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Girlguiding Anglia Impact Report 2025

Girlguiding Anglia's Impact Report 2025 reviews the region's year across its 12 counties: membership and volunteer numbers, the strategy Together We Inspire 2021-2026, accessibility through the Unit Support Fund, international trips, events including the Pyjama Party sleepover, and communications reach.

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About

Girlguiding Anglia is the Anglia region of Girlguiding, covering 12 counties in the East of England. It supports Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers units and thousands of volunteers, giving girls and young women opportunities for adventure, skills and friendship.

Key Metrics

Young members 41,959 girls and young women were members across the Anglia region in 2025.
Volunteers 9,525 volunteer members ran guiding across the region.
Units 3,298 units operated: 837 Rainbow, 1,275 Brownie, 724 Guide, 279 Ranger and 43 joint units.
Pyjama Party Over 21,000 members took part in the February 2025 Pyjama Party sleepover and online promise renewal.
Online reach Posts reached more than 3.3 million impressions, generating over 178,000 engagements and nearly 100,000 video views.

Key Outcomes

  • The Unit Support Fund, backed by 41,000 pounds from Girlguiding, helped units and members take part whatever their financial circumstances.
  • International trips restarted, with adult members visiting Our Chalet and Sangam and young members travelling to Morocco and the Azores.

Geography

East of England

Impact Snapshot
568,000
babies reached by Bookstart Baby in 2025/26 (93% of all babies born)
Over 1.1 million
children and families engaged with Bookstart programmes in 2025/26
80%
of parents and carers receiving Bookstart Baby say they now read or share books and stories more with their child
445,600 children aged 1-4 reached through Bookstart Toddler and Pre-schooler, including 37% of all 1-4-year-olds living in low-income households
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Young people reached
3,414 young people accessed The Way during the year - around one in 19 young people across Wolverhampton - including 1,884 new young people...
Sessions and activities
618 sessions were delivered to bring young people together, with over 150 activities available each week across sport, arts and wellbeing.
Hours of youth work
3,497 hours of youth work support were provided, creating more than 41,000 moments of connection.
Young people built confidence, made new friends and developed leadership skills through trusted relationships and professional youth work.