Brownies Sleepover Madness

Brownie badge Oh! What fun was had! After much planning, 12 Brownies, Pack Leader, Barney Owl, Snowy Owl and Brown Owl met at St. Mary's Church Hall at 7 o'clock on Friday night.

The Brownies were sent to find lengths of wool laid by the pack leaders earlier, then tie them together to see which group had the longest length. Then we all ate chicken nuggets and chips, followed by ice cream and fruit shoots. After we had washed up, everyone made a Father's Day gift. Then it was noticed that the lengths of wool that had started off the same length were not now all the same - so we ran round the grounds and found more lengths.

Extract from a Brownie's letter We all excitedly put up camp beds and got ready for bed, and had hot chocolate with marshmallows and cream and a biscuit. We were very noisy for the camp fire singing and lights went out at 12:30 - eventually all fell asleep. Brown Owl woke us up at the unearthly hour of 7 o'clock to wash, dress and pack, then we had breakfast - cereal, toast, orange juice and cakes!

BT and Child Line had sponsored this event and we all went home with fantastic goodie bags: even parents got a prezzy. We made a profit of £35 that we donated to Child Line.

Many thanks to Squirrel and Hedgehog for helping to set up the hall, and many thanks to the church for allowing us to stay the night.

from The Beacon, August 2005