IT’S June 1989 and youngsters in Teignbridge were out celebrating a very special anniversary, as the Brownies hit the grand old age of 75.
Brownies, originally called Rosebuds were first organised by Lord Baden-Powell in 1914, to complete the range of age groups for girls in scouting.
They were first run as the youngest group in the Guide Association by Agnes Baden-Powell, Lord Baden-Powell’s younger sister.
In 1918 his wife, Lady Olave Baden-Powell, took over the responsibility for the Girl Guides and thus for Brownies.
![At Coombeshead School Newton Abbot mayor Babs Mayhew was on hand to join in
with the fun and games.](https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/02/28/10/53/At%20Coombeshead%20School%20Newton%20Abbot%20mayor%20Babs%20Mayhew%20was%20on%20hand%20to%20join%20in%20with%20the%20fun%20and%20games..jpg?trim=0,236,0,235&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
At Coombeshead School Newton Abbot mayor Babs Mayhew was on hand to join in
with the fun and games. (MDA Archive)
![Brownies take to the climbing frames at Silverlands near Chudleigh to celebrate the big 75
of their organisation.](https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/02/28/10/29/Brownies%20take%20to%20the%20climbing%20frames%20at%20Silverlands%20near%20Chudleigh%20to%20celebrate%20the%20big%2075%20of%20their%20organisation..jpg?trim=0,190,0,189&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Brownies take to the climbing frames at Silverlands near Chudleigh to celebrate the big 75
of their organisation. (MDA Archive)
![Dawlish Warren Brownies celebrate the special day](https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/02/28/10/57/Dawlish%20Warren%20Brownies%20celebrate%20the%20special%20day.jpg?trim=0,265,0,334&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Dawlish Warren Brownies celebrate the special day (MDA Archive)