IT all began in 1909 when girls and young women demanded to take part in similar activities to the already popular Boy Scout movement.
To begin with the clubs were run in different ways. Some of the girls attempted to join scout groups and some of the clubs became mixed.
The World Association of Girl Guides was formed in 1928 and brought more uniformity to the movement.
There are now Girl Guide groups in 145 different countries with more than 10 million members across the globe.
Flatbed scanned, snapshot of the past. 3rd Bournemouth East Girl Guides Sent in by Mrs Holly Maidment (far left end of the front row )
The Guide International Service was founded by the Girl Guides Association in Britain in 1942 with the aim of sending teams of adult Girl Guides to Europe after the Second World War to aid with relief work.
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