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There are some trips you take because you want to see something extraordinary, and there are others that remind you why you need extraordinary things in your life in the first place. My ten days in Mozambique managed to do both. There were humpback whales, stand-up paddleboarding, sand dunes, seahorses and dancing harlequin shrimp ... but there was also a lesson in conservation that turned out to be about rather more than the creatures we had travelled to see.

There are moments in life when you have to stop, look around and think, Is this actually happening? Standing on stage at the OVO Arena Wembley, looking out at thousands of girls and young women, was definitely one of them. This weekend, Girlguiding’s Big Gig brought together more than 21,000 girls, young women, leaders and volunteers for an extraordinary celebration of music, friendship and everything that makes being part of Girlguiding so special. Yes, we even got to shout,

Anyone who knows me well knows I struggle to read reports, papers, minutes… in fact anything that doesn’t have at least one murder amongst its pages, but I have read Girlguiding’s Impact Report! I do spend a huge amount of my time supporting the organisation and, quite frankly, I ‘know’ we’re doing something really amazing. But knowing something and having the research that backs up that knowing are two very different things. As Deputy Chief Guide, I do know how much work goe