1st Ouston Brownie Unit

02/06/2026

We will be running a stall with 1st Chester-le-Street Guides. Please come along and support us.

We are pleased to announce that our Summer Fair will be taking place this year on Sunday 19th July 2026 from 11am to 1pm on the Roseberry Playing Fields. Lots of fun activities for all ages will be provided by local organisations.

05/05/2026

Tonight we have learnt how to build a fire. When you have a camp fire, you of course make s'mores!

28/04/2026

We've enjoyed learning how to put up and put away a tent.

05/04/2026

Happy Easter to all our members who are celebrating!
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01/04/2026

Congratulations to Leah on achieving her Brownie Gold Award!

24/03/2026

Tonight we started some Easter themed diamond painting, to be completed next week. We also held a Promise Ceremony for our three newest Brownies.

17/03/2026

Our older Brownies have been practising their cooking skills. We made a tomato sauce and it was delicious!

10/03/2026

One of our older Brownies planned and ran an activity for her Brownie Gold Award. She explained the differences between figurative and abstract paintings, then got the Brownies to create their own paintings using materials she had prepared. Well done Leah!

04/03/2026

Our older Brownies have been practising their sewing skills this week.

22/02/2026

Happy World Thinking Day! 💙

World Thinking Day is a celebration of 10 million girls worldwide that has taken place on every 22 February since 1926 - making it 100 years old today! It remains a day for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts to think of each other and celebrate their communities all around the world.

We'd love to see how you're marking World Thinking Day on its 100 year anniversary - share your stories and photos with us in the comments!

Take a look at how we've celebrated over the last century and read a special message from our Patron here: https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/what-we-do/blog/15-ways-world-thinking-day-has-been-celebrated-over-the-last-100-years/.