About Girlguiding West Mercia County
West Mercia county was formed in 1974 by units from Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Birmingham. Our first County Commissioner was Mrs Ann Baines and the first County President was Mrs Mary Horrell. As of July 2022, Girlguiding West Mercia has over 4,000 members covering the ages of 4 to 18.
Thanks to the commitment of our more than 1,000 amazing volunteers across the area, these girls are able have many brilliant experiences. They are also encouraged to build their confidence and reach their full potential, all while having lots of fun!
About Girlguiding West Mercia County
West Mercia county was formed in 1974 by units from Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Birmingham. Our first County Commissioner was Mrs Ann Baines and the first County President was Mrs Mary Horrell. As of July 2022, Girlguiding West Mercia has over 4,000 members covering the ages of 4 to 18.
Thanks to the commitment of our more than 1,000 amazing volunteers across the area, these girls are able have many brilliant experiences. They are also encouraged to build their confidence and reach their full potential, all while having lots of fun!
Mosaic
At our headquarters, Mercia Point, we have a mosaic which was created by girls across all sections in 2015. The mosaic features slabs which represent all of our 13 divisions, each of the sections and our first County Commissioner.
It also features our county badge in the centre as designed by Hilary Boon. The badge appears as a lozenge which is a female symbol. The keys represent the many metal industries of the area and the three rings symbolise the joining of large parts of three former guide counties.
County headquarters
The county headquarters, Mercia Point, is located on the western side of Wolverhampton, next to the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal.
Mercia Point was acquired by Girlguiding West Mercia in 2007, and includes training rooms for various sizes of groups, a kitchen, offices and Tettenhall Guiding Depot. Mercia Point looks like a log cabin and was funded by members sponsoring the cabin’s logs.
County headquarters
The county headquarters, Mercia Point, is located on the western side of Wolverhampton, next to the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal.
Mercia Point was acquired by Girlguiding West Mercia in 2007, and includes training rooms for various sizes of groups, a kitchen, offices and Tettenhall Guiding Depot. Mercia Point looks like a log cabin and was funded by members sponsoring the cabin’s logs.
County Standard
Our county standard is eight feet long and two feet six inches wide. At the hoist end the trefoil is quartered with the county badge on a field of blue.
The salamander in flames is the traditional emblem of the smith and symbolises the metal working industries so closely linked to the towns within West Mercia.
The gold cross is taken from the original Staffordshire county standard and is attributed to the Kingdom of Mercia. The leather tools were chosen to represent West Mercia’s first county commissioner who comes from Walsall, the home of the leather industry. One motto band carries the words ‘Be Prepared.’
