eHam.net News for Sunday 19 March 2017
 

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World Thinking Day: Rainbows, Brownies, Girl Guides from 17th A Leigh Unit:

Posted: 18 Mar 2017 05:33 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/38841


'World Thinking Day' is an important annual event for Brownies and Girl
Guides around the world. This takes place on the birthday of founder Lord
Baden-Powell, and is an opportunity to think about others around the world.
In support of this year's event, Rainbows, Brownies and Girl Guides from
the 17th A Leigh unit met on February 27 at Hadleigh Methodist Church, on
the theme of 'communication.' With the help of the local amateur radio
group Essex Ham, more than 20 Brownies, Guides, Seniors and Team Leaders
sent greetings messages over special radio frequencies to other amateur
radio enthusiasts across Essex. The experience helped youngsters of the
17th A Leigh unit to get their 'On The Ai' communicators badges. The event
also included a video showing astronaut Tim Peake performing experiments on
the International Space Station, and the importance of radio in our daily
lives.