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GGEW NEWS
SPRING 2009
GGEW NEWS SPRING 2009
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Calling all exmembers of
2nd
Corringham
nd Corringham
Guides will be 50
years old in April!
To celebrate this we
would like to invite any
old members; guides or
guiders of 2nd
Corringham (formerly St
John’s) Guides to our
birthday celebrations.
On Thursday 23rd April
2009 at Merrison’s Lodge
(bottom of Somerfield’s
car park, Corringham
Town Centre) 7.309.30pm
Please bring along any
guiding memories you
may have! Please RSVP
to Michelle Conroy
07766447415
[email protected]
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Above: Rosa Manning, left, the pack’s first Brown Owl joined
Chris Argent, centre, the second Brown owl and current Brownie
Guider Annette Hammond for a birthday picture along with the
Brownies.
Right: 10 years old Molly McCarthy made sure that Crystal
enjoyed the celebrations too
2nd St anford Brownies are 60
n Monday 12thJanuary 2009, to the day, the 2nd
Stanford Brownie Pack was 60 years old. We held a
party and invited Brownies past and present to come
and remember what a great 60 years we have had.
We had an amazing turnout, with Rainbows, present
Brownies and lots of our old Brownies who came to reminisce
while looking through lots of old photographs, looking at our
display of memorabilia (which included the very 1st register
that was written when our Brownies first opened in 1949) and
sharing our Birthday cake.
Our Pack is very proud that we have only had three Brown
Owls in all that time and it was lovely for the three of us to be
together for this very special occasion.
Rosa Manning became Brown Owl when she started our
Brownie Pack. Chris Argent was one of Rosa’s first Brownies
and became Brown Owl many years down the line. Annette
Hammond was one of Chris’s Brownies and became Brown
Owl a couple of years ago when Chris retired. As Chris still
helps out from time to time and cooks for us all on Pack
Holiday, this was an extra special occasion for her as she has
been involved with our Pack for 60 years.
We are looking forward to the 2010 celebrations and
another great 60 years at our Pack.
O
he 7th Saffron
Walden
Rainbows and
Brownies collecting
for the RNIB outside Tesco’s in
Saffron Walden .
We managed to
raise just over
£450.
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Pictured are
Charley Logan,
Isabelle Logan,
Carrie-Ann Logan
’day
from the
12th Hornchurch
brownies who celebrated Australia Day by
learning about the
Country’s unique animals and their currency
and flag, as well as
making their own Emu’s
and having a go at playing a didgeridoo!
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Brownella Brownies
hristmas came early
to Corringham on
Thursday 11th
December 2008, when 5th
Corringham Brownies performed their Christmas
panto. “Browniella” was their
version of the classic tale of
“Cinderella”.
Months of preparation had
proceeded this night. A
script had to be written. All
Brownies had to learn their
lines, learn songs and
dances and find props and
costumes and sets had to be
painted. The Brownies
enjoyed this preparation and
earnt some badges whilst
doing this.
A few last minute hiccups
ensued – our leading lady
C
went down with tonsillitis the
night before the performance! Thanks to Brownowl’s
daught2er Brogan who
stepped into the roll and
learnt the lines at short
notice. On the night one of
the Ugly Sisters didn’t turn
up so Robin’s son, Brandon,
stepped into that roll and
Brownowl’s son, Carl,
stepped into the roll of
Narrator.
The Brownies’ parents
and family members turned
out in force to see the show
and it was ‘all right on the
night’ and a good evening
was had by all.
Well done to all the girls.
Juliet Conroy
(AKA Robin)
CANCER RESEARCH
Very many thanks to every one who came to the Pink
Party at Went House or who bought Tombola tickets
at County Day in support of this very worthwhile
cause.
I was able to send a cheque for £600.00
Sylvia Partridge
he 11th Romford (St. Augustine’s) Brownies, Rush Green presented Children In Need Night...
On the 11th
November we
put on a show for parents based on The
Good Samaritan and
our brownie law ‘To
help other people’ this
helped us gain our
entertainment badge.
We all made cakes to
sell which were in the
Pudsey bear cake
cases, and some of our
pack gained their hostess badge by looking
after our guests and
making decorations for
the hall (seen in the
photo). We all had a
GREAT time and
raised a total of
£140.00.
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