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| Evening Telegraph, October 1977 |
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Lynda proudly displays her Queen's Guide badge and scroll
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Lynda gains Royal badge of approval
SCHOOLGIRL Lynda Mitchell made history when she became a Rushden Guide group's first Queen's Guide. Lynda, who celebrated her 15th birthday on Monday, is a member of the 9th Rushden (Whitefriars) Guides, which was started last year.
She was officially presented with the award, the guide's highest accolade, by her Captain Mrs Morvina Irvine in a special ceremony at Whitefriars School.
Lynda, of the School House, Boughton Drive, Rushden, started working for her badge with the 10th Kettering (St Michael's) before moving to Rushden, but hopes that her former captain, Mrs E. Davies, could be at the ceremony were dashed because she is currently in hospital.
Others joining in at the presentation included Rushden District Commissioner Mrs Lilian Anderson, parents Mr and Mrs V. Mitchell, guides, cub scouts and brownies.
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| Evening Telegraph, Tuesday, March 27, 1984 |
Girls blaze royal trail
A COURSE in fire-fighting techniques at Rushden Fire Station has helped five Rushden girls achieve their Queen's Guide awards.
The teenagers, all members of the 9th Rushden Whitefriars Company, were presented with their certificates last night by district commissioner Joy Cartwright.
They are Catherine Reckling, 14, Samantha Walsh, 14, Amanda Smith, 13, Lynn Hopkins, 13, and Clare York, 13.
The girls all successfully completed their fire-fighting course and gained several other badges, including the backwoodsman award — for using the natural elements to survive.
Captain Morvina Irvine said: "We are very proud to have five girls achieving the award together. They have had to work very hard. The backwoodsman badge, for example, meant making a lean-to out of leaves and branches."
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Five of the best - (from left) Lynn, Clare, Amanda, Samantha and Catherine with their Queen's Guide certificates.
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The girls gained their camper badge for spending seven nights under canvas and also studied skills of their own choice.
Earlier this year Amanda won the Rushden district's Wendy Award as a tribute to her own personal qualities and success in studying hand communication used by the deaf.
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| Evening Telegraph, September 1984 Guides' aid for elderly |
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A COFFEE evening organised by the girls of Rushden's 9th Whitefriars guides company raised £55.
The money was presented to Mrs Jenny Garrard, manager of the town's Cordwainers old people's complex.
The cash was handed over by guide Emma Tilley, 13, of Blackfriars, and it will be spent on equipment for the pensioners' day centre.
It was Emma who first decided it would be a good idea to hold a small coffee evening for the Cordwainers. Her fellow guides agreed and it soon snowballed to become a mini-fete, featuring stalls, competitions and refreshments.
Mrs Morvina Irvine, captain of the 9th Whitefriars, said each of the company's 26 members had helped organise the event because they felt they wanted to do something to help Rushden's old people.
The presentation took place at Whitefriars Junior School, where the company meets each Monday and where the coffee evening was held.
Mrs Garrard is pictured with some of the guides.
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