Discover
Delve into 100+ years of guiding history and discover a whole world of hands-on heritage at the ARC. Find out how the ARC can help with unit meetings, school projects or academic research – check out our challenge badges or watch our how-to videos.
There are lots of ways to discover the many treasures in our collections. Visit us in person or book a virtual session; borrow a heritage box to use at your meeting or be inspired by our helpful videos. If you’re researching a special project our expert volunteer conservators are on hand to help you.
Unit meetings and activities
Searching for heritage activities for your unit? The ARC can help with ready-made activity sessions, downloadable UMA resources or a bespoke session. This can be at the ARC, at your unit meeting place in Norfolk or online.
Talks for schools and adult groups
You don’t need to be a member of Girlguiding to enjoy our resources.
Challenge badges
The ARC has several different challenge packs for you to work through with your unit to earn some amazing bagdes.
Our videos
Do you need to know how to tie a friendship knot in your necker or cook a pizza in a cardboard oven? Then we have the how-to video for you!
Local and social history
It’s not just guiding history that our collection illustrates – the ARC is a treasure chest of artefacts and documents which tell the story of the life and times of people in the Coltishall area. It also offers a fascinating glimpse into the changing social history of women and girls since 1910.