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The 2nd Rushden Guides - 1983
Back Row: Elizabeth Beatty, Laura Haskins, Claire Foster, Joanna Ward, Fleur Broe, Claire Lacey, Nicola Thompson, Candiece Kaye, Nicola Crouch, Helen Newell.
3rd Row: Mary Pope (Badger), Marie Burton (Tigger), Anna Settles,
Vanessa Abrahams, Sara Trusler, Rachel Jones, Penny Thompson, Jenny Kewell, Suzanne Flute, Louise Settles, June Head (Mowgli) Vicki Crook (Paddy).
2nd Row: Joanne Pegg, Judith Presland, Isobel Shelton, Claire Gibson, Catherine Sansom, Angela Becks, Dawn Cartwright, Nicola Tansley, Caroline Kirk, Noami Smith.
Front Row: Alison Thompson, Sarah Smith, Caroline Hunt, Julie Wright, Rebecca Pope, Victoria Pope, Sarah Tinker, Kirsty Foster, Joanne Ward, Nicola Jones.
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1983 Choir led by Mrs Betty Gwynn
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Anniversary reunion - January 1983 - Diamond Jubilee
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Rushden guides, past and present, crowded St. Mary’s Church on Saturday for a service to celebrate their 60th anniversary.
More than 200 people connected with the 2nd Rushden St. Mary’s Guides heard a special service and then met for tea and a talk about old times in the new church hall.
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Founder member Mrs Norah Elliott (centre) and from the left
Claire Lacey, Claire Gibson, Nicola Crouch, Mrs Marie Burton,
Alison Thompson, Joanna Ward, Caroline Kirk and ?
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One of the organisers, Mrs. Marie Burton, said the event was a tremendous success — old friends met and swopped addresses and new guides were able to hear about the early days.
The group was founded on January 30, 1923, and has always had a large following. Today there is a full company of 36 guides.
Mrs. Burton and two assistants, Mrs June Head and Miss Vicki Crook, traced as many former members as they could to take part in the occasion.
After tea Mrs Frances Craddick who was a guide in 1932, cut the birthday cake and then films were shown of previous camps. A number of old photographs were also on display to bring back memories.
Chief guests were county commissioner Mrs Jane Campbell, assistant commissioner Mrs Shirley Sheppard and divisional commissioner Mrs Lilian Anderson.
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