Lone Guides

Lone Guides or Lones are those Girl Guides and Girl Scouts who do not attend group meetings for a variety of reasons. They are organised into groups that keep in touch, for example, by letter or email. Members carry out their organisation's normal programme on their own as much as they are able. The first official Lone Guides started in 1912 in the UK. Many countries have Lone Guides.

Lone Guiding by country and organisation

Australia – Guides Australia

"Lone Guides" communicate monthly through magazines put together by dedicated Leaders, with contributions and letters from the girls.

Lones of the Air talk to Guiders and other Guides on radios.

Lone Satellite Guides use a computer satellite link to keep in contact.

Canada – Girl Guides of Canada Guides du Canada

Lone Guides are recorded as early as 1916 in Canada. Lone Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers exist in most provinces.

In 1930 in Nova Scotia, the province's first Lone company was formed.

Helen Kidd, a Lone Guide from Nova Scotia received the Commonwealth Prize in 1955.