Important - Publication Guidelines from Girlguiding UK

As the Olympics get ever closer some units/Divisions and counties may think about planning their own Olympic events.  Can I please warn and remind everyone once again that it is essential that we do not contravene any rules about the use of the Olympic logos, branding or wording.  These are very strict and much more extensive than you would imagine.

The main areas where local guiding is likely to fall foul of these branding regulations is in using: 

• the Olympic rings
  
• the words
  Olympic - Olympian - Olympiad - Paralympic - Paralympian - Paralympiad plus
  their plurals, translations and anything similar to
  them
  
• the words
  London 2012 - 2012 - LOCOG - Javelin - Team GB - Get Set - Games Maker
  
• any of the London 2012 logos or mascots
  
• the use of listed expressions:   any two of the words: Games, Two Thousand and Twelve, 2012, Twenty-Twelve OR  any word in the list above with one or more of the words: London, medals, sponsors, summer, gold, silver,  bronze

A Girlguiding national resource has been developed and will be launched shortly,  this will contain a badge.  Girlguiding has been authorised to produce this ONE item as it has been recognised for it's good work but this does not allow for us to reproduce this item in any way locally. 

Please be aware that as recognised charities in your own right you locally, not Girlguiding nationally, would be liable for any fines that may be levied and these could be considerable. 

Girlguiding UK publications - guidelines

These guidelines have been introduced to create a professional, recognisable identity across Girlguiding UK publications, from national to local level. Please share these guidelines with whoever is designing your publication.

The guidelines reinforce the use of our Corporate Colours and introduce uniform Secondary Colours so that Girlguiding UK publications are easily recognisable.

If it all seems very complicated, try using one of the pre-prepared templates in the Publication templates folder to create a booklet, newsletter or Annual Review in the corporate style.