

Download our FAQs to find out more.

Book your team’s place now

Capture the Dragon

Join us for a unique wide game around the fabulous city of Cardiff. Teams will complete challenges all across the city to earn points and ‘capture the dragon’ 

All groups will need to arrange your own travel, food & accommodation etc 

Starts 11am on 25 October and finishes around 8.30pm on 25 October 2025 

£15 participants

£5 adults

Read the event FAQs

Why not combine this event with Race to the Dragon?

 

Bookings will open Monday 3 March and close on 31 July or when full (whichever comes sooner).

Click here to book after 3 March

ICE – Channel Islands

It’s time to head south and across The English Channel to the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, are you coming with us? Join us for a fun-filled trip for Guides in May 2025!

We’ll explore the beautiful and richly historical Bailiwick of Jersey for the first two nights of our adventure. There’ll be time spent exploring beaches and castles; learning about the island’s history and fostering our respect for the natural environment. Then we will island hop over to the Bailiwick of Guernsey for two nights of adventurous activities; perhaps even a spot of surf school and a night under canvas!

 

Participants have already been selected for this event but if it sounds like your thing – don’t miss our INTOPs weekend in March 2025.

INTOPs – young members

Interested in travelling? Whether you’re an experienced international traveller or have never been abroad before we’re looking for Guides, Rangers and young leaders to represent Girlguiding Midlands on trips abroad in 2026. With lots of exciting trips in the planning we just need enthusiastic young people with a passion for travel to join us.

 

Event FAQs

Book here – bookings will open 7am Monday 13 January and close Wednesday 5 March.

Capture the Castle – Edinburgh Monopoly

Join the fun of Capture the Castle without leaving your own unit/city. Our Capture the Castle unit challenge is open to all – and there’s a badge!

 

Download it here – Capture the Castle challenge for units.

 

 

Join us for a unique Monopoly Challenge around the fabulous city of Edinburgh. Teams will complete challenges across the city to earn points and “capture the castle.”

Rangers and young leaders can combine this event with the Race to the Castle – UK Jailbreak. Click here for more information.

There are two options for taking part:

Option 1 – includes accommodation.

Arrive 1 November 2024 depart 3 November 2024

Arrange your own travel and food etc.

Option 2 – The Monopoly and evening event only.

Starts 10am and finishes around 9pm on 2 November 2024

When: 1 – 3 November 2024

Where: Edinburgh

Cost: £15 per person non-refundable deposit 7 days after your booking is confirmed.

Option 1 – £85 per person (£55 for leaders with under 18s within ratio) Final payment due 31 July 2024

Option 2 – £15 per persons for the Monopoly

Bookings Close: 31 July 2024

Please note, you can only book for 20 young members and 2 adult leaders in ratios per booking, if you need more then this you can complete more then one bookings form or contact Girlguiding Midlands region office. If you are going as an adult only team you can book up to 10 places. (Accommodation, priority will be given to leaders taking young members)

 

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Exciting news about our 2024 events!

We are delighted to let you know that we have received some significant funding from Girlguiding to support the transport costs to a few of our 2024 events.

Important!

The final amount we can refund for all of these events will be determined by our final booking numbers, so we cannot give you an exact amount at this point, but wanted to give you a heads up before the closing date, so if you were considering joining the event but transport costs were preventing you from doing so, this may help with those costs and therefore make the event more accessible for your unit.

 

There will be a per participant (girls and leaders) refund of around £25 per person for each person confirmed as booked on the Girlguiding Midlands event.

Note for this event, if you cancel or reduce your booking numbers after refund has been made to you, you will be expected to return the refund for any reduction or cancellation in full.

If you increase your booking numbers, it is unlikely that we will be able to offer any refund for additional places as all refunds will have been processed.

 

Denmark Dash

As part of the Give International a Go (GIG) Building Bridges 2024.

We are really excited to welcome you to Denmark and can’t wait to get started with what will hopefully be the best International wide game there is. The event will start with a virtual opening ceremony on the  Wednesday (30 July 2025) evening before we all spend a fun packed Thursday together at LEGOLAND in Billund. On the Friday we will spend the day exploring Copenhagen with a day full of fun challenges and activities to help you get to know each other and this wonderful city.

This event is for Guides 13+ (at the time of travelling) Rangers, young leaders, with their adult leaders. Inspire and any other adult teams are also welcome.

Leaders will need to arrange their own travel (to and from Denmark, and internally within Denmark), food and accommodation and they can use the opportunity towards gaining their module 9 travelling abroad.

Where: Copenhagen & LEGOLAND Billund – Denmark

When: 30 July – 1 August 2025

Cost: £TBC (approximately £60)  (Includes entrance to LEGOLAND Billund and event badge)

  • £20 deposit 28 days after your booking is confirmed,
  • £20 by 31 August 2024
  • Balance payment by 31 January 2025
  • Please note this is subject to any final increases by LEGOLAND ticket admission in 2025

Bookings Close: 31 August 2024

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