Hamilton Guides enjoy special adventures thanks to Generation Cashback funding
Guides from Hamilton enjoyed a host of new adventures thanks to a funding boost – allowing them to try out new opportunities ranging from taking to the water to scaling a climbing wall.
Members of the 17th Hamilton unit had a busy programme of activities arranged by their volunteer leaders thanks to the support of the Generation Cashback project, a Scottish Government-funded programme aiming to increase opportunities for young people living in areas of deprivation.
The 'lifechanging' experiences for the Guides, aged 10 to 14, included hitting the heights as they reached the top of a climbing wall plus boarding a boat for the first time – as well as enjoying a camping weekend at Gowanpark, Girlguiding South Lanarkshire's residential activity centre near Crossford.
During their residential, they visited New Lanark World Heritage Centre and enjoyed afternoon tea at Garrion Bridges – another first which none of the Guides had ever done before, and with the funding helping to ensure all members had the chance to participate.
Unit leader Margaret Mitchell said: 'We're proud of giving girls different experiences that they can't get at home. We take them on adventures that they would never get to go on and we get so much out of seeing them do new things.
'Anything we get we use to enhance the girls' experience of Girlguiding and life. We want them to have memories for life.'
The Hamilton unit was supported to undertake their adventure through the Generation CashBack project delivered by partners Girlguiding Scotland, Boys' Brigade Scotland, Scouts Scotland and Youth Scotland.
Girlguiding Scotland Cashback development officer Anna Hannen Thomas said: 'The volunteers in this unit have shown how much they value the young people by creating a brilliant programme of activities for their weekend away.
'We're proud that Cashback was able to support this to happen and continues to support this unit to be a safe space for young people to push themselves and do amazing new things.'
Visit girlguidingscotland.org.uk/get-involved/ for more details on volunteering with Girlguiding's units across Lanarkshire.
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