A Girl Guide division held a sleepover with 3000 other young women and girls across the country to commemorate their global community.

Girlguiding Wealdstone Division took part in an international sleepover at Stanmore Library as part of World Thinking Day – a chance for guides to ‘think of each other'.

They were raising money for girlguide members in the Caribbean who were affected by Hurricane Irma last year.

Girlguiding London and South East challenged its members to host an international sleepover, and during the weekend of February 23 and 24 over 90 sleepovers took place with more than 3000 girl guides and leaders present.

Troops across Stanmore, Belmont, Queensbury, Wealdstone and Harrow Weald were among those who took part.

Portfolio holder for community culture and resident engagement, Cllr Sue Anderson attended the event, saying: “It was really wonderful to see so many Brownies and Guides enjoying their sleepover in Stanmore library.

“I am really proud that we were able to accommodate the group in our beautiful refurbished library.

"I hope this will be the first of many opportunities for local community groups to engage with our library service.”

The girls took part in several activities including craft-making and storytelling hosted by SPINE Festival artists Anna Clock and Thembe Mvula.

Units across the region have so far managed to collectively raise £23,000 for the hurricane victims.

For more information visit www.girlguiding.org.uk