Girls brigade anyone????
By ruby222
@ruby222 (4847)
September 15, 2008 10:03am CST
I was a Girl guide,now the Girl guides were founded many years ago by Lord Baden Powell.They are a UK thing I believe,unless someone can tell me different.Well most of us as children wanted to belong to an organisation of some kind,be it the girls or boys brigade,the scouts,the rangers,the air cadets.Oh I could go on endlessly ,but I wont bore you anymore.But I would like to know were you in any of these organisations as a child???..and were you good at any one thing in particular?..MAYBE FIRELIGHTING OR MAP READING??oopsie that caps key again...
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@chubbycheeks (135)
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21 Sep 08
HEHE not a member of any thing as good as the Girl guides or the boys brigade LOL,but when we were in school we had a gang,it was called the Stuart Wheeler gang,and lol we all had little membership cards,and every week we paid subs(subsciptions)well the only criteria for this gang was a bike,if you didnt have a bicycle then you couldnt be a member,the gang lasted for ages,we were all good pals.If Mum could have afforded the guides uniforms then we might have been in the guides.
@Humbug25 (12540)
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15 Sep 08
Hi there ruby222
Well I was a Brownie for quite a while until I lost my badge and my parents told me I had to find it and wouldn't pay for a new one and they told me I had to buy a new one so I didn't go for a couple of weeks or so and lost interest and left. Then I joined cubs 
My mum was an Akeala and the boys in class went so I went with my mum and she let me join in. Then I joined Sea Cadets when I was old enough and loved it so much. I then fell out with some girls there and they made me feel so uncomfortable that I didn't want to go anymore and I was afraid they were goning to beat me up. My 2 eldest boys go to Boys Brigade as they are not old enough for cubs just yet. The problem is that cubs is on the same night as Boys Brigade and I really want my eldest to go to cubs but if it was on a different night then he could make the choice himself of which he wants to do.
Dib dib dib
My mum was an Akeala and the boys in class went so I went with my mum and she let me join in. Then I joined Sea Cadets when I was old enough and loved it so much. I then fell out with some girls there and they made me feel so uncomfortable that I didn't want to go anymore and I was afraid they were goning to beat me up. My 2 eldest boys go to Boys Brigade as they are not old enough for cubs just yet. The problem is that cubs is on the same night as Boys Brigade and I really want my eldest to go to cubs but if it was on a different night then he could make the choice himself of which he wants to do.
Dib dib dib@ruby222 (4847)
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15 Sep 08
Dob dob dob Humbug,well you sound a little like Mr Ruby ,he was in the Army cadets,for a week ,and then his behaviour wasnt acceptable,so he thought he would have a go at the Air cadets,well he stayed a little longer there,he even managed to see an air show,and then after (im sure it was ) two weeks he was asked to leave there too!!he was a little handfull was Mr Ruby rofl.My sister was a Brownie she had the old uniform ,the brown smock,with the heavey leather belt and the brown beret,lol we all looked so charming in those uniforms,the uniforms these days are quite trendy.
@Humbug25 (12540)
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15 Sep 08
Well I don't think I would put myself in the same category as Mr Ruby!!!! So what is the Brownie uniform like now? We don't have any Brownie's where I live. I remember those old uniforms hahaha. I was lucky that my mother never bought me the summer camping one with the bright yellow t-shirt and brown shorts.
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@ruby222 (4847)
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15 Sep 08
If my memory serves me correctly the Brownie uniform was designed by Jeff Banks,I hear you gasp,and lol im not too sure what its like,I saw it when it was first introduced,but I do remember it was very trendy and I am sure that I wouldnt have minded wearing it one little bit..but maybe not at 53,yes,I was 52 last week,but now im 53,but I dont feel any different at all..ohh where have those hairs on my palms come from ???
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@breezie (1246)
• Canada
25 Nov 08
I am a Girl Guide leader in Ontario Canada. I have only been a leader for 2 years, but I was a brownie and Guide when I was growing up. My sister was also in Guides and Brownies and my borther was a Boy Scout. My absolute favorite thing to do was camping. Now that I am a leader I get to share all the things I learned with our girls. We have been teaching them a lot of out door cooking and it was really fun.
My daughter has been in Sparks, moved on to brownies and is now a Guide. My son was in Scouts for a year, but sadly they lost all their leaders.
@littleowl (7157)
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15 Sep 08
Hi ruby I did for a short while go to the girls brigade but never really did anything that I would need to today eg,firstaid I just was on the move most of my childhood so never stayed doing something I liked to do..littleowl
@corngrass (727)
• Malaysia
21 Sep 08
Hi there! I am a Girls Brigade member from Malaysia. I started as a girl (ordinary member) and now i am an officer in it. I'm a Warrant Officer in my company. I manage to get my Pioneer Pins two years ago when I'm 20. And i hope i can work for my Queen's pin. I'm still considering for it because it will takes me a long time and commitment to do it.
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