BROWNIES and leaders had fun in the sun as they celebrated the national movement's 90th birthday.

Girlguiding Bury South, including Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich, enjoyed a day-long celebration at Giant's Seat Scout camp at Outwood.

The 180 Brownies joined 52 leaders from across Bury South to have their faces painted with the organisation's 90th birthday logo, print their own t-shirts, play games and take part in arts and crafts.

Linda Fogg, Brownie leader, said: "I get a great amount of enjoyment seeing the girls having such a good time and witnessing them develop their confidence and skills through exciting experiences such as the party, pack holidays and their weekly meetings.

"There is so much pleasure in seeing young girls using their full potential, which is what being a Brownie is all about."

More than 26,000 Brownies across the UK took part in birthday celebrations. In 1914, Agnes Baden-Powell, Lord Baden-Powell's sister, formed a new girls' group for seven to ten-year-olds who were too young to become Girl Guides. The girls were initially called Rosebuds, but soon changed their name to Brownies.