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This year the Norfolk Rainbows, Brownies and Guides
are celebrating the 95th birthday of guiding.
Founded in 1910 by Robert Baden-Powell, the Girl
Guides, as they used to be known, quickly grew into a worldwide
movement. Today, Girlguiding UK is the largest youth group for girls
and young women.
Norfolk County Commissioner Anne Brooks wanted
girls and leaders to come up with creative ways to celebrate the
anniversary and so developed her unique 95 Challenge.
Sweet challenge
Brownies take a break from fundraising |
Already, lots of Rainbow, Brownie and Guide groups
across Norfolk have taken up the challenge so far.
Ideas include making 95 items to sell for charity,
spending 95 minutes helping someone else, or travelling 95 miles
to promote Girlguiding Norfolk.
The 4th Wymondham Brownies decided to make theirs
a fun one.
"We gave each Brownie a tube of sweets. Their challenge
was to eat the sweets - but in return, they had to bring back the
tube filled with 95 coins that they had saved themselves,"
said leader Sandra Hubbard.
The Brownies have chosen to donate their sweet-tube
money to the East Anglian Air Ambulance, which is the Girlguiding
Norfolk charity for this year.
Charity donations
Elsewhere, the 1st Shipdham Brownies raised money
for the Tsunami Appeal. They made 95 cakes for a sale and made £800
for the victims of the disaster.
The cash was taken to Thailand by one of the Brownies
and they hope to continue this international link in other ways.
Twelve-year-old Emily of
the 1st Loddon Guides said the 95th birthday celebrations showed
that Girlguiding was more popular than ever.
"I think that Guides have lasted for so long
because so many girls want to do outdoor stuff and camping like
the boys do," she said.
Read more about the County Commissioner's Challenge
at www.girlguidingnorfolk.org.uk
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