I did Rangers from September 2007 to March 2020. Then, faced with all the uncertainty that came with the pandemic and finding myself suddenly the only official leader for an entire Brownie pack, I sacrificed my Rangers until such time as I could pick them up again. There were only two of them but it's... Continue Reading →

Well, this has been a while in the making. Yeah, I'm not going to be Brown Owl anymore and I'm leaving my Rangers too. This blog will remain, and hopefully I'll have more energy for it because I won't have the brain-sap from actually running Brownies alongside it. The short version: I'm handing my Rangers... Continue Reading →

Last night was my first in-person meeting back at the usual hall in two years and two weeks. We did outdoor meetings on the local field in the summer term last year but it rained pretty much every Monday for the entire term and anyway, there's only so much you can do outside in a... Continue Reading →