KINGSLAND Brownies and Guides have been enjoying new outdoor equipment thanks to grants from a county trust.

The groups were given funded by the Kingspan Insulation Community Trust to the tune of more than £2,000.

The money has been used to buy 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.

“Both the equipment and the outdoor recreation day are enabling us to encourage the girls to work together as a team whilst keeping them fit and healthy.

“The parachute which can be used both indoors and out has been a huge hit with the Brownies providing hours of fun and exercise.”

The deadline for the next round of trust funding, available to residents of the parishes of Shobdon, Pembridge and Kingsland, is September 30.

Go to kingspaninsulationcommunitytrust.org for more information or an application form.