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| Girl Guides' centenary celebrated | Girl Guides' centenary celebrated |
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| Thousands across the UK are due to celebrate the centenary of the Girl Guiding movement. | Thousands across the UK are due to celebrate the centenary of the Girl Guiding movement. |
| Over half a million girls and their guests will take part in parties around the country, Girlguiding UK says. | Over half a million girls and their guests will take part in parties around the country, Girlguiding UK says. |
| Some 8,000 Guides, Brownies and Rainbows are expected to attend an event in Manchester's Heaton Park. | Some 8,000 Guides, Brownies and Rainbows are expected to attend an event in Manchester's Heaton Park. |
| Around 7,000 are expected at London's Crystal Palace, where a group of girls asked Lord Baden-Powell for their own movement at a Scout rally in 1909. | Around 7,000 are expected at London's Crystal Palace, where a group of girls asked Lord Baden-Powell for their own movement at a Scout rally in 1909. |
| A century after the youngsters urged him to offer "something for the girls", Girlguiding UK is going strong. | A century after the youngsters urged him to offer "something for the girls", Girlguiding UK is going strong. |
| One in four eight-year-old girls in the UK is a Brownie and almost half of all British women have been involved at some stage in their lives. | One in four eight-year-old girls in the UK is a Brownie and almost half of all British women have been involved at some stage in their lives. |
| Pixie Lott: 'I was a Brownie' | Pixie Lott: 'I was a Brownie' |
| The movement says it currently has around 50,000 girls waiting to join. | The movement says it currently has around 50,000 girls waiting to join. |
| Events laid on for girls and adults to mark the centenary celebrations will include zip wires, climbing walls, Bollywood dancing, yoga, creative challenges and large-scale games. | Events laid on for girls and adults to mark the centenary celebrations will include zip wires, climbing walls, Bollywood dancing, yoga, creative challenges and large-scale games. |
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