The 7th Dunfermline Guides are celebrating their unit’s 100th anniversary!
Part of the Abbey Church, the company started on Monday, June 17, 1924.
And to mark this momentous milestone the guides held a party.
Amy Tavendale, a guide leader, commented: “It was great. We had lots of guests linked to the unit taking part - present and previous leaders, district and division commissioners, brownies and guides.
“It was lovely to hear of stories of times gone by from Alison Baxter (previous unit leader) who worked very hard to create the booklet with the 100-year history of the 7th Dunfermline Guides.”
Alison collated the group’s history into a book which details the unit’s previous leaders and events.
“The highlight for me was the campfire songs where all of the guests were able to join in - these are songs we have all learned through guiding which have carried on through the generations,” Amy added.
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The company was officially registered in 1924 and in the certificate signed by Lady Baden-Powell they are named as the 74th Fifeshire. The unit was renamed the 7th Dunfermline a few years later.
During World War Two, the guides collected and sorted stamps, silver paper and bottle tops as part of 100 hours of war work.
In 2003, during the celebrations to mark the Carnegie Trust’s 100th anniversary, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Dunfermline.
Members of the unit attended the celebrations in the Glen and got the chance to see and speak to her majesty.
Nowadays, the guides take part in fun activities, play games and learn important skills.
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Amy told the Press: “It is a very important milestone for the unit as it’s great to think guiding has been providing a safe, girl-only space for young women to explore and grow for the past 100 years in Dunfermline.
“Being part of guiding helps to empower the girls to believe they can succeed, to build on their self-confidence and to have fun whilst doing it.
“I have been part of guiding for most of my life - starting as a rainbow and now as leader for the past 12 years.”
They currently meet on Monday evenings at Abbey Church hall.
Anyone who is interested should email amy_tavendale@hotmail.co.uk to enquire.
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