Girlguiding in the 1960s

1960

The 60s brought more celebrations for Girl Guides with the 50th birthday of Girl Guides being celebrated . In Wembley a special celebration was held at the Empire Pool, as well as more celebrations happening up and down the country and around the world at International Camps.

With the celebrations beginning a Jubilee song was written and a book named "The First 50 years". A video of the celebrations can be found here;

With the 50th Celebrations a huge review came to the program for all sections, as well as Scouting.

1966

With the review from 1960 happening, the changed to the program began to be introduced. New uniforms were introduced for all sections as well as new hand books and programme structures. In the launch week all members were given all the new structure, books and uniforms. The new program was tailored for the individuals within guiding. Rangers, Land, Sea and Air, along with Cadets all merged together to form one united Rangers Sections, who all had a new matching uniform too.

Photo from Lesliesguidinghistory

For brownies, a cotton dress was introduced along with a new promise badge. Girls were also to wear a knitted brown hat with a pompom.

For Guides, a navy air hostess styled hat replaces the old beret, an open necked blouse, along with a cross-over tire. A Mini skirt was allowed to be warn also.

For Rangers, an aquamarine coloured blouse alongside a nave skirt and cap.

For leaders the uniform stayed the same as the 1950s, a navy blue suit with a box jacket and straight skirt, alongside an optional hat and any blouse - a pale blue and white checked blouse had also been introduced.

Also in 1966, Sangam, the third World Centre opened in India.

1969

By the end of the decade a new division had been created in Northern Ireland named the Bunnies - the date of this division started is said to be around the 1970s, though there is no official starting year dated in history. The bunnies was a similar program to what we know today as the Rainbows. Bunnies was set up for girls aged 4 to 7 and wore a grey necker. The group stayed in Northern Ireland and wasn't widely known of outside the province.

At the time in the U.K. under 7s weren't

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Countries who joined the Girl Guides and Girl Scouting movement in the 1960s;

1961

Dominican Republic

1962

Maldives

Rwanda

Yemen