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Fashion parade
A group of 'model' citizens took to the catwalk in a show featuring bridal attire through the years. (Courtesy photo)
Guiding movement in Blyth
involves about 35 young girls
The Guiding movement is strong
in Blyth with roughly 35 girls
involved in four units — Sparks,
Brownies. Guides and Path-
finders.
The movement began in the
village in 1978 with Grace
Sargeant, Joan Clark and Grace
Poore as Brownie leaders. The pack
first met in the Legion, then moved
to the school for a time before
returning to the Legion where they
continue to meet.
The Brownie storage box, built by
Dick Poore is still used by the
present group.
Present leaders are Melanie Gross
and Michelle Pavio.
Guides were begun by Brenda
McDonald, Bev Blair and Jill
Roulston in September of 1980. The
present leaders are Cheryl Currie
and Michelle Pavio.
In September of 1987 Pam
Chalmers started a Pathfinders unit
with Diane Ferguson. Today's
leaders are Shari Cartwright and
Gisele Kelly.
A Sparks group started in 1995
with Ruth Uyl and Janice Peters as
leaders. Today Pavio and Currie are
in charge of the unit.
The highest level of achievement
for Guiding at the end of
Pathfinders is the Canada Cord.
According to Kelly the honour does
not come easily, requiring a lot of
hard work and determination from
the girls. In the organization's
history in Blyth there have been six
Canada Cord recipients: Erica
Clark, Tina Burkholder, Jennifer
Jackson, Lisa Kelly, Leanne Haggitt
and Sharon Hartman.
Gisele Kelly, who has been with
the Blyth organization for 12 years
tells of an exciting, as well as
educational pastime for young girls.
Kelly was one of the leaders to take
six local Pathfinders to England on
an independent Guiding trip. "That
was three years of fundraising," she
says.
The Pathfinders recently joined
with the Scouts to go rock climbing
in London.
For many years, the organization
ran such a successful early morning
booth at the annual Huron Pioneer
Thresher and Hobby Reunion show,
which is attended by thousands, that
they had to give it up because it
became too much work. However,
Kelly remembers, "Everyone came
early because we had that coffee
going."
The girls have been involved in
parades and camping excursions.
Kelly also says that as a Brownie
leader she like to take her girls to a
theatre presentation. "They went on
lots .of mini-trips, not big, but big
for them."
Membership in the local Guiding
movement has for as long as Kelly
can remember been solid. There
was one year when, with no leader,
Brownies didn't exist, but they
came back strong the next year.
Blyth has been able to sustain the
interest, Kelly thinks because of the
effort put forth by the leaders who
keep the meetings fun with outside
activities.
However, she admits, with
people's busy schedules finding
leaders is becoming difficult.
For many of the girls who come
through the system, Guiding is a
way of life. Nikki Brown is a high
school student who has continued to
help with the Blyth groups. "She
is," says Kelly, "a real trooper."
Jennifer Jackson assisted on a
Pathfinder unit while attending
college and has maintained her
membership. Lisa Kelly, one of the
last Guides to receive the now-past
All-Round Cord, is an adult
member.
Erica Clark received the Duke of
Edinburgh award.