A new Guide unit opened in Paull in September 1992 and since there had never been a Guide unit in Paull before, it was registered as 1st Paull Guides. The new unit thrived, starting with 14 girls, eleven of whom were aged 10 or 11, and two Guiders, Dianne and Carol. This new unit was a very busy unit and grew rapidly, and in those early years went to camp several times, took part in several District, Division and County events and also formed over half the party for a Division trip to Switzerland in 1994. Numbers reached a peak of 24 in 1995 and a third Guider, Kay, and a Unit Helper, Phyllis, joined the ranks, but by 1997 numbers had begun to fall steadily as the girls grew up or moved away, and with no more girls of Guide age in the village the unit became more and more oriented towards the older age group. Although Paull Guides has always accepted girls from any of the surrounding villages, with a Guide unit in Hedon with no waiting list and with public transport to Paull being poor, it was (and still is) easier for girls from other villages to get to Hedon if they had to travel by bus and so numbers continued to fall. Even so, the remaining smaller unit was very active, continuing camping and taking part in various other outdoor activities, including a water sports holiday in Wales, and paid another visit to Switzerland in 1997. By July 1999 numbers were down to seven, five of whom were 14 or over, so after much heart-searching we made the sad but inevitable decision to close Paull Guides and re-open in September 1999 as a Ranger unit. Happily, Holderness Rangers continues (2004) to thrive and most of those original Guides/Rangers are still with the new unit. To see photos of various activities involving 1st Paull Guides or to visit the Holderness Rangers' website, click on the appropriate logo below:
|
