Girls' Brigade is an international uniformed organisation.  It aims to help girls learn about the Christian faith whilst having lots of fun at the same time!

Girls' Brigade is split into four age groups:

• Explorers aged 4 -7 (school years R-2)
• Juniors aged 7-9 (school years 3-5)
• Seniors aged 10-12 (school years 6-8)
• Brigaders aged 13+ (school year 9+)

Each year, girls work towards a badge.  In order to achieve this badge they do four sets of ‘badgework' based on each of the following parts:

• Spiritual
• Physical
• Educational
• Service

This spells ‘SPES' which is the Latin word for ‘Hope' - the ‘Hope' that we have for the future of each and every girl who undertakes badgework.

When and where does 1st Torquay Girls' Brigade meet?

Girls' Brigade meets every Friday during term time in the Main Hall at Upton Vale Baptist Church.

The Summer term starts on Friday, 20th April until Friday, 13th July (no meeting on 8th June as it's half term).

The Explorer and Junior sections meet between 5.45pm and 7.15pm and the Senior and Brigader sections meet between 7pm and 8.30pm.

How much does it cost?

It costs 50p each week. We also have a tuck shop most weeks which sells sweets and also pens, stickers and rubbers.

What do Girls' Brigade do!

We do lots of activities, including...

• Cooking
• Craft
• Drama
• Videos/DVDs
• Parachute and ball games
• Swimming (occasional)
• Marching/drill
• Learning about the Bible and the Christian faith
• Safety awareness (e.g. road safety, internet safety)
• Table tennis
• Table football
• Air hockey

The emphasis of Girls' Brigade is to help girls to learn about God whilst having lots of fun!

For more information or to enquire about coming along to 1st Torquay please contact our Girls' Brigade Captain, Claire Bedford, at the Church Office on 01803 400403.

More information about Girls' Brigade England and Wales (which 1st Torquay is part of) please click on http://www.girlsb.org.uk/