How do I register my daughter to join Girlguiding LaSER?

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Register your daughter through the "Join us" entry on the Girlguiding LaSER website (girlguidinglaser.org.uk). Girlguiding LaSER covers London and South East England, and its own site states it serves girls aged 4–18 across 2,990 local groups in London, Kent, Croydon, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. The registration process collects your daughter's details so she can be matched to a local group near where you live.

What Girlguiding LaSER is

Girlguiding London and South East England (LaSER) is one of the regions of Girlguiding. According to the website:

  • It supports 44,000+ girls aged 4–18.
  • It is run with the help of 11,200 volunteers.
  • It covers 2,990 local groups across London, Kent, Croydon, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.
  • The region is divided into 19 counties.

So when you register, you are joining a national organisation through its LaSER regional structure, and your daughter will be placed in a local group within one of those counties.

Who can join

The site states that girls from 4 to 18 take part. Girlguiding groups are usually organised by age section, so your daughter's age will determine which section she joins. If you are unsure which section fits her age, the registration form and local volunteers can confirm this.

How to register

  1. Go to girlguidinglaser.org.uk.
  2. Select the "Join us" option — the site describes this as the way to "Register your daughter now to find a local group."
  3. Enter your daughter's details and your location as requested.
  4. Submit the form. The system uses this information to help find a local group near you.

The website's own wording is that you register your daughter "to find a local group," so the matching to a nearby group happens as part of this process rather than you choosing a group directly.

What happens after you register

Your details are used to match your daughter with a group in her area. Because LaSER covers a large area with thousands of groups, the match depends on where you live and on whether the nearest group has space.

If there is no space nearby

Group availability varies. If the group closest to you is full, the usual options are:

  • Wait for a place — you may be added to a waiting list for a local group.
  • Look at other nearby groups — there may be another group within reasonable travelling distance.
  • Ask about volunteering — the site highlights "Volunteer with us!" as a way to get involved. Many groups can only open places when there are enough adult volunteers, so volunteering can sometimes help a group take more girls.

The website does not publish specific waiting-list times or guarantee a place, so treat any timeline as something to confirm with your local group or county.

Getting involved as an adult

If you want to support your daughter's guiding or help create space for more girls, the site's "Volunteer with us!" section invites adults to "give girls the confidence to find their voice and stand up for themselves." Volunteers give their time, talents and enthusiasm to make guiding happen.

Checking what is on

Once registered, you can use the "What's on" section of the site, which lists current events and opportunities for girls, adults, members and volunteers. The site also has a "Latest news" section for updates from across the region.