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  Name Girlguiding Bermuda
  Members 392
  Chiefscout Liz Burnley (Chief Guide) Lady Vereker (Honorary President)


Girlguiding Bermuda (formerly ''Bermuda Girl Guide Association'') is a Guiding organisation in Bermuda . It is one of the nine branch associations of Girlguiding UK . It is represented by Girlguiding UK at World Association Of Girl Guides And Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) level and Girlguiding UK's Chief Guide is also Chief Guide for Girlguiding Bermuda. Girlguiding Bermuda is part of the Caribbean Link For Guiding .


PROGRAMME


The programme is a modified form of Guiding in the United Kingdom , adapted to suit local conditions. The promise is the same. Rainbow, Brownie and Guide groups exist on the islands and Young Leaders are also active. In 2005, there were no registered Rangers.


STAMPS


In 1969 , Bermuda issued a set of four postage stamps celebrating Girl Guiding in Bermuda. The 25c stamp shows young people Kayaking and the 30c stamp depicts a young person Abseiling .


VISITS BY THE BADEN-POWELLS


Robert Baden-Powell (the founder of Scouting and Guiding) and Olave Baden-Powell (influential leader of Guiding) visited Bermuda in 1930 . Olave visited again in 1951 and 1954 .


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