A ‘night with the tigers’ for girls from Girlguiding South West England
Girlguiding South West England have teamed up with Dartmoor Zoological Society to provide its members with a once in a lifetime opportunity to have a sleepover at Dartmoor Zoo. Over 500 girls, ranging from 7-year-old Brownies through to Guides, Rangers and Young Leaders are due to sleep over at the zoo across dates in May, June and October. A further 270 girls, from the youngest 4-year-old Rainbows, through to Young Leaders and their Unit Leaders are coming for the day. The first two sleepovers will happen between 30 May and 1 June 2023.
The snooze itinerary will start with a tour of the zoo followed by various workshops on close encounters, animal enrichment and animal behaviour. The girls will then set up camp and take part in a dusk zoo trail competition and twilight tour before settling in for bed. The next day the girls will have the opportunity to complete some of the activities such as counting how many animals they saw from each continent, or visiting a reptile house, from the ‘Night with the Tigers’ resource pack that was created by Girlguiding South West England while they spend the day wandering around the zoo.
We would like to provide even more opportunities and experiences for girls and young women across South West England and with nearly 8,500 girls on our waiting list we are looking for new volunteers to join in the fun. By giving just one or two hours a week, being a Girlguiding volunteer could see you going around the world accompanying girls on the trip of a lifetime, spending a weekday evening helping them learn a new skill, or enjoying an action-packed outdoors adventure weekend as you make your own lifelong friendships. Volunteering is flexible and doesn’t have to be a weekly commitment. There are lots of different roles to choose from to fit in with your lifestyle and we will provide all the training and support you need.
We welcome volunteers of all backgrounds, ages, cultures, faiths and abilities. For more information about volunteering with Girlguiding, visit https://www.girlguidingsouthwest.org.uk/join-us.
