Events Archive
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Many of the activities that 1st Little Paxton Brownies do have been chosen by the Brownies themselves, with the leaders guiding them; allowing them to choose from the opportunities available. Sometimes everybody has a say or gets to vote, sometimes each six makes their own decision, and sometimes the sixers organise a game or activity for the rest of the pack. Some evenings are completely organised by the Guiders.
By doing a variety of activities, Brownies cover the three Adventure areas of You, Community & World. They complete challenges from their Brownie Adventures books and work towards interest and other badges. 1st Little Paxton Brownies have the opportunity to attend a variety of events, some as a unit, others with another unit or as part of the district, division or county.
Events Archive 2010-2014
This page is all about our events and activities from 2010 onwards. For other years, please use the menus on the left.
January 2014
We started our celebrations for the Big Brownie Birthday - 100 years of Brownies.
We spent much of the spring and summer terms working towards the Big Brownie Birthday challenge, undertaking a huge variety of activities.
We learned some first aid and had great fun creating fake wounds.
We celebrated the Chinese New Year.
February 2014
We had a onesie party to say goodbye to Jess, Mia, Lily and Abbie who left Brownies.
We made Thinking Day candles for ourselves and extras to give to family and friends who had previously been Brownies. The idea was to display these in our windows on the evening of Thinking Day - the 22nd February.
We took part in the International Thinking Day Postcard Exchange for the twelfth year. We received postcards from all over the world again. We all received a special Postcard Exchange badge which you can see on our badges page.
Ami, Nicola and Lucy attended the Division Thinking Day event in St Neots.
March 2014
The Sixers became leaders for an evening and the leaders became Brownies.
We went on an adventure to Pax Lodge - the World Guiding Centre in London. 2nd Bar Hill Brownies joined us too. We travelled on the train and the underground. The day was filled with fun international activities and exploring Pax Lodge. We even met a group of Guides from Canada.
April 2014
We went on Brownie Holiday to PGL Caythorpe Court. See what we got up to on our holiday pages.
May 2014
We created some Brownie themed natural art on a lovely sunny evening.
June 2014
We planted bean seeds. We were challenged to grow the beans by looking after them, and then eat them. Any Brownie who achieved this would be awarded a prize. Layla was our star gardener who succeeded in the challenge and won herself a Brownie purse.
We joined Brownies from all over the Division for a Big Brownie Birthday Party at Berkley Street Methodist Church Hall.
Chloe left Brownies as she was moving to New Zealand. We had a BBQ party in Jenni's parents' garden to say farewell.
July 2014
We took part in a Village Trail. We had to get our photos taken with lots of village landmarks (and in some other random places!).
We had a stall at Paxfest (Little Paxton Village Fete).
We had a bowling party for out last meeting of the term.
October 2014
We went on an Owl themed Brownie Holiday. Find out what we got up to on our holiday pages.
November 2014
We took part in the Remembrance parade and service.
Honor left Brownies to move up to Guides and chose to have a neon themed party for her last meeting.
December 2014
We made a Christmas Tree and a giant snowman for the Christmas Tree Festival.
Many of the Brownies were joined by Rainbows, Brownies and Guides at the District Christingle service.
We finished the year with our annual Christmas Carol Service and party with the other Little Paxton units. Three new Brownies chose to make their Promises during the Carol Service. Neve and Mary moved up to Guides.
January 2013
We had a photo taken of the whole pack together - of course we had to pull silly faces too!
We really enjoyed making chocolate crispy cakes!
February 2013
We took part in the International Thinking Day Postcard Exchange for the eleventh year. We received postcards from all over the world again. We all received a special Postcard Exchange badge which you can see on our badges page.
Some of us attended the Division Thinking Day event in Eaton Socon.
April 2013
After several weeks of practising, we put on the performance for our entertainer badge. There was singing, skits, acting and dancing, plus the work of our backstage team.
May 2013
We went to the circus! Happy's Circus was visiting Little Paxton School field so we went to watch the clowns, acrobats, trapeze artists and the ring master in action.
June 2013
We went to Macqueen House in Twywell, near Kettering for our Brownie Holiday. See what we got up to on our holidays page.
July 2013
We had a fantastic evening at the Oasis Beach pool in Bedford for Daynah, Millie, Lilly & Lauren's leaving party. We hired the whole pool so just the Brownies and their families could enjoy the rapids, waves and flumes without the crowds.
September 2013
We started back at Brownies learning about the new Brownie promise.
October 2013
It was badge month at Brownies. Everyone chose a badge and spent 4 weeks working towards it. At the end of the month 8 Brownies achieved their Craft badge, 3 gained Artist, 6 gained Communicator, 3 achieved Brownie Traditions and 3 achieved Writer.
November 2013
Our new Brownies made their Promise for the first time and all the other Brownies renewed their Promise with the new wording.
December 2013
Several Brownies attended a craft afternoon and party with other Brownies from the district.
Many of the Brownies were joined by Rainbows, Brownies and Guides at the District Christingle service.
We finished the year with our annual Christmas Carol Service and party with the other Little Paxton units.
February 2012
We took part in the International Thinking Day Postcard Exchange for the tenth year. We received postcards from all over the world again, with most of postcards coming from the USA, Canada, Australia and the UK. We also received cards from Germany, Singapore, Norway and Vietnam, just to name a few. We all received a special Postcard Exchange badge which you can see on our badges page.
Seven of us attended the Division Thinking Day event in Eynesbury, where we joined in with singing and watched a performance about how the Olympic values compare to Guiding values.
March 2012
We were in the Waitrose Green Tokens draw. The Brownies received £328 from a pot of £1000 from Waitrose, St Neots.
We took part in the District Brownie Swimming Gala, along with Brownies from St Neots and Great Paxton. We finished second, just 4 points behind the winners. We did really well as we only had 7 Brownies in our team. We won the Yvonne Giffard Memorial Relay.
April 2012
We went on a Brownie Holiday to PGL Caythorpe Court in Lincolnshire. Find out what we got up to on our holiday page.
We started work on the On Your Marks resource learning about the sports, values and culture of the Olympics. The challenge will last throughout the term.
The Brownies had fun painting mugs:
May 2012
We enjoyed making energy bars as part of the On Your Marks badge.
Jenni abseiled down the 418 feet / 127 metres of Northampton Lift Tower to raise funds for the Brownies and for St James Church. Jenni really enjoyed it and raised over £400 to be split between the causes.
June 2012
19 girls from 1st Little Paxton Brownies joined Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, leaders and helpers for the St Neots Division Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebration at the Priory Centre in St Neots. The girls took part in activties at 5 different bases: Animals, Commonwealth, Crown Jewels, Garden Parties and Sport. There was a picnic lunch eaten street party style, a fireless campfire and lots of fun! Here are a few photos. Hopefully there might be some better official photos to follow. (Jenni was on First Aid duty so wasn't able to take many photos.)
October 2012
We went on Brownie holiday to Mollivers near Bedford. See what we got up to on our holidays page.
Laura, Miah and Amy left Brownies with a Hollywood themed party. We enjoyed dressing up and walking on the red carpet.
November 2012
A group of Brownies visited Cambridge Observatory as part of their Stargazer badge work.
December 2012
We joined Brownies from Great Paxton and St Neots for Brownie craft day at Great Paxton. We make 6 different crafts to take home.
1st Little Paxton Brownies joined 1st The Paxtons Rainbows and 2nd Little Paxton Guides for our Christmas Carol Service and then the Brownies and Guides enjoyed a party with a visit from Santa.
February 2011
We took part in the International Thinking Day Postcard Exchange for the ninth year. We received postcards from all over the world, including from USA, Canada, Japan, Denmark, Singapore Australia and Vietnam, just to name a few. We all received a special Postcard Exchange badge which you can see on our badges page.
Seven of us attended the Division Thinking Day event in St Neots. Our District put on a short play about what Guides would be doing in different countries at the time we were celebrating Thinking Day. We represented Switzerland, and in particular, Our Chalet. We dressed up in warm clothes as it would be snowy there and Guides might be doing outdoor activities such as hiking or snow sports.
March 2011
We took part in the District Brownie Swimming Gala, along with Brownies from St Neots and Great Paxton. We finished third.
April 2011
Eight Brownies and Jenni joined the District Holiday to PGL Caythorpe Court in Lincolnshire. See what we got up to on our holidays page.
June 2011
We went to Macqueen House in Twywell, near Kettering for our Brownie Holiday. See what we got up to on our holidays page.
July 2011
We had fun blowing bubbles and playing water themed games. Some of us got very wet!
September 2011
In our sixes, we chose our activities for a meeting. Icing biscuits, painting tiles and a bin bag fashion show were the activities chosen.
October 2011
As part of the Anglia 40th Birthday Challenge, we had a movie star evening. Everyone who wanted to came dressed as a film star.
Daynah, Millie, Lilly and Lauren spent a day at Jenni's house during half term to achieve their Cook Advanced badge. They made a two course meal: home made pizza, wedges, beans and spaghetti hoops, then chocolate brownies for pudding. They showed they knew about kitchen safety and hygiene, and created a poster showing healthy eating and food groups. They washed up in the correct order and cleaned out a microwave. After a visit to the park, we went to the shops to buy the food needed for a childrens party. The party food consisted of rocky road, chocolate chip cookies, fruit kebabs, sausages and crisps.
November 2011
Ten Brownies attended the Remembrance Sunday Service at St James Church, Little Paxton
Craft Day took place at Great Paxton School. Brownies and Rainbows from the District came together to make Christmas cards, Christmas decorations, Christmas stockings, Christmas pin badges and to decorate Christmas Biscuits.
The St Neots Priory District Christingle Service was well attended by lots of Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Leaders, plus family and friends. Our thanks go to Folbigg Farm Shop in Little Paxton who donated the oranges for the Christingles and to Little Paxton Post Office who donated the sweets for the Christingles. Also, thanks to Maria Button for the image below.
December 2011
We joined 1st The Paxtons Rainbows and 2nd Little Paxton Guides for our Christmas Carol Service. The Rainbows and Brownies each put on a performance and the Guides took the opportunity to present a Baden-Powell Award to a member of the unit. Afterwards the Brownies and Guides had a party at the Scout HQ, with party games, food and a visit from Santa. Amber moved up from Brownies to Guides.
Jenni took four Brownies to Wood Green Animal Shelter. They went to deliver all the donations that were collected earlier in the term as part of the Anglia 40th Birthday Challenge.
2010
Centenary year - celebrating 100 years of Guiding
February 2010
We took part in the International Thinking Day Postcard Exchange for the eighth year. We received postcards from all over the world, including from USA, Canada, Argentina, Italy, Greece, Denmark, Singapore and Hong Kong, just to name a few. We all received a special Postcard Exchange badge which you can see on our badges page.
Twelve of us attended the Division Thinking Day event in Eaton Socon. Each District represented one of the five World Guiding Regions. Our district represented Africa, and our performance was the Circle of Life from the Lion King, with each unit dressed as a different African animal. We were zebras.
March 2010
We took part in the District Brownie Swimming Gala, along with Brownies from St Neots and Great Paxton. We came second yet again - it's the seventh time we've come second in the last 9 years! We are the only unit not to have won the gala. Below are some of the Brownies in action, along with a picture of our entire team.
The District Centenary Campfire took place at Ripton Lodge in Abbots Ripton. Sixteen of our Brownies attended along with lots of their parents and siblings. Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers from all the units in the District were represented. We sang campfire songs, watched campfire skits and had hotdogs for supper. We received a special Centenary Campfire badge.
June 2010
We went to Houghton Chapel Centre near Huntingdon, for our Brownie Holiday. See what we got up to on our holidays page.
We had a great time pond dipping at Paxton Pits on a lovely sunny evening. We caught lots of creatures including newts, water boatmen and larvae. We put everything back afterwards.
We took part in a photo trail around Little Paxton during our Brownie meeting. We scored points for getting our photo taken with certain things such as cats, a bus (they're a rare occurence!), blue flowers, road signs and village landmarks. Below are pictures of Pixies during the trail.
July 2010
We have almost finished our adventure 100 badge. We made the 100 symbol and had an aerial photo taken. Compare it to the real 100 years logo at the top of this page, or the one below... How do you think we did?
We went tobogganing at Bassingbourn Snowsports Centre and had a great time sliding down the slope! Even the leaders took part.
Jenni, Lucy, Emilia, Laura and Miah took part in the Celebration of Guiding in Peterborough. Girlguiding Cambridgeshire West was given the Freedom of the City of Peterborough. The four Brownies played a important part in the Cathedral Service, modelling the Jeff Banks Brownie Uniform of the 1990s.
July/August 2010
Jenni went to the Girlguiding UK Centenary camp as a volunteer. She mainly worked with the creativity team instructing craft sessions, but also helped out with the lost and found.
September 2010
Jenni and Tina (parent helper) took 7 Brownies to the Brownies Take Over Flag Fen event. Maia, Charis, Lucy, Emilia, Laura, Miah and Amy had a great time. There was a picnic, a singing session, a posting ceremony, clay pot making, storytelling, making natural collages, visiting a round house, a quiz and a mosaic activity, as well as a visit to the shop.
October 2010
Nearly all of the Brownies took part in our District Centenary Finale - Vision - celebrating 100 years of Guiding. We looked back at the last year and forward to many more years of Guiding. We had party food, an indoor campfire, a big birthday cake and remade our Promises. Lily made her Promise for the first time and received her special promise badge. Everyone else will receive theirs as soon as the order arrives.
November 2010
Some of the Brownies went to the district Craft Day where they got to try six different crafts, some with a Christmas theme. There were Brownies from 4 different packs and one pack of Rainbows there.
December 2010
We joined 1st The Paxtons Rainbows and 2nd Little Paxton Guides for our Christmas Carol Service. Each unit put on a short performance as part of the service. Afterwards the Brownies and Guides had a party at the Scout HQ, with party games, food and a visit from Santa.