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Scouting replied on: 11/19/2007 2:08:48 AM I remember going to the Brownies and girl guides. The Brownies was at Aldercar Church hall (next to where Aldercar Infants school was) Jessie Todd, the milkwoman , was our Brown Owl. There was a large wooden "mushroom" which we used to dance around at the beginning of the session, then each platoon group danced around in their groups and sang "their" song -I was in the "Elves" -"here we are the little elves, helping others not ourselves". Then the brownie promise and salute was given "I promise to do my duty to God and the King" Then it was on to the enjoyable part of the evening -playing games. Then into various groups to "do our badges" -for things like cooking,sewing firemaking, etc. The uniform was a tan/brown dress which seemed to have a hundred button down pockets (in reality probably 4!) your platoon badge was sewn to this, a dark brown beret, a "special" brown leather belt and a yellow tie -which was a very complicated affair -it was a square of yellow material which was folded in a certain way so that you were able to thread your belt through the "tie" part of it and somehow 2 parts were pulled out of the corners which were tied at the back of the neck-all of this was pinned together with the Brownie (metal) badge. You weren't a fully enrolled Brownie until you could do the tie correctly!!! It was like doing origami with material. The Guides I went to was the HGS group -much more sophisticated - navy skirt, blue blouse, navy leather belt -and of course the girl guide badge -the platoons were named after flowers. The best part of it was on "Guide" day you were allowed to wear your guide uniform to school instead of the regulation school uniform.

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