Where to Find Events and Opportunities with Girlguiding LaSER

Girlguiding LaSER's own website is the place to start: the "What's on" section is described as the hub for "current events and opportunities for girls, adults, members and volunteers to get more involved guiding." If you already know what you want to do, the homepage also links straight to "Volunteer with us!" and "Join us!" for the two most common routes in.

What Girlguiding LaSER covers

Girlguiding London and South East England (LaSER) is the regional body for guiding across a large part of southern England. According to the site:

• 44,000+ girls aged 4–18 take part
• 11,200 volunteers make guiding happen
• 2,990 local groups run activities week in, week out
• The region is divided into 19 counties covering Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Croydon, London and Middlesex

That scale matters when you're searching for events: what's listed on the LaSER site is regional, while your actual weekly meetings and many local activities will sit with a county or local group near you.

The main places to look

The site frames all of this around one idea: "We help girls know they can do anything."

If you're looking for something to do, not just to join

The What's on section is the right entry point when your question is "what's happening that I could take part in?" rather than "how do I sign up?" It's explicitly aimed at four audiences — girls, adults, members and volunteers — so the listings aren't only for existing members. Expect a mix of events and one-off opportunities rather than a single type of activity.

Because LaSER spans 19 counties, check whether a listing is regional or tied to a specific county before you plan around it. If nothing near you appears, the practical next step is to make contact through the Join us! or Volunteer with us! routes and ask what's running locally.

Joining as a girl

The Join us! page is where a parent or carer registers a daughter to find a local group. The site's own description of guiding is that "girls in guiding do unforgettable things" — the registration route exists to match her with a group in her area. Have her age to hand, since the region's membership covers 4–18 and groups are organised by age section.

Volunteering as an adult

The Volunteer with us! page is the entry point for adults. The site's pitch is specific: "Give girls the confidence to find their voice and stand up for themselves." You don't need a guiding background to start — the 11,200 volunteers are described as giving "time, talents, enthusiasm and care for girls," which suggests a range of roles rather than one fixed job.

Keeping up with news

Latest news carries updates from across the region. It's the better section for following what LaSER is doing generally, while What's on is for things you can actually attend or sign up for.

A quick way to decide where to click

• "I want my daughter to join" → Join us!
• "I want to volunteer" → Volunteer with us!
• "I want to see what's happening" → What's on
• "I want to know what's new in the region" → Latest news

All four sit on the Girlguiding LaSER homepage, so you can reach any of them without hunting through the site.