Brownies young and old came together to share stories of the group through the ages as the 1st Cranham Brownies celebrated their 75th anniversary.
The group meets every week at All Saints Church Hall in Cranham to get girls together from five different schools in the area but the celebration on Monday, October 28 included a party which featured Brown Owl leaders from previous years joining as well as some of the broader Girlguiding community.
District Commissioner Helen Hawkes was a Brownie as a seven-year-old with the Cranham pack in the 1970s and said that not much has changed over the years.
She said: "The children are very different today but the basic goal of getting girls together to be girls and have fun is the same as it was when I was a Brownie."
Jan Harris first got involved with the Cranham Brownies as a 14-year-old helper and has been active as a Girl Guide for more than 50 years.
Jan said the biggest change she's seen over the years has been keeping up with health and safety rules.
She said: "When I was a kid we used to be able to just take the girls to the fields if it was a nice night but now you'd need to get permission from the parents. It used to be a lot more spontaneous."
Jan said one of the biggest challenges through the years has been to get volunteer help because when she started not a lot of women worked so it was easier to get help.
She said: "Lots of packs have opened and closed because they didn't have help so it's quite an achievement that 1st Cranham has stayed open for 75 years."
Current Brown Owl Sarah Wiles joined the group a year ago and discovered the milestone when she stumbled upon some papers showing when the group was set up.
She oversees 20 girls aged between seven and nine and said it's been a glorious experience.
She said: "It's so much fun and so rewarding for the girls to learn the kind of skills that will help them throughout their life."
The Cranham Brownies group is currently looking for new leaders or helpers to volunteer.
Visit girlguiding.org.uk to find out more.
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