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A student from a village near Preston is celebrating achieving a top Girlguiding award at an exclusive red-carpet event.
Rebecca Argall, 20, from St Michael’s on Wyre, has earned a prestigious Queen’s Guide Award – the highest award a young woman can work towards in Girlguiding.
She will join hundreds of volunteers at the upcoming Girlguiding Celebrates event in London’s West End on 29 September.
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The event will honour Girlguiding members who have been nominated for amazing things they have done.
Rebecca will be among those walking a red carpet and enjoying a big party with treats and glamorous variety-style entertainment.
She said: “I’m so proud to have achieved my Queen’s Guide award. It feels even more exciting than when I got my GCSE and A-level results because not many people have achieved it.
“I am really looking forward to attending Girlguiding Celebrates and getting to meet other Queen’s Guide award winners amongst all the other amazing people that will be there.”
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It took Rebecca three years to complete her Queen’s Guide award. As part of it, she launched a community action project to inspire girls and young women to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
Rebecca, who is studying for a Maths and Computer Science degree at the University of Birmingham, said: “STEM is very close to my heart. I’ve been interested in these subjects since I was a Brownie. One of the first badges I completed was called ‘Science Investigator’.
“Many girls assume that STEM subjects aren’t for them.
“There is a big gap between the number of females and males studying and pursuing careers in these fields, so I wanted to share my passion and hopefully inspire other young women to consider a future in these industries.”
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Rebecca joined Girlguiding when she was five years old as a Rainbow before progressing through each of the Girlguiding sections: Brownies, Guides and Rangers.
She became a Young Leader at 1st St. Michael’s on Wyre Guides when she turned 15.
Now at university, Rebecca has been volunteering with 94th Birmingham Brownies.
She added: “I have got so much from it and it has given me so many opportunities. Looking to the future, I want to give back and help girls make the same amazing memories that I made when I was their age.”
The Girlguiding Celebrates event will be held on September 29 at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square.
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