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Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and leaders from Shard End district had a wonderful day out at Woodlands Outdoor Activity Centre despite a gloomy weather forecast.
Rainbows enjoyed a nature trail, an assault course and some fishing whilst the Brownies and Guides climbed the rock face, abseiled, assault course and zip wire.
Big lottery
Contributed by Rose Baker-Wilkes, aged 9, bottom right of photo.
On the 15th March Sheila and Pam from Cats Protection came to the 40th Brownies to tell them all about cats.
The charity was founded in 1927 to help cats in the First World War. They find new homes for over 40,000
Contributed by Emma Richardson
2018 marks 250 years since a man named Philip Astley marked out a ring and filled it with trick riders, jugglers and acrobats, and circus as we know it was born.
Last summer, girls from 40th Sutton Coldfield Brownies, 215th Brownies, 40th Sutton Coldfield Rainbows and a variety