1908 |
Scouting for Boys published. Boys and girls formed Scout Patrols. |
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1909 |
First Boy Scout Rally held at Crystal Palace, London on 4th September attended by 11,000 Scouts and some Girl Scouts. 6,000 girls had registered as Girl Scouts. B-P published his scheme for Girl Guides in the November edition of The Headquarters Gazette. |
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1910 |
Girl Guides Association inaugurated with Agnes Baden-Powell, B-P’s sister as its Leader. |
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1912 |
B-P married Olave St Clare Soames at St Peter’s Church, Parkstone, Poole. |
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How Girls Can Help To Build Up The Empire published. |
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1913 |
Olave, Lady Baden-Powell formed a Scout Troop in Ewhurst. |
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She wrote and addressed meetings on the role of Lady Scoutmasters. |
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1914 |
Girl Guides Gazette published. |
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Junior Section for girls aged 8 to 11 formed and initially called Rosebuds. |
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1915 |
War Service Badge introduced. |
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Rosebuds renamed Brownies. |
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Olave, Lady B-P spent four months with other Scout workers staffing the Scout Recreation Hut for soldiers in France. |
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1916 |
Olave, Lady B-P appointed Guide County Commissioner for Sussex. |
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Senior Guide groups formed. |
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Guides collected money to purchase two Recreation Huts and an Ambulance for the Troops in France. |
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Conference of Commissioners held in Matlock appointed Olave, Lady B-P Chief Commissioner. |
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1917 |
The first Headquarters Shop, 84 Victoria Street, London, opened. |
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1918 |
HM Queen Alexandra visited the Guide Rally in Hyde Park. |
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Olave, Lady Baden-Powell appointed Chief Guide for the British Empire. |
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1919 |
International Council established to develop contact between countries that had Guides or Girl Scouts. This Council was later to become the World Association. |
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Guiders and Senior Guides acted as messengers at the Peace Conference in Versailles. |
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1920 |
Princess Mary, the Princess Royal, appointed President. |
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Senior Guide groups renamed Rangers. Sea Ranger Section formed. |
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First International Conference held at Oxford. Taps adopted as a closing hymn. |
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Girl Guiding, A Handbook for Guidelets, Guides, Rangers and Guiders published. |
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1921 |
The Guide a weekly publication for Guides introduced. |
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1922 |
The Girl Guide Association granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation. |
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Foxlease, the first Guide Training Centre opened at Lyndhurst in the New Forest. |
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1924 |
First World Camp held at Foxlease. |
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1926 |
Thinking Day instituted to commemorate the joint birthdays of B-P and Olave, Lady B-P on 22nd February when all Guides would think of the world-wide fellowship of Guiding and sister Guides. |
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1927 |
Waddow Hall near Clitheroe in Lancashire opened as a training and activity centre. |
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1928 |
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) was formed. |
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1929 |
The Camp Hospital at the 3rd World Jamboree staffed by Girl Guides. |