NEWS ARCHIVE
THOUSANDS OF GIRLGUIDING NORTH WEST MEMBERS CELEBRATE ONE WORLD ONE BEAT
21 FEB 2010
On 20th and 21st February members of Girlguiding North West marked Girlguiding UK’s Centenary World Thinking Day with a high-energy performing arts festival called One World One Beat. Across the UK, nine One World One Beat events were staged so thousands of girls and young women could celebrate the occasion.
Over 2000 Girlguiding UK gathered at Southport Floral Hall and Conference Centre, Southport for the event that marked one of the most significant dates in the guiding calendar. World Thinking Day is an opportunity for the ten million Guides and Girl Scouts in 145 countries around the world to think about the diversity of the worldwide membership and show appreciation for each other’s lives.
The girls and young women spent the day taking part in a range of inspiring workshops on the theme of world performing arts with sessions including stage music skills, cheerleading, African drumming, steel band music and African dancing.
Sue Lomas, Girlguiding North West Chief Commissioner said “One World One Beat was a great day for everyone and the perfect way to mark World Thinking Day, which is a really important occasion for guiding. It is a chance for us to acknowledge that we are part of a huge movement that works to give millions of girls, young women and adults opportunities to try new things, gain new skills and most importantly make friends and have fun.”
