General Chat

ANY OLD GIRL GUIDES, BROWNIES OR EVEN BOGGATTS WANT TO CHAT

i got flung out...does that count?? lol

I left the GG's after about 6 weeks - just when my mum had bought my uniform

I was a Brownie and I loved it and had loads of badges and got to be a First Class Brownie. I lasted 2 months in the Guides. I really didn't like it. Gwynne

I loved GG. I was in it until I was too old. I was a patrol leader too. ;) For some reason my friends thought I was a bit of a saddo, but they moaned they were always bored. ;) (I joined the Ventures after) I was a nightingale. What were you? Claire xx

Still involved, having been a brownies and a guide, went on to leadership and am still involved. Can't get enought girls now, nor leaders for that matter which is a shame. I was an Elf, then a Swallow. ...and was a district commisioner up until last year, when two districts joined together due to lack of numbers.Such a shame Jess

It IS such a shame Jess isn't it? I went into leadership for a while but I was so disheartened by the lack of support from the parents who treated me like a babysitting service. :( What do the kids do nowadays? Claire xx

Where are you based? I lived in South London until last year and we had a MASSIVE district - went to EuroDisney with 700+ girls in 2000. I'm in Wales now and it is quieter but we still have a thriving unit. I was a Brownie and never escaped ....I was a Sprite, then a Daffodil in Guides - now they call me Tweety Pie!...

Hello Marie, sorry didn't reply earlier. Got sidetracked. :o) I was based in Coventry. The Guides never did so well as the Scouts here for some reason, and of course now that Scouts here has accepted girls, there are a lot more joining the Scouts which thankfully still seems to be going pretty strong. I am glad that the organisiation is still going for the kids sake. I loved it and learned such a lot. Claire xx

Hi all Again You are quite right the parents onlt saw us as baby sitters. i used to be brownie, guid and when my boys grew up guide captain. I miss camping more than anything. Wondered if anyone remembers any silly guid campfire songs. Any Guides or guiders from Crewe? Look forward to hearing from you Trish

I was a guide in Cheshire mainly cos the guide leader made great fudge for us to sell....used to eat it on the way home then worry all week how I would pay for it

Campfire songs, Brownie bells, Taps..... I take solace in the fact that my 8 year old neice loves brownies - and her pack is full to bursting. Jess

I loved the Brownies and G/G.......i am ashamed to admit though.....(please dont tell my mum), my mates and i were helping with an Official G/G cheese n wine party.....yes we got pithed!

I wont tell anyone Donna- as long as you dont let on what goes on in the guiders Tent after Brownies have gone to bed at camp....

I was in Brownies - sprite, then fairy when I moved and changed packs. Flew up to Guides and was a swallow, later patrol leader. Went on a great patrol leaders' course at Broneirion. Remember singing Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, taps, and something about down among the dead men lol! Janice

Yes we are red men talla nd straight with our fathers and warpaint Pow wow pow wow we are red men feathers in our head men down amongst the dead men pow wow

Thanks Cheshire Cat! Going to be singing that all day tomorrow now!

Hi Janice do you remember ther'es a long long worm a climing along the roof of my tent to there's a long long road a winidng Dob dib dib Trish

Janice Just remembered the middle line of the redmen Were the men of the old duncow Trish

Did any of you go to Brownsea Island? I loved it there.