Brown owl axe sparks pack anger; AGEISM.FURIOUS brownies are fighting to have their leader reinstated after she was given the chop for being too old. Officials ordered Bridget Stevenson to stand down when she turned 65 last month, despite having no permanent replacement. Now her 24-strong pack in Hammersmith, West London West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. Although it is only ambiguously defined, it is one of the most economically active areas of London outside of the centre, containing significant amounts of office space along with Heathrow Airport and many of may have to fold. Mrs Stevenson, brown owl The brown owl is the Tawny Owl. In the Harry Potter stories (which are set and written in Britain), J. K. Rowling says repeatedly in error that the brown owl is a distinct species from the Tawny Owl. for 20 years, said: "With such a shortage of volunteers, you'd think that they'd want to hold on to people like me." The brownies, aged seven to 10, and their parents have already protested against the decision outside Girlguiding UK's London HQ. A Girlguiding spokesman said its mandatory retirement A mandatory retirement age is the age at which persons who hold certain jobs or offices are required by statute to step down, or retire. Typically, mandatory retirement ages are justified by the argument that certain occupations are either too dangerous (military personnel) age of 65 for unit leaders was under review. |
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