| A/A |
Holiday/Camp Application Form |
| A/B |
Application for a boating holiday form |
| ACC |
Assistant County Commissioner |
| Adult Leader |
Warranted Guider |
| ADV |
Adviser – Someone who advises a Division, County or Region on a specific subject |
| Adventure |
Handbook with Challenges for Brownies |
| Adventure On |
Handbook with Challenges for older Brownies age 9+ |
| AOAA |
Assistant Outdoor Activities Adviser |
| A/M |
Mobile expedition notification form |
| AMD |
Adviser for Members with Disabilities |
| Aim Hi |
Resource encouraging members to be healthy |
| A/J |
Application form to join a Holiday run by another unit |
| ALQ |
Adult Leadership Qualification |
| A/P |
Camp/Holiday run by permit holder form |
| Area |
Country/Region, County, Division, District |
| A/R |
Holiday/Camp report form |
| Assistant Guider |
Someone who has completed her ALQ and is an Assistant to the Unit Guider. |
| AS |
Adult Support |
| A/S |
Short Camp/Holiday/Sleepover Application Form |
| BGIFC |
British Guides in Foreign Countries |
| B-P |
Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of scouting and guiding |
| Brownies |
Are girls aged 7+ |
| CA |
Camp Adviser |
| CC |
County Commissioner |
| Census |
Annual Girlguiding UK membership, for all adults and young people |
| CHQ |
Commonwealth Headquarters, London (head office of GG UK) |
| CIA |
County International Adviser |
| CIDA |
Community Involvement and Development Adviser |
| Country |
Scotland, Wales, Ulster, England |
| CPRA |
County Public Relations Adviser |
| C/R |
Country/Region |
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CRB
CRISS
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Criminal Records Bureau (a CRB check is required for all adult leaders)
County Reports Information for Senior Sections
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| DC |
District Commissioner |
| D of E |
Duke of Edinburgh Award |
| Div Com |
Division Commissioner |
| EHC |
Emergency Home Contact |
| Executive |
The Committee of the Council of the Guide Association |
| FOG |
Friends of Guiding |
| GACHS |
Guide Association Camp and Holiday Scheme |
| G/C |
Consent for Holiday/Camp Form |
| GFF |
Guide Friendship Fund |
| G File |
A Loose leaf handbook/resource for Guides |
| Go For Its |
Activities and challenges for Guides |
| G/H |
General Health Form |
| GOLD |
Guiding Overseas Linked with Development |
| Go! |
Guiding Organiser (Also Streamline) |
| G/o |
One Day Activity Form |
| G/Pc |
Publicity/promotions consent form |
| G/P |
Permission to plan a large residential event form |
| G/P |
Permission to plan an international event form |
| GGUK |
GirlGuiding UK – the operating name of The Guide Association |
| Growing Guiding |
Inclusive term for Project 50k and Switch, see campaigns. |
| Guides |
Are girls aged 10+ |
| Guider |
A leader who runs the unit and has completed her ALQ |
| IA |
International Adviser |
| I/E |
International Emergency Home Contact Details Form |
| IFOFSAG |
International Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides |
| Interest Badges |
Badges that Guides and Brownies work towards on a subject of their choice. |
| INTOPS |
International Opportunities Weekends |
| I/N |
Nomination for Guide event overseas form |
| I/V |
Application to invite visitors to an International event form |
| Jamboree |
International Joint Scout and Guide Camp |
| OAA |
Outdoors Activities Adviser |
| Key User |
Provide Support for Streamline (see Streamline) |
| LINK |
Link International Fellowship |
| Look Wider |
A series of challenges and goals for the Senior Section |
| LMC |
Local Management Committee |
| Norjam |
Norfolk Jamboree, International Joint Guide and Scout Camp in Norfolk |
| NCYVS |
National Council for Voluntary Youth Services |
| Rainbows |
Are girls aged 5+ |
| Rainbow Chat |
Rainbows discuss things with their leader |
| Rainbow Jigsaw |
Rainbow Programme |
| Rainbow Roundabout |
A series of Rainbow challenges with topics Look, Learn, Laugh, Love |
| Region |
Guiding area of England - Norfolk is in Anglia region |
| R/F |
Friends of Guiding Registration form |
| R/T |
Trefoil Guild/Link unit registration form |
| R/U |
Rainbow, Brownie, Guide, Senior Section unit registration form |
| Pack Leader |
A Guide who helps out with younger sections |
| PDF |
Personal Details Form |
| PHA |
Pack Holiday Adviser |
| PHHCTS |
Pack Holiday/Holiday/Camp Training Scheme |
| PL |
Patrol Leader |
| PLC |
Patrol Leaders’ Council |
| Pow-wow |
Decision-making meeting for Brownies |
| PR |
Public Relations |
| PRA |
Public Relations Adviser |
| Pre-Warranted Guider |
Guider working on her Adult Leadership Qualification |
| P & T |
Programme and Training |
| QM |
Quartermaster – now referred to as catering officer or cook |
| Senior Section |
Are girls and young women aged 14-25. |
| SS |
Senior Section |
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S/CGC
|
For issue of Chief Guides Challenge Certificate and Badge form |
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| SQG |
Registration for Queens Guide Award |
| SSAGO |
Student Scout and Guide Organisation |
| Streamline |
Membership Database (More details in Campaigns) (Also Go!) |
| T/C |
Transfers form |
| TDOTA |
Thinking Day on the Air |
|
Thinking Day
|
February 22nd, encouraging members of the Guide Association and international members, to remember each other. |
| Trefoil Guild |
Usually former Guiders, or people with an interest in guiding. |
| Unit |
Rainbow, Brownie and Guide Unit |
| Unit Guider |
The Guider responsible for running a unit |
| Unit Helper |
Unwarranted helper |
| WAGGGS |
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts |
| Warranted |
Refers to a Unit Guider or Assistant who has completed her ALQ |
| W/In |
Volunteer registration instructor form |
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W/Ref
|
Volunteer registration reference form |
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W/Ren
|
Leader renewal of appointment form |
| WSTS |
Walking Safely Training Scheme |
| YHA |
Youth Hostels Association |
| YL |
Young Leader |
| Young Leaders |
Are young women aged 14-18 who help adult leaders run a unit. |
| YLQ |
Young Leader Qualification |
