GirlGuiding North West England  ·  The Serengeti, Tanzania

Born To Represent. Raised To Roar.

Eleanor. 13 years old. Littleborough, Greater Manchester. One of fifteen girls chosen from one thousand. And she's just getting started.

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13
Years Old
15
Girls Selected
1,000
Who Applied
£3,000
Target to Raise

Who She Is

Meet Eleanor

Eleanor is a thirteen year old girl from Littleborough in Greater Manchester. A girl who tries her best to represent herself in the best possible way, no matter what the challenge.

Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and soon to be Rangers — the guiding family has played a big part in shaping who Eleanor is today, and who she'll go on to become tomorrow. Obsessed with the outdoors, Eleanor loves wildlife (and the wild life!) with an uncontainable enthusiasm: two pet ducks, a fascination for the natural world that most adults couldn't match, and a deep connection to the ocean and the open countryside. She is, in every sense, a girl built for adventure.

Dancing since the age of four, Eleanor is now an award-winning competitor on the national stage — competing nationally as both an individual and part of a team across Hip Hop, Commercial, Latin and Contemporary, holding IDTA Gold Bars and more first, second and third-place finishes than she has shelf space for. She trains, she performs, she competes. And then she hikes the Pennines at the weekend.

Eleanor has always backed herself in competition. She has represented her schools in both Cross Country Running and Trampolining — the kind of girl who doesn't spectate when there's a chance to compete. Whatever the arena, she shows up, and she performs.

Eleanor
🏕️  Born For The Outdoors
Rainbows, Brownies, Girl Guides. Pennine hiker. Wildlife lover. Duck keeper. Beach dweller. Ocean goer. Eleanor has always known that the best things happen outside her comfort zone.
💃  Award-Winning Dancer
Dancing since the age of 4, now competing nationally as both an individual and part of a team. Hip Hop, Commercial, Latin and Contemporary. IDTA Gold Bars, multiple national titles.
🦁  Lion Legacy
Eleanor's grandparents were and are active members of Lions Club International, with both her grandma and her late grandad being recipients of the club's highest accolade, the Melvin Jones Award. To say the pride runs deep is an understatement.
🌍  A Family Connection to Tanzania
Her dad climbed Kilimanjaro 23 years ago. Tanzania has already shaped this family once. Eleanor is going back to write the next chapter.

The Selection

Born To Represent

This isn't a trip you sign up for. It's a trip you earn.

The International Girl Guide Tanzania placement opened to girls across the United Kingdom. One thousand applied. Fifteen were selected. Eleanor is one of them — representing GirlGuiding North West England on the world stage.

Getting here wasn't straightforward. Eleanor went through multiple application stages, including two offsite camping weekends with practical challenges and assessed tests — designed to evaluate skill, character and resilience under real conditions, not classroom conditions. She didn't just pass. She was chosen.

In Tanzania, Eleanor will be taking part in a community action project in Arusha — a town that serves as the gateway to the Serengeti and the Roof of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. The same mountain Eleanor's dad stood on 23 years ago.

Representing herself. Representing her group. Representing her town. Representing Greater Manchester. Representing North West England. Representing every girl who was told the shortlist was too short for her.

Stage One
Initial written application — competitive, national, 1,000 girls across the UK
Stage Two
First offsite camping weekend — assessed practical challenges and skills tests under field conditions
Stage Three
Second offsite camping weekend — final assessment; character, resilience, teamwork
Selected
Eleanor confirmed: 1 of 15 girls chosen from across the United Kingdom to represent GirlGuiding internationally
The Final Challenge
Raise £3,000 independently — every penny going to the GirlGuiding International Impact Fund — and then go and live it
ROAR

The Spirit

Raised To Roar

"Raised To Roar" isn't a slogan, it's Eleanor's philosophy.

It's about not being held back. Not being boxed in. Not being told what you can and can't do, can and can't be. Eleanor keeps dancing and keeps ducks. She collects trophies and collects snails. She represents her region on a world stage and still quietly loves simple things.

She isn't taking this message to Tanzania just for herself. She's taking it for every girl who has ever been told she's too much, or not enough. In Tanzania, she'll meet girls from very different lives, very different circumstances — with the same need to be seen, to be heard, to roar.

That's what Eleanor carries with her. That's what she's roaring about.

"Not held back. Not labelled. Not controlled. Just Eleanor — going where she was always headed."

The lion imagery that runs through Eleanor's story isn't accidental. Her grandma and late grandad have dedicated years to Lions Club International, an organisation built on service, courage and community. Her grandma, 84, still continues that service today. When Eleanor stands in the Serengeti, she'll carry their spirit, and her own. The granddaughter of Lions. Now among them.

How She's Getting There

Eleanor's Fundraising

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The Danceathon
Eleanor and her teammates are staging a full danceathon. Because if you're going to fundraise, you might as well make it a performance.
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Sponsored Walks
Whilst she often hikes the Pennines for fun, Eleanor's looking to up the miles and use it to drive sponsorship.
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Supermarket Packing
Old-fashioned, proper, sleeves-rolled-up community fundraising at the local supermarket.
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Duck Eggs
Eleanor keeps two pet ducks. Their eggs are for sale. This is, without question, the most Eleanor fundraising method possible — and we love it.
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Bake Sales
Community bake sales — sugar, flour, and a thirteen-year-old with ambitions considerably larger than the venue.
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More to Come
Eleanor doesn't stop. Watch this space — more events, more ideas, more ways to get involved as we build towards Tanzania. Follow along.

Corporate Partners

Join The Pride

Eleanor is carrying a flag to Tanzania — literally. We're looking for businesses who want their logo on that flag, and on the kit of the girl whose story is already capturing attention. She'll be sharing her journey across social throughout — so your brand travels with her, from Greater Manchester to Tanzania and back.

Whether you're a Manchester brand with purpose, or a business that believes in young people doing remarkable things — get in touch and let's get your logo on the flag.

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Eleanor In Her Element

The Girl Behind The Journey

Dancer. Hiker. Duck keeper. Guide. Competitor. Explorer. Eleanor doesn't fit in one box — and she never has. Here's a glimpse of the life she's built on her own terms.

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Follow The Journey

Eleanor will be documenting the whole journey — the fundraising, the preparation, and every moment in Tanzania. Follow along and be part of it.

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