Friends of the WAGGGS World Centres

(World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts)

F O W W C

Helping to support World Centres
(Mexico, India, Switzerland, Africa and UK)

The Friends of the World Centres have been running for over 30 years and in that time have raised over £100k to support the work of the WAGGGS centres in Mexico, India, Switzerland, Africa and UK.

The work of the centres promotes community work locally along with opportunities for women (and girls) to travel overseas and develop their skills and self confidence.







Registered charity number 1089607
  • c/o NKT Accountants, 11 Kings Court, Willie Snaith Road, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7SG

Please contact us here on the website, email us or post to the address above.

The Trustees changed at our Annual Meeting 2025 - see below for who does what role

Sheran Oke

Chair

Bedfordshire

Kim Clegg

Finance

Cambridgeshire

Jane Muncey

Merchandise

Cambridgeshire

Caroline Poulton

Merchandise

Cambridgeshire

Heather O'Halloran

Minutes

Berkshire

Karen Burrows

Membership

Somerset

Victoria Stickler

PR

Dorset

Jenny Egan

Trustee

Yorkshire

Christine Millburn

Trustee

Yorkshire

  •  20/04/2026 12:00 PM - 24/04/2026 12:00 PM
  •   Waddow Activity Training Centre, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 3LD

Join us for a Monday to Friday holiday at Waddow, the former Girlguiding Training & Activity Centre near Clitheroe, Lancashire. The holiday will include excursions around the local area (to be decided upon by the holiday participants) with attractions such as Quarry Bank Mill (NT), Queen Street Textile Museum or Clitheroe Castle and Labyrinth nearby. You can also enjoy the beauty of the Waddow site or head out on one of the many walking routes if you would like something more active. Costs: £380 for a shared room / £420 for a single room (full board) plus excursions/transport. Participants are to arrange their own transport to and from Waddow. In total we expect the holiday to cost in the region of £650 per person. A deposit of £85 is required by 14th December 2025 to secure your booking.

  •  18/09/2026 12:00 PM - 26/09/2026 12:00 PM
  •   Adelboden, Switzerland

Join FOWWC for Our Chalet's International Friendship Week in the beautiful Swiss Alps. Experience some of the highlights of the Bernese Oberland on excursions and stay in the oldest WAGGGS World Centre. International Friendship Week is for adults 18+ from all over the world and is a fantastic opportunity to make new friends and create lasting memories. Find out more about the costs and plans for International Friendship Week 2026 on the Our Chalet website. Arrangements: please book your spot on International Friendship Week directly with Our Chalet and mention FOWWC when booking. Once you have booked your place, please email us to let us know so that we can put you in touch with other FOWWC attending. Participants are to make their own travel arrangements but we can help connect FOWWC members travelling from the same airport. Scholarships may be available towards the cost of accommodation for this week, please see the Our Chalet website for more information. To let us know you are planning to attend International Friendship Week at Our Chalet please email - fowwc@yahoo.com

  •  01/09/2027 12:00 AM - 07/12/2025 02:18 PM
  •   Sangam World Centre, Pune, India

We are planning a trip in 2027 to Sangam, a fantastic opportunity to visit one of our World Centres and experience India with FOWWC. To register your interest and receive more information when available please email fowwc@yahoo.com

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