British Brownies
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British Brownies
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Age Range: Girls can start Brownies
at seven years old. They usually leave between their 10th and 11th
birthday.
Sixes: When Brownies start they are put into a Six. This is a small group of up to six girls who often work together as a team. The Guider chooses one of the girls to be in charge of the group. She is called the Sixer. Another Brownie is chosen to be the Seconder. The Seconder is responsible for helping the Sixer and taking on her role if she is absent. The Sixes are named after fairy creatures or woodland animals. You can see all the sixes in the badges section. Pack: Each Brownie Unit contains several sixes (usually four). A Brownie Unit is called a Pack. It is given a name based on where it meets (for example 4th Cambridge Brownies). There will be one Guider in charge (traditionally, but not always called Brown Owl). She will be helped by (usually) another two adults (traditionally this was a qualified guider called Tawny Owl and a guider working towards becoming qualified called Snowy Owl, but this is rarely the case today). There may also be Unit Helpers, Young Leaders (between the ages of 14 and 18) and Pack Leaders (Guide aged girls who help). Beyond the Pack
Several local Packs join together to form a District. Guiders from a district meet together about once a term. They are also likely to hold District events for the girls at special times each year, such as Thinking Day. The person in charge of a District is called the District Commissioner. She holds the position for a maximum of ? years. Several Districts form a Division. The Division Commissioner is in charge of the Division, but there is also a Division Team of advisors. Several Divisions form a County. Just like the Division level there is a County Commissioner and a County Team of Advisers. The Counties within guiding are not the same as the English geographical Counties. Each County has a special emblem, and all members of that county may wear it as a cloth or metal badge. Several Counties make a Region. There are nine British Regions. Below is a map showing the nine regions and links to the Region level websites.
The nine regions make up GirlguidingUK. Mission
Statement:
Girlguiding UK, as part
of a worldwide Movement, enables girls and young women to fulfil their
potential to take an active and responsible role in society through its
distinctive, stimulating and enjoyable programme of activities
delivered by trained volunteer Leaders.
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