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First Burley Brownies have launched their annual Bookmark Project auction which raises money for Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe.
Submitting... Among those backing the appeal are famous children’s author Jacqueline Wilson and illustrator Axel Scheffler, raising thousands for a school in Zimbabwe. Celebrities and authors support the 1st Burley Brownies Bookmark Project. Image by Simon Hulme. The initiative, which began five years ago in the Burley-in-Wharfedale Scout Hut, is changing the world for a group of children in Africa, and perceptions for those closer to home. “It’s about looking out for other people and doing things to help,” said primary school teacher Sharon Hattersley, who is Brownie leader. “It...
A GROUP of Yorkshire Brownies, has received support from A-list celebrities such as Dame Helen Mirren and author Sir Quentin Blake for its project to raise funding for a school in Zimbabwe. Every year the girls of the 1st Burley Brownies, based in Burley-in-Wharfedale near Ilkley, write letters to their favourite authors, illustrators and celebrities asking them to design a bookmark. This year the brownies have received over 350 bookmarks from authors Jacqueline Wilson, Cressida Cowell, and M.G Leonard; illustrators Sir Quentin Blake, Jackie Morris and Chris Riddell; comedian Jo Brand; ...