13th Coatbridge

The Brownies started back this term fully refreshed and ready to go after the summer break, we even brought more of our friends along to Brownies so now we have the maximum numbers of 24 girls, with more on the waiting list to join.

This terms adventure has been our Out and About Badge when we learned how to be safe, what to wear and how to navigate when Out and About.  To complete this badge we went on a long walk on the 16th September around Drumpellier Loch it was a struggle but we found plenty of energy to have a play in the swing park before it got dark.

After being active with that very long walk we looked at what else we could do to keep ourselves healthy with our Healthy Heart Badge, we learned that we need to keep active, look after your body and eat healthy. We kept a food diary so that we could check if we were eating a balanced diet throughout a week.

After looking out our favourite recipes for the Harvest Services we decided to have a go at making some of them. Each group made one recipe; we made peppermint creams, coconut truffles and crispy crunch. There were loads at the end which meant that everyone got a tub with 4 pieces of each recipe.

We had our scary Halloween Party on the 28th October; we played lots of games and dressed up in our costumes.

On the 11th November we held a Zumbathon with Claire from the dancing, this was to raise money for Children in Need; we were all puffed out but raised money for a special cause which was worth it.

We love helping out at the Church Fayre and it was great to be back again this year we spent all our pocket money and were sure that the Guiders enjoyed the Tea Room the best.

Our Coffee Evening on the 18th of November went really well and we were so pleased to have so much support from our Family, Friends and the Congregation as our Coffee Evening is our main fundraiser for our Census which we pay every year to register each girl with Girlguiding.  The Census this year is up to £25 per girl and we have managed to raise enough so that our parents do not need to pay the full amount.

We got into the festive mood making our glittery crafts with the Christmas Music on and joined up with the Rainbows to see Gary the Magician on the 16th December which was our last night before Santa comes.

The Brownies hope to start back on Friday the 13th of January weather dependant. We are always happy to welcome new friends to our unit so if you know of anyone aged 7-10 who would like to come along on Friday nights please contact Wilma on 07936 393582 or Jillian on 01236 427078 or email us atthe13thcoatbridgebrownies@hotmail.co.uk

We hope that all our friends at Brownies get everything on their wish list from Santa as we have been extra good this year. We would also like to thank our Guiders for their time and preparation this year as we have had great fun and learned new things too.

All the Brownies and Guiders would like to wish all the congregation a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.