LEGOLAND Discovery Centre – Birmingham

SOLD OUT for both days – sorry!

 

Why not join us on a fantastic day for Rainbows & Brownies with their leaders and young leaders to experience all that LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre has to offer. We’ll explore the world and build bridges of friendship ….and bricks!

When: Choose between either the 12 OR 13 October 2024

Where: LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Birmingham, King Edwards Rd, Birmingham B1 2AA

Cost: £10 per person with 1 free leader for every 5 young members. (Adults outside of ratios must be paid for)

Travel & Parking: transport is the responsibility of the unit team, although we know some districts, divisions and counties are looking at sharing coaches to reduce cost so it might be worth asking around locally to see if anyone else is planning to go. Please visit the LEGOLAND® website for travel and parking advice. Travel and parking

Bookings: We are SOLD OUT for new bookings, for units with existing bookings with LEGOLAND  please book your leaders within ratios using the booking form on our website, labelled “leaders within ratios”.

Click here to book in leaders WITHIN ratios (1:5) and event badges.

FAQs

Booking Instruction booklet

 

! Exciting news!

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.

Legoland Birmingham:

There will be a per participant (girls and leaders) refund of around £4.00 per person for each person confirmed as booked on the Girlguiding Midlands event.

We will endeavour to get the refunds to you as soon as possible after the bookings closing date but please note, for this event, refunds will be processed as soon as possible but is likely to be after the event.

Race to the Castle – UK Jailbreak

 

Rangers and Young Leaders race from a castle near their hometown to the historic stronghold of Edinburgh. This flexible challenge lets teams of Rangers plan their own adventure, taking part in quests along the way, before coming together in Edinburgh for a grand finale. Will your team be crowned the champions?

This event can be combined with the Edinburgh Monopoly Challenge. Click here for more information. If you are combining the two events your team must be in Edinburgh before 10am Saturday, 2 November 2024 to participate.

All food, travel and accommodation is not included!

Where: Various endings in Edinburgh TBC

When: Your race must finish Saturday 2 November 2024.

Cost: £10 per person – Payment due 7 days after booking is confirmed.

Bookings Close: 31 July 2024

FAQs

 

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.

 

Race to the Castle:

There will be a per participant (girls and leaders) refund of around £85 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.

 

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)

 

FAQs

 

 

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.

 

Festive Journey Through Time

Come and spend a special day at this event just for Rainbows & Brownies and their leaders in our region.

You will able to experience a beautifully festive decorated Black Country Living Museum and find out what a traditional Christmas was like across a number of periods of history.

There will be the opportunity to take part in historical themed activities, engage with characters and hear their amazing stories of Christmas past and of course we’ll have a special visit from Santa.

 

Ticket update:

We are delighted to have been able to secure an additional 1,000 tickets for the event on Sunday 01 December 2024. Unfortunately, there are no additional tickets available for the Saturday event.

We will reopen the Sunday event booking form on our website at 12pm (midday) on Saturday 05 October 2024 and will close bookings on 21 October or when all places have been filled.

Please note: Those people who were successful when the original booking opened on Monday 30 September, will have received confirmation and payment instructions.

 

 

 

Costs

Child £8.95

Leaders in ratio £6.95

Leaders out of ratio £8.95

Full payment must be received by Girlguiding Midlands within 7 days, or 3pm on 24 October, whichever is sooner.

 

Sunday – request your places

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

FAQ

Adult Social Pax Lodge 2024

Overnight stay at World Centre to include evening programme with centre volunteers and pinning ceremony.

Option for individuals to book Pax Lodge challenge and/or variety of London challenges at additional cost or own choice of activities.

Breakfast is included. Packed lunches can be purchased at additional cost of £6.50.

Due to the popularity of this event we have closed the bookings early, there are a very limited number of places if you are still interested in this event, please email Girlguiding Midlands head office, midlands.headoffice@girlguiding-midlands.org.uk

 

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