Last week (November 19), Okehampton’s Rainbows and Brownies brought joy to the town as they handed out silk roses as a random act of kindness.

The two Girlguiding groups spent a half hour in Red Lion Yard handing out yellow silk roses to passers-by in the hope that it might cheer residents up.

The idea came about when Rainbows’ girls said they ‘wanted to help people – to make them smile.’

Rainbows is the Girlguiding group for girls aged four to seven, after which they can join the Brownies for girls aged seven to ten.