Mrs Burton, of Knuston, is organising a reunion for the 2nd Rushden St Mary's Guides later this year to coincide with the centenary of Girl Guiding in the UK.

The picture shown was taken of the unit in January 1983 to mark the group's 60th anniversary and Mrs Burton is trying to trace as many of the girls in the picture as possible for the event which will be held in October.

The 2nd Rushden St Mary's Guides group started in 1923 and had about 84 members at its busiest time.

Mrs Burton ran the group from 1971 to 1985 and throughout this time she filmed the girls taking part in all their camps and activities.

Over the years, she has gone back to the films and put them on to DVD and she thought it would be a great idea to remind former members of what they used to get up to by holding a reunion.


If you know where any of these girls are or would like more information about the reunion call 01933 359090.


She said: "I decided to hold the reunion because this year is the centenary of Guiding.

"A number of groups across the county are celebrating 100 years of the Scouting movement and if our group had not been disbanded, we would have been celebrating with them.

"It is a good opportunity for us all to get together and share our memories and we can all watch the DVDs of our camps and reminisce.

"I am hoping to track down as many of them as possible and would love for people to get in touch."

The reunion will be held on Saturday, October 17, from 3pm to 5.30pm at St Mary's Church Hall, Rushden.

Tickets cost £4 and this will include tea or coffee and cake.

The camp DVDs will be available to order from October 17.