1st Falfield and Stone Brownies

What are Brownies?

Any girl aged seven or over can be a Brownie. The oldest Brownies are usually about ten years old.

Membership is voluntary and is open to any girl, regardless of faith, race, culture, nationality or any other circumstance, provided she is able to understand and willing to make the Promise:

I promise that I will do my best:
To love my God,
To serve the Queen and my country,
To help other people
and
To keep the Brownie Guide Law.

What do Brownies do?

Brownies have fun! They take part in indoor and outdoor activities that challenge them to do their best! Their meetings are action- packed and full of games, activities and challenges.

They can also work for a wide range of interest badges. Everything a Brownie does is an adventure – it's a world of excitement, new interests and friends.

1st Falfield and Stone Brownies meet regularly, usually once a week during school terms. The Pack is made up of small groups called Sixes. This gives each girl a group of ready-made friends to take care of her. It also makes her feel she belongs to something special.

There are often other opportunities for Brownies to take part in special activities and events throughout the year

Uniform

A Brownie chooses her outfit from a range of Brownie wear. A Brownie does not have to wear the same combination of garments as others in her Pack. The specially designed Brownie clothes are stylish, practical, economical and fun for today's girls.

There is something to suit every Brownie whatever she is doing, indoors or out - so she is bound to find something she will love to wear.

1st Falfield and Stone Brownies' History

1st Falfield and Stone Brownies have been a lively and active unit since 1996 when the unit was reopened. They celebrated the unit's 10th Birthday in 2006 with an evening at the Hollywood Bowl and Mc Donald’s.

The Leadership Team

The leadership team is made up of four people all with different skills and different duties and is assisted by a parent rota. Together we can cover the full Brownie activities with ease.

Brown Owl (Jane) is the Guider and Tawny Owl (Steph) is the Assistant Guider both are qualified Guiders and have taken their promise as Guiders. Snowy (Gill) is a Unit Helper and is a great help to the Guiders.

We also have Badger (Jenny) who is our Pack Leader, she is a Guide and she comes to help us. Badger has taken her Guiding promise in her own section.

If you would like to become an adult helper please email:

Photos:

We raised money for Marie Curie by taking part in Mini Pots of Care; we grew Daffodils and made Daffodil masks at our celebration evening.

We had a great day at Cattle Country

We went canoeing at Castle Quarry Activity Centre

We had a Circus Skills Workshop and completed our Circus Performer Badge

Programme 23 April 2008 – 9 July 2008

23 April
Paper Mache Brownie & Planting nasturtiums

30 April
Enrolments & Healthy alternatives

7 May
Cheeky Monkey's Marathon Challenge - A Talk about Children with Leukaemia & Planning Night

14 May
Mexican Pots

21 May
Paper mache Brownie & Painting techniques

28 May
Half Term – No Brownies

4 June
Whitcliff Park (Berkeley Deer Park)

11 June
Cheeky Monkey’s Marathon Challenge – Sponsored Evening

18 June
Mini Sports

25 June
Right Now!

2 July
Tye dye

5 July (Saturday)
Outing to Westonbirt Arboretum – TBA

Brownies' Corner

Why we enjoy Brownies:

"I really enjoy Brownies because I love helping people and learning new skills. I like meeting new friends. I enjoyed doing my hostess badge because it really showed how I can be helpful. I would like to do my booklover and computer badge next." Imogen, aged 9

"Brownies is a fun place because we go on a lot of trips and we do a lot of fun games. The team teach me a lot of things that I can use in my everyday life. We do badges, art and other interesting tasks. This is why you should come and join the fun and games." Lucy, aged 8

Glossary

Brownies - Girls aged 7–10

Brown Owl – Guider in charge of a Brownie Unit. Her assistants may be called Tawny or Snowy Owl.

Brownie Pack - Traditional name for Brownie Guide Unit.

Guides - Girls aged 10-14.

Promise – All Guides throughout the world make a promise. Each county has a different promise to their God, county and the Guide Law. A girl is awarded a Promise Badge at her Promise Ceremony.

Second – Assistant to Sixer

Sixer – Leader of a small group of girls called a six

Units – Term used for any section group for Rainbows, Brownies, Guides etc.

Young Leader - A member of any Senior Section (aged 14-26) who assists Guiders in the Unit.

Surprise Yourself - Girlguiding strapline that demonstrates the surprises Guiding can bring to individuals and communities.