Another big part of my life is
volunteering at my local brownie group. When I was 17 I wanted
something to add to my personal statement to help me get into
university and since I had had so much fun being a brownie as a young
girl, I contacted my old brown owl who said that I was more then
welcome to come and volunteer. I thought that I would stay for a few
months maybe a year and it would look good not only on my personal
statement but on my CV. That was 7 years ago and I still absolutely
love it.
During an average meeting we will play
a game (we try to play games that involve a lot of running around as
it tyres them out and they are quieter the rest of the meeting!), we
then do an activity such as making something the girls can take home
or working towards gaining an interest badge. We then play another
(generally quieter) game or do some singing before sending the girls
off home. We try to make every meeting fun and different and the
girls seem to really love it.
I also have a lot of fun taking the
brownies on holiday. Every august we take around 15 girls away for a
week to a small town about 45 minuets away. This is far enough that
many of the girls have never been before and it is a real holiday but
close enough that parents can reach us in an emergency. During pack
holiday the girls all have chores to do and are expected to help with
the cooking and the washing up. We also have fun doing activities
(such as the annual water fight) and days out.
me in a dinosaur egg on a day out with the
Brownies
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Next march Tilly will turn 7 and that
means that she can start as a brownie (although she has attended a
few meeting where we were unable to get childcare) and I hope that
she has as much fun as I did as a brownie.
Although brownies is for girls aged
7-10 there are other sections for girls of other ages. Click here to
register your daughter and find your nearest suitable pack. Alternatively click here if you wish to voluntrer with girl guilding.
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