Centenary celebration
Reporter: JANICE BARKER
Date published: 25 January 2010
Photo: Pictures: TIM FRANCE
FORMER guide Barbara Vickers, who joined in 1943, shares a joke and points to an exhibit with current guide Sue Pochoda, who joined in 1968.
Exhibition marks milestone for guide movement
Guides were joined by civic leaders to celebrate the centenary of girl guiding at a Gallery Oldham exhibition.
The exhibition runs for another five weeks and includes photographs and memorabilia from the past 100 years.
It was opened by the Oldham East and West divisional guide presidents Anne Higgins and Irene Stewart.
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