Island Life Magazine Ltd February/March 2014 | Page 27

One was held at Ventnor with 250 Brownies
attending.
In 1971 the Brownies had another name
change to Brownie Guides and in 1974
celebrated their Diamond Jubilee Year, and
20 years later the 80th birthday celebrations
included more than 700 girls attending
revels at Sandown, where guests included
TV’s own ‘Mr. Blobby’.
When HRH Prince Philip visited
Havenstreet Station in 2001 several Brownies
enjoyed a trip on ‘The Royal Train’, and
three years later Revels to celebrate 90 years
for Brownies were held at Ryde where the
grounds of Bishop Lovett School were
transformed into Treasure Island.
Now the Brownies have reached the
magical 100 years of fun, activities and
valuable work, and plans will no doubt
be underway shortly to see how the
organisation can move forward during the
next 100 years.