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Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, and Rangers get new uniform

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Check out the first new Girlguiding uniform for over 30 years

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Girlguiding - which includes Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, and Rangers - is getting a new look, with a major redesign of its uniform.

The new range of clothing has 30 different items and 15 accessories, as well as neckerchiefs.

Members can choose which of these they want to wear, and will only need to wear a top from the new range to be considered "in uniform".

The previous uniform hadn't changed since 1990 and Girlguiding says the aim of the new design is to allow its members the "freedom to express themselves".

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Two girls stand next to one another with their arms around the other's shoulder. The one on the left has curly ginger hair while the one on the right has dark, straight hair. They are both smiling. The girl on the left is wearing a short sleeved dark blue top with light blue cap sleeves and a small Girlguiding logo on the front. The other girl is wearing a royal blue hoodie with a circular Girlguiding logo patch on the front. The background is plain white.Image source, PA Media
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This is the new Guide uniform but Rainbows, Brownies and Rangers also have a fresh look

Members do not have to buy the new range straightaway and they can continue to wear their current uniform until they need a replacement.

A Girlguiding survey in June of 2,000 girls aged six to 16 in the UK, found that 93% said they felt most comfortable when able to choose how they styled themselves.

Girlguiding chief executive Felicity Oswald said when designing the new uniform they also took into account "practicality, comfort and sustainability".

Prices for the new uniform items start at £12 for a T-shirt.

Two girls stand next to one another, they are holding hands in the air. The girl on the left has dark hair tied back and is wearing a blue and red hoodie with a zip down the middle and black leggings. The girl on the right has long, dark hair and is wearing a red and blue polo shirt with a three-quarter zip, and jeans. The background behind them is plain white.Image source, PA Media
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Do you recognise the current Girlguiding uniform?

The organisation said the final design of the new uniform keeps the heritage from previous uniforms and combines it with modern colours and prints.

Some of the new items even have hidden pockets in waist bands, thumb holes, and badge sashes which double as cross-body bags.

TV presenter Angellica Bell, who is also a Girlguiding ambassador, said that the new design gives "girls and volunteers the freedom to style it the way that suits them".

She added: "The new uniform empowers girls and volunteers to embrace their individuality."

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