00:00The Brownies have been helping young girls become independent women for 70 years
00:07and this celebration honours that commitment. From camping, baking, to building, the group
00:15learned this and more whilst forming lifelong friendships. The Brownies were originally called
00:23Rosebuds but their current name came from the sister of Skelthounder Lord Badent Powell.
00:31She was inspired by the 1870s story of the same name where Brownies were small house elves
00:40who did good deeds and therefore the name was chosen to inspire young girls to do good.
00:48In Hickhorn we have a brilliant community and the girls contribute to that through litter picks,
00:54through attending the church and helping in the community but this isn't something new,
01:00this is something that's been done by Brownies in the village over the last 70 years.
01:05Well I like to learn how to do new things that might be challenging.
01:15I love doing the crafts and it's somewhere we can just like do activities.
01:25I would probably say the Easter one. There was like a lot of activities in that Easter one.
01:32I like to do all of them.
01:33Former Brownies from many years ago even came down to join the FATE to see how the group has
01:40evolved over the years. I think we were very lucky. We had Lady Badenthal come and visit us and enrol
01:48some of the Brownies. Your sister was the first one that she enrolled?
01:53Yes, no it was ever enrolled. It was very different 70 years ago. We were all poor.
02:01Frances had to have a uniform made and I had a second hand uniform but it was great fun.
02:07We loved joining in all the fun and games that the Brownies offered. My auntie was the first
02:15brown owl for Headcorn and me being an only child I thought going to the Brownies once a week was
02:23lovely,
02:23great fun. With this community support, the Brownies is determined to keep inspiring young girls
02:32for many more years to come. Henry Luck for Kame TV in Headcorn.
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