Girlguiding Sussex Central Rainbows & Brownies ’Go for Gold’
On the afternoon of Sunday 15th September at the South of England Showground, Ardingly, Girlguiding Sussex Central county held a very special ceremony for its younger members who had gained their Rainbow or Brownie Gold Award
Caroline Hitchcock, Chair of Awards and Wendy Colson, County Commissioner welcomed over 40 Rainbows, Brownies & their invited guests to the first such event to be held within the county. It was noted that some of the girls had moved up to the next section since gaining their award and that there were many other Gold award holders within the county who had been unable to attend the event.
Before the actual presentation the girls were treated to a magic show performed by Andy Hiccup.
After discovering it was possible to tear a newspaper into tiny pieces & see it return to its original complete sheet by the wave of a hand, watch a jug of milk miraculously disappear into a cone of paper and many other tricks the presentation began.
To gain a gold award each girl must earn all the 6 programme theme awards of ‘Know myself’, ‘Express myself’, ‘Be Well’, ‘Have adventures’, ‘Take action’ and ‘Skills for my future’. Each is achieved by gaining 1 interest badge, completing 1 stage and 2 hours (Rainbows) or 3 (Brownies) hours of unit meeting activities of each theme. In addition, they must complete a final challenge
The Rainbows and Brownies were each presented with a county certificate by Janet Samuel and Lisa Barden, Sussex Central’s Vice Presidents who are themselves Rainbow & Brownie leaders
Recipients were
Burgess Hill
Isabelle Bartlam:- 1st Burgess Hill Rainbows
Hazel Burgess-Dempsey:- 3rd Burgess Hill Brownies
Rose Crathern, Annalise Wicker:- 7th Burgess Hill Brownies
Crawley
Ava Brewer, Chloe Dorans, Alice Earle, Maia Handman, Grace Mackintosh:- 2nd Maidenbower Brownies
Chloe Ablitt, Imogen Patmore, Lucy Hooper:- 2nd Furnace Green (St Andrew’s) Brownies Aggie Garland:- 3rd Three Bridges Brownies
Sophie Hurp, Imogen Vine:- 3rd Worth Brownies
East Grinstead
Zoe Spillett, Isla Ware:- 1st Felbridge Rainbows
Katie Everest, Emma Jarman, Clara Tomlinson:- 2nd East Grinstead Rainbows Jessica Turner:- 1st East Grinstead Brownies
Zoe Milton, Tilly Swift, Ada Taylor :-4th East Grinstead Brownies
Haywards Heath
Kirsty Steel:- 1st Perrymount Rainbows
Sophie Coughlan, Megan Emsley, Eleanor Lipscombe, Alice Walton :- 3rd Haywards Heath Brownies
Horsham
Freya Lucas:- 1st Broadbridge Heath Rainbows
Emily Bush:- 1st Southwater Rainbows
Arabella Day :- 2nd Broadbridge Heath Brownies
Isabelle Cliffe :- 3rd Southwater Brownies
Parkminster
Alice Midgley :- 3rd Henfield Brownies
Worth
Bea Finlayson-Green:- 1st Copthorne Rainbows
Amber-Grace Callaghan, Rose Sage, Alice Morgan, Lily Snashfold:- 1st West Hoathly Rainbows
Eleanor Ware :- 1st Crawley Down Brownies
Elena Agnew :- 2nd Copthorne Brownies
Wendy concluded the afternoon by congratulating all the recipients, reminding them that ‘Girls Can Do Anything.’ She then surprised them by saying each would receive a ‘bag of gold’ (golden sweets & mementos) when they left. Finally, Wendy thanked Caroline & her team for organising the event.
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