17th Barnsley-Pen*stone- Brownies

12/04/2026

It’s our first session back on Monday! I hope you’re all refreshed and ready for more adventures!

12/04/2026

Iʼm raising money to assist with the costs of taking guides and rangers to Poacher.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

05/04/2026

31/03/2026

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We will be celebrating our 100th birthday in December. We have created a wish list of items we would like. If you can help in anyway please take a look and share our list. Thank you xx

27/03/2026

This is me and my daughter, who is one of the guides we are raising money for. Last Saturday we took part in Cityscapes, there were 22 (I think) guides and 4 leaders who braved the 7am meet to get the train to York! We had an amazing time! The girls really enjoyed themselves!
Over the Easter holidays we are planning our next fundraisers (whilst also planning our practice camp at Silverwood, and continuing to plan for Poacher).
As some of you may know I’m a Brownie leader aswell at 1st Thurlstone Brownies and 17th Barnsley-Pen*stone- Brownies so to remove some stress I’ve planned all the program activities up to Christmas! We ve got a cinema trip, a fun day and one weekend camp planned so far, with another in the works!

27/03/2026

We had our end of term party on Monday, it seemed like the perfect time to teach the Brownies how to do the ooops upside your head dance! We also did some crafts and handed out badges and awards! All the Brownies left with a little Easter gift lovingly prepared by our very own Buzzy Bee! See you all next term our little Flossies!

23/03/2026

We had a visit to York on Saturday with Guides (just the Brownies who are about to move up to Guides) to take part in cityscapes! We had a wonderful day, met two of the region commissioner team and bumped into our county commissioner! We had an early start at 7am and landed home around 7pm with some very tired brownies and guides!

27/02/2026

Meet the team
Next up is Fay! Fay is a brand new helper who doesn’t have a Brownie name yet (watch this space!)

Hi im Fay, I have come to girlguiding through my daughter Phoebe. I love having something that her and I can enjoy together. My day job is working in a school kitchen, and I love watching all the kids grow and progress and come into their own. I look forward to my ongoing journey with the girls and feel very lucky to be a part of helping shape them as they grow older.

27/02/2026

Meet the team
Here we have Lucie
Hi I’m Lucie (Snowy Owl) I originally joined as a helper when my daughter was at 17th Brownies, I then did my leadership training and re opened the unit in Thurlstone. When an opportunity arose to re join the team at 17th I leapt straight on it! When I’m not in meetings with the brownies I’m always planning the next adventure, alongside looking after my family! Joining Brownies is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made!

27/02/2026

Meet the team
Here we have Vicky
Hi, I'm Vicky also known as Vixen. I joined guiding as a helper because I saw the magic leaders bring out in children through my beautiful daughter. It is an honour to play a small part in the inspiring, inclusive, empowering world of guiding. Every session I attend I leave with cheeks aching from smiling, because the young people we see are so full of joy. I love being a helper, it is truly wonderful to see brownies growing in confidence right before my eyes, and I feel incredibly privileged that I get to do so.