16th Shrewsbury Brownies had a visit from Battlefield Bird of Prey Centre, they had such a wonderful evening, they asked some brilliant questions and got to see the birds free fly around the room.
The girls who wanted to also had the chance for the birds to fly to them.
6th Whitchurch Brownies learnt about how to help hedgehogs during national hedgehog week, 5th – 11th May 2024. The Brownies put together a hedgehog house which they have put in a community space near where they meet so they can monitor it. The Brownies top tips for helping hedgehogs incudes-
Hedgehogs are Gardeners friends as they eat slugs and beetles.
Have spaces for hedgehogs to travel between gardens with holes around 13cm at the bottom of fences and hedges.
Check long grass for hedgehogs before cutting it.
Don’t use slug pellets as the are poisonous to hedgehogs.
Give hedgehogs water, hedgehog food you can buy or dog or cat food. Never give hedgehogs milk.
If you have a pond cover with netting or make sure a ramp or way of hedgehogs getting out if they fall in.
Don’t drop litter or items which may injure hedgehogs.
Meole Brownies learned about fundraising last term which inspired one young member to raise £175 for the local food bank in just 2 weeks! Congratulations on receiving your Girlguiding Shropshire superhero award from our County commissioner.
Nearly 700 Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Rangers, Young Leaders and Volunteers from Girlguiding Shropshire celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at Blists Hill Victorian Town on Saturday 4th June. Everyone was given a goody bag and a commemorative badge. They all had great fun exploring the various shops, displays and trying out the old fairground rides.
Alicia of the 1st Oxon Brownies has recorded “I Vow to Thee My Country” to raise money for the Ukraine refugees. There is a link to the Shropshire Star article “HERE“,
All funds raised from the charity single will go to Save The Children’s work in Ukraine. The single is priced at £1.49 and is available at noochoon.com/i-vow-to-thee-my-country.html
A member of 16th Shrewsbury Brownies (aged 9) took it upon herself to organise a fundraiser for the families over in Ukraine.
With the help of her mum and the amazing community around her she was able to collect a lot of essential items such as nappies, sanitary products, toiletries etc… as well as organise a coffee and cake afternoon to help raise funds!
In total she raised a whopping £1,591 and took away 3 cars full of provisions!
We are all so proud of her and she wanted to thank everybody who came along, donated and supported this cause.
Girlguiding Shropshire met with Julia Clarke, Director of Public Participation, to present Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust with 2 rainbows created at our ‘Together At Attingham’ event in September.
The presentation was on the behalf of our young members and the public who took part in creating these beautiful rainbows to give our eternal thanks to the NHS for being there for us all during the pandemic and everyday.
Over the weekend 25-26 Sept Girlguiding Shropshire held an event at Attingham Park, Shropshire for all members from the county.
There were 4 zones “Be Creative” “All About Guiding” “Fun and Games” “Adventures Outdoors” for the girls to take part in. The National Trust staff at Attingham Park gave excellent support and the trust members and visitors on the 2 days enjoyed watching the fun and friendship in the fine weather.
2nd Ellesmere Brownies went back to PGL this weekend and the girls had a blast!
Esme Seager from Greenfields Brownies who has been awarded a High Sheriff of Shropshire’s Outstanding Young Citizen Award 2021.
Esme said: “I raised money for Hope house by drawing pictures of people’s houses. I felt proud of myself to be nominated for the award.”