Alexa Haupt and Freya Sherwood, aged nine, are the first members of the pack to receive the award. They renewed their brownie promise, earned many interest badges, helped Rainbows learn more about Brownies, and ran an evening of activities for their friends.

Freya said: "It sounded like it would be fun to do the gold award. The favourite interest badges I earned whilst doing it were space, archaeology and sports."

Alexa said her favourite part of completing the gold award was running activities: "It was fun taking charge of a Brownie meeting. I also liked doing the space badge as it was challenging and I had to do some research."

Brownie leader, Jenni Stimpson, said: "The award takes determination and commitment to complete and they should be very proud of what they have achieved."