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Brownies bridge generation gap with flowers
FLOWER power was the theme of the evening as girls aged seven to 10 shared their enthusiasm for being Brownies on a visit to a Chichester care home’s garden.
Residents at Colten Care’s Wellington Grange welcomed 10 young visitors, plus three leaders, from the 10th Chichester Brownies.
The focus of the occasion was flower arranging, but it wasn’t long before residents shared happy memories of being Brownies and Girl Guides themselves, and young and not-soyoung struck up lively conversations.
Companionship team leader Heather Pearce said: “As a Brownie leader myself in Hampshire, I was very keen to get a Brownie unit in as I knew they would enjoy it as much as our residents.
“Working at the tables together gave everyone a chance to get to know each other, with the focus on flower arranging to talk about.
“It was lovely to see our residents and the Brownies chatting and interacting while they produced their floral displays.
“There was lots of chatter, stories and questions asked.”
The arranging involved flowers grown specially in the home’s garden along with other wildflowers and foliage gathered by Colten Care gardener Emily Trueman.
Emily started the evening with some advice for the Brownies on best practice for flower arranging, as well as a few safety tips.
The Brownies then spread