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1st Birch Green Brownies
1st Birch Green Brownies are 50 years old in 2011
Welcome to 1st Birch Green Brownies Web Site. We are celebrating 50 years with an Open Afternoon on Sunday 12th June 2011 at the Scout Hut, Pipers End, Letty Green - all old Brownies and Leaders and interested people are welcome to pop in and see our memorabilia and have tea with us.
Here are a few of the interesting items that we have gathered - going right back to the 1st Hertingfordbury Brownies in 1924
from L to Right: Isobel Rosier, Helen Quincey, Rosemary Knight, Leader Unknown, Norma Bussey, Betty Stagg, Pauline Geering, Doris Smith, Elizabeth Garrett and Brenda Smith.
We meet on a Monday night at the Scout & Guide Hut, Pipers End, Letty Green, click here for Location ,
We start at 18.30 and finish at 19.45. We usually have a full pack, so please put your name on our waiting list as soon as you can.
Guide units are usually full too, so please put your name down onto a Guide Pack waiting list when you join Brownies.
For more information Email brownies@1stbirchgreen.org.uk
Activities at Brownies
Future Events
Who runs 1st Birch Green
Contact Us
The Brownie Promise is:
The Brownie Guide Law is:
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Our Browniesare split into 5 "sixes" - Elves, Pixies, Gnomes, Imps & Kelpies
Each Six has a 'Sixer' and a 'Seconder' who look after their six.
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Activities at Brownies
We gain badges either at our meetings or at home, hobbies and activities such as dancing, swimming and horse riding that we do can gain us badges too. This Spring we will be working for our Entertainment Badge whilst taking part in the Brownies Got Talent Show for the Royal British Legion Competition in March
After Brownies we can join Guides, both of our Young Leaders used to be Brownies at Birch Green when they were younger.
2011 - OUR BIRTHDAY YEAR
The Owlets - Birch Green Cheerleading Squad before the competition
The Owlets in action
We didn't win but we had a great time, and we looked good too!
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2010 INCLUDED:
WINNERS OF ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CUP 2010
Maddy, Christina, Elly and Megan – winners of the Royal British Legion Cup for 1st Birch Green Brownies
We are delighted to win the RBL Cup in 2010, last time we won it was 2004. This year the competition was based on the Healthy Hearts Badge. We had to do lots of activities as a Pack covering healthy eating and making vegetable and fruit characters. Designing breakfasts, learning about Brownie Uniforms over the past 100 years and writing letters to important people telling them about Brownies. These varied from the Queen, Sting, various people from TV programs and some Grannies.
KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED TO WIN THE CUP AGAIN IN MARCH 2011!!
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Brownie Centenary Fun Day 2010
We went on a Fun Day at a school in Bishops Stortford, activities included learning a dance routine, making jewellery, football, designing and painting a tile for a Centenary Mosaic at the Guide Centre in Cottered.
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Brownie Revels 2010
Another centenary event was Brownie Revels .A great afternoon doing things from the last 100 years. It ended with birthday cake for everybody. 
We took part in Sports Day ....................... ...and met the creatures at Butterfly World in St. Albans
Three teams entered the District Night Hike with a "Top Gear" theme
At exactly 20.10 on 20.10.2010, we got together at a fantastic party in Sele School with the rest of Hertford District Girlguiding to renew our promise with a live broadcast from Girlguiding UK. The finale of the 100 year Centenary of Girlguiding.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
Halloween 2009
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Autumn 2009 found the Brownies reaching for the stars - working for the Stargazer Badge. We did our "Good Turn" by packing up 7 parcels of books and sweets, including letters, drawings and prayers and sending them off to the Royal Marines in Afghanistan - we are hoping somebody will write back to us!
Summer Party
Summer term 2009 was a busy time, we all travelled the world go get our
World Travellers Badge, got fit doing the Agility Badge and finished
the term with a Summer Theme Fancy Dress Party. We played games, did
the Limbo, all beat up the Pinata to get to the goodies inside. Best
six for the Summer term were the Gnomes and Best Brownie was Ellie
Louise Evans.
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Sports Day
we had a very good day at the Brownie Sports this year doing 14 different activities including football, throwing wellies, croquet, hockey & obstacle races.
Night Hike 2009
This year we entered 3 teams - a total of 21 Brownies - they set off at around 7.00p.m. and walked 4.25km round Much Hadham. On the way they completed challenges based on the "Pirate" theme and kept their eyes and torches alert for the questions and markers along the way. Nobody got lost thanks to the orienteering skills of all the parents that accompanied the girls. The weather was very good and tired but happy Brownies enjoyed drinks and hot dogs at the end of the evening. All walkers were given a "Pirate" themed badge.
"We entered two teams in the Soap Box Derby - Green Power 1 and Green Power 2. Both teams got through to the semi finals which was fantastic.
Unfortunately Green Power 2 got wiped out by a large shopping trolley in their semi final, luckily only minor injuries were sustained.
Pond dipping at Lemsford springs
As the evenings get lighter the Brownies took advantage and had a great evening at Lemsford springs in June. The springs provide’s a safe environment and great facilities.
http://www.lemsfordonline.co.uk/springsHome.html
A big thank you to Barry Trevis the warden and Andy Chapman.
Visit to Paradise Park
As part of Friend to Animals Badge we visited Paradise Park for a Conservation Day.
We learnt all about the terrible things that happen to animals sometimes and had a "close encounter" with a 'Dragon' and a snake.
Future Events - 2011 CALENDAR
Friday 14th January - Aladdin Panto at Hertford Theatre 7.00
Friday 4th February - Beetle Drive at Scout Hut with Beavers and Cubs 6.15-8.00 Tickets £3.50
Saturday 19th March - Brownies Got Talent (The Royal British Legion Cup Competition), Simon Balle School 2.4pm
April - St. Georges Day Parade, Hertford with Scouts and Guides
Saturday 21st May - Sausage Sizzle at Scout Hut
Sunday 12th June - Craft Day for Brownies at Hut with Birthday Open Afternoon, cake and tea from 2.00
Sunday 10th July - Soap Box Derby at West Street (NOTE REVISED DATE)
Saturday 10th September - Brownie Sports Day at Bengeo Primary School p.m.
Saturday 1st October - Annual District Night Hike
Who runs 1st Birch Green & how to contact us.
Brown Owl - Mrs. Elaine Peacock
Snowy Owl - Ms. Kate Maguire, 01992 413951 email: kforkate@aol.com
Tawny Owl - Ms. Emily Hakansson
Barn Owl - Ms. Kelly Shipp (In Training)
Young Leader - Rachel Eades
Young Leader - Annabel Brown
Email: brownies@1stbirchgreen.org.uk
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The Brownie Promise is:
- I promise that I will do my best:
To love my God,
To serve the Queen and my country,
To help other people
A Brownie Guide thinks of others before herself and does a good turn every day.
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