My DD has been going to Brownies for a year and a half and is getting increasingly disappointed and upset at how it compares to her brothers Beavers unit.
Brownies seems to be off more than it’s on, for example it finished on the 11th of December for Christmas and isn’t on again until 19th February (we still pay full fees though).
She has never done her Brownies promise despite asking and they have never earned any badges at all.
She has never been given a badge book although this is apparently paid for as part of our fees and I asked repeatedly last year and also said I was happy to buy one but was always told that they had them and would be giving them out next week and it never happened.
Activities seem to mainly be crafts or colouring, lots of the girls don’t wear uniform and there are no trips or anything.
I’ve tried to persuade her to join Cubs instead but the Cubs unit is very boy heavy (there’s only 2 girls) and she much prefers the all girl environment of Brownies.
Ive offered to volunteer but apparently they are okay for leaders at the minute and I don’t really feel I can complain too much as it’s run by volunteers. There is another unit in a nearby town and I was wondering if it would be worth trying it or whether it’s likely to be the same again?