Award for Guides

TWO Ilfracombe teenagers have reached the highest possible award they could obtain in the Girl Guides after competing the Baden Powell Challenge. Zoe Bridges and Jodey Saunders are in the 3rd Ilfracombe Guides and have spent the past 18 months completing

TWO Ilfracombe teenagers have reached the highest possible award they could obtain in the Girl Guides after competing the Baden Powell Challenge.Zoe Bridges and Jodey Saunders are in the 3rd Ilfracombe Guides and have spent the past 18 months completing their awards, the highest possible at this level of guiding.They needed to undertake and complete 10 challenges including such things as voluntary work and learning new skills.The second part is the Baden Powell Challenge Adventure, an exciting but challenging residential course.Jodey is in Year 12 and Zoe Year 11 at Ilfracombe College and have been Guides for several years.Zoe hopes to progress to become a young leader in Guides and Jodey is looking to become a young leader with the local Brownies. Zoe is also in the final stages of her bronze Duke of Edinburgh award.