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Thetford Brownies Celebrate
On Friday 30th September, 3rd Thetford Brownies celebrated the presentation of their Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award presentation. The Brownies were joined by Melinda Raker, Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Norfolk who presented the Brownies with their badges and certificates. The girls enjoyed special celebrationary cupcakes made by Burden Bakes and goodies from Thetford Tesco, organised by Jo and Megan. To achieve their award the Brownies had to complete all four sections of the award and began working towards this in the Spring term of 2022. The majority of the activities were done within the unit but some girls also did activities at home with families (where they had missed it in unit or they wanted to do extra). The Brownies have under taken a range of different activities in order to achieve this award, from Jubilee parties, taking part in Race for Life, yoga & fitness sessions in Castle Park, local litter picks, gaining their First Aid Skills awards and earning their Grow Their Own badges to name a few.
Speaking about the award, Vicky Ollenbuttel, 3rd Thetford Brownies Brown Owl & Thetford District Commissioner said, “I am very proud of all the Brownies who have achieved this award, it is a very special award that they have worked hard to gain.” The Brownies are currently working towards their Take Action & Make a Change Skills Builders as well as their Local History badge. Thetford Girlguiding are always looking for volunteers to run the Thetford groups. There are four different sections within Girlguiding to suit all ages, Rainbows (4-7), Brownies (7-10), Guides (10-14) or Rangers (14-18). If you would like to volunteer with Girlguiding or find a group for your daughter please register your interest via:
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3rd Thetford Brownies with Deputy Lord Lieutenant, Melinda Raker with their award certificates
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Ancient House Museum’s Knit and Knatter group have shown their support for Remembrance Day by knitting hundreds of poppies. The handmade creations will go on sale at the museum, where there will also be an eye-catching window display of a field of knitted poppies. Each poppy represents one of Thetford’s fallen in the First World War. The knitters will be hoping to add to the hundreds of pounds they’ve already raised for the Royal British Legion since starting the initiative in 2014. The group’s members, who meet once a month, have dedicated many hours crafting the beautiful owers, which are on sale now with a recommended donation of £1.
When not knitting poppies, the group of dedicated volunteers can be found creating knitted toys for a temporary display. The ‘Vikings, history on your doorsteps’ exhibition is currently showing at the museum on White Hart Street and features Thor’s hammer pendants, a hoard of pennies and a pottery lamp, all dating from the ninth century, when the area was a winter camp for a huge invading Viking force. The knitted toys will be used to support learning during school trips, as well as providing younger visitors to the museum with a way to access the exhibition. Melissa Hawker, Learning Officer, said: Our lovely Knit and Knatter group are always willing to lend a helping hand wherever they can. In previous years, the poppies have proved so popular they have been bought straight off the needle and we hope this this year’s fundraising initiative will prove just as successful.” The nit and natter group meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 10am where they enjoy a cuppa and a chat while working on their latest projects. The group is always on the look out for new members. Anyone interested should just come along or contact the museum on 01842 752599 for more information.
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Our October meeting was different in a few ways. Unusually we met in our President Marie Muir’s home where after a delicious meal we were delighted to welcome a new member, Anne Charnley, to our club.
Then followed a most interesting talk by our District Chairman Hilary Farrell. Her career as a teacher had taken her all over the country ending in Great Yarmouth where on retiring, she joined Inner Wheel. However, she has not let the grass grow under her feet as amongst other things she attends Folk Festivals and visited Berlin for the European Inner Wheel Conference as well as before that went to Botswana with a wheelchair charity. She also supports HomeStart locally. For further information about Inner Wheel visit:
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