Kingsland Brownies and Guides are looking forward to plenty of fresh air and exercise this year, thanks to grants from the Kingspan Insulation Community Trust.
Total funding of just over £2,000 was supplied to the two groups following their applications to the Trust for outdoor equipment.
The money has been used to purchase camping equipment for the Guides and a parachute for the Brownies as well as an outdoor recreation session at Oaker Wood Leisure.
Val Davis, district leader for the groups said: “We applied to the Community Trust as this equipment is very expensive and would have been hard to fund ourselves.”
She added: “Both the equipment and the outdoor recreation day are enabling us to encourage the girls to work together as a team and keep fit and healthy at the same time.
“The parachute, which can be used both indoors and out, has been a huge hit with the Brownies providing hours of fun and exercise.”
Kingsland Brownies and Guides, who are encouraged to learn new skills and make their own decisions, have been around for more than 20 years, and currently have a combined total of 50 members. Many more are queueing in line to join the village group.
Chairman of the Kingspan Trust, John Garbutt, said: “This Brownie and Guide group is thriving and the new equipment will help them to enjoy and experience the great outdoors.
“It is pleasing that so many young people are benefiting from the Trust.”
The Kingspan Insulation Community Trust was set up in order to benefit the residents of the three parishes of Shobdon, Pembridge and Kingsland.
Funding can be given for projects that meet one of the trust’s four objectives which cover conservation, encouraging biodiversity, health and fitness of young people and road safety.
