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Scouts, Guides, Cubs, Brownies & Beavers, 1923 – onwards (2)

Guides & Brownies 1953

Title Guides & Brownies
Date 1953
Location Guiseley
Photo ID R282
Comment Guiseley Methodist Church, Oxford Road, Guides and Brownies with their symbolic toadstool and owl. Donated by Melvyn Wray.
Guides Tea c1957

BB089 – Guide Tea, c1957.

Guide Tea – c1957

A Guide celebration tea, possibly held in the Primitive Methodist (Providence) Chapel.

Guides Christmas |Fair 1957

K122 – Guides Christmas Fair, 1957.

Guides Christmas Fair – 1957

The Fair was held in the Guide Hut, names given are:
Christine Hall, Pam Brown, Christine Webster, Margaret Armitage, Christine Rushworth, Mary Barrett, Isabel Houseman, Kay Spencer, Pam Maude, Marian Webster, Hazel Wilkinson, Brenda Wilkinson, Elizabeth Armitage, Ethel Potts, Cynthia Goodall, Barbara Cutler, Edna Hall, Nell Sedman (Potts), Lucy Rushworth, Mrs Webster.

Scouts Guides Cubs Brownies Undated

Y261 – St.Oswald’s Guides, Undated.

St. Oswald’s Guides – Undated

The Ist Guiseley St. Oswald’s Guides, a group of “old” guides are looking at scrapbooks or albums with young girls, possibly a special occasion as in the background are screens displaying photos. Amongst the older ladies, sitting in the middle of the group, from left to right are Doris Light and Ethel Pickles, Ethel Potts is standing behind them.

Donated by Alan Pickles.

Wesleyan Methodist Church Brownies 1960

U802 – Wesleyan Methodist Church Brownies,1960.

Wesleyan Methodist Church Brownies- 1960

The 2nd Guiseley Wesleyan Methodist Brownie Pack, named as:
Back Row: Tawny Owl Cynthia ? Brown Owl Christine ? Pack Leaders Christine ? Vivian ?
Middle row: Irene Hall Pixie Sixer, Lynne Harris Fairy Seconder, Anne Winter Sprite Sixer, Judith ? Pixie Seconder, Pamela ? Elf Seconder, Valerie Moxon Fairy Sixer, (Image Donor)
Front row: Ann Sinclair Elf Sixer, Lynne Raymond Elf, Joyce Moxon Elf, (sister of Valerie) Janice ? Fairy, Lynn ? Sprite.

Donated by Val McCourt nee Moxon.

St. Oswald's Guide c1963

K153 – St. Oswald’s Guides, c1963.

St. Oswald’s Guides – c1963

Guides with Miss Ethel Potts.
Joan Taylor, Pam Maude, Janet Slingsby, Christine Potts, Diana Kingham, Miss Potts, Christine Webster, Helen Rawlinson and Susan Smith – who is on the back row, 6th from the left.

Guides Garden Party 1966

F410 – St.Oswald’s Guides, Undated.

St. Oswald’s Guides – 1966

The 1st Guiseley Guides enjoying a garden party.

This photo was donated by the family of the late Bryan Waite.

Queen's Guide 1967

F497 – Queen’s Guide, 1967.

Queens Guide – 1967

Award to a Queen’s Guide of the 2nd Guiseley Company.
Names from memory: Left to Right: Pauline Archdale, Julie Waite, Ann Greep, Katherine Chaffer, Susan Lodge and Christine Webster.
Miss Binns was the Commissioner presenting the award.

Queen's Guide 1967

F497 – Queen’s Guide, 1967.

Queen’s Guide – 1967

Angela Crosby had become a Queen’s Guide which is the highest award in Guiding.

Methodist Church Scout Fair 1967

C472 – Methodist Church Scout Fair, 1967.

Methodist Church Scout Fair – 1967

From left to right: Mr Hey, Mrs Joyce Bolton who opened the fair, Mrs G Webster, Mrs Edna Mitchell Chairman of Aireborough UDC, Mr Mason and Rev. A Harris.

14th Airedale Trinity Scouts 1968

FBA042 – 14th Airedale Trinity Scouts, 1968.

14th Airedale Trinity Scouts – 1968

St. George’s Day Parade, outside the Methodist Church in Guiseley.

14th Airedale Trinity Scouts 1968

FBA043 – 14th Airedale Trinity Scouts, 1968.

14th Airedale Trinity Scouts – 1968

Scouts and Cubs of the 14th Airedale Trinity pack acting as flag bearers for the St. George’s Day Parade.

14th Airedale Trinity Scouts 1968

FBA044 – 14th Airedale Trinity Scouts, 1968.

14th Airedale Trinity Scouts – 1968

St. George’s Day Parade, flag bearers outside Guiseley Methodist Church.

Baptist Church Garden Party 1968

P042 – Baptist Church Garden Party, 1968.

Baptist Church Garden Party – 1968

Guides manning a bottle stall at the garden party.
From the left: Dora Cornwall, Paul Goya, Linda Sedgwick and Susan Stephens.
Front row from the right: Margaret Horton, Janet Winn and Jane Roberts.

Photographer Bryan Waite, donated by his family.

Guides Swimming Gala 1969

J469 – Guides Swimming Gala, 1969.

Guides Swimming Gala – 1969

Competitors in a Guides Gala, the venue is Aireborough Leisure Centre which opened in 1967.

Photographer Bryan Waite, donated by his family.

Cubs Football Teams 1969

J414 – Cub’s Football Teams, 1969.

Cub’s Football Teams – 1969

The Guiseley Methodist Church, 7th and 14th Airedale Cub Scouts, pictured here at the Football Field of St. Peter’s ( C of E ) Primary School, Rawdon.
Back row L to R are: Simon Armstrong, Mark Hainsworth, ?, Nick Kealy, ?, ?, Nick Gledhill, Chris Platt, Tim Leach, ?, Patrick Fordham, ?, ?,
Front row L to R are: ?, ?, ?, Glen Brown, Russ Dodding, ?, ?,John Waite, Ian Platt, William Riley, ?, ?,

Names supplied by Mark Hainsworth, Janet Blackburn, Tim Riley, Rachel O’Connor & Ann Garnett. Aug 21. Location identified by the Editor. JB. Dec 2020.

Photographer Bryan Waite, donated by his family.

Gang Show 1969

L106 – Gang Show, 1969.

Gang Show – 1969

A Scout and Guide Gang Show, the children are dressed as cowboys and Native American Indians. Location was the old Methodist Church.

Back row standing Left to right Ian Metcalfe, ?, Jackie Brewer, Alana Culley, Christine Webster, ?, ?, Julie Waite, William Riley.
Front Row left to right ?, ?, ?, ?, Carol Booth, Jennifer Waite, Barry Heap, Tim Leach.

Photographer Bryan Waite, donated by his family.

Scouts Swimming Gala 1969

L107 – Scout Swimming Gala, 1969.

Scout Swimming Gala – 1969

Scout leaders awarding trophies to the competitors.
Named by our facebook page followers are:
Mr King, Brian Greenwood, Andrew Flesher, Peter Hogg and Simon Leaf.

Pervious Comments:

Re BB089
Kat Robinson commented on our facebook page:
“The Guides and Brownies on the front table are 1st Guiseley Brownies and Guides. My mum is one of the Brownies in the photo, and my Aunty one of the Guides, which means the photo was taken in 1956-58.”

Re F497
Frances
The District Commissioner presenting the Queens Guide certificate is my mother, Alice (Becky) Binns.
30 December 2014.

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Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 01 April 2022.
Last updated: 16 January 2024 – Photo ID: U802. 16 November 2023 – Photo ID: F410. 12 November 2023 – Photo ID: Y261.

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