'I remember my first camp was in the Isle of Wight. Our captain, of whom we were very fond was Miss Hilda Hebdidge.' Eve Farrant (nee Lisher), born in 1917 in Lancing, remembers some of her Girl Guide days.

'Other camps with her were at: Bovey Tracey, Devon which was near Hayter Rocks, a favourite walking Spot; Dawlish; another on the Isle of Wight; and a most memorable one in Hurstpierpoint.

I was awarded my First Class Badge and all round cards whilst in the Guides and enjoyed very much the achievement of gaining individual badges.

We would go to a nurse in Lancing for training in first aid and home nursing, knowledge that proved useful throughout life. I can remember going to Hove for other classes and the difficulty I had mending a puncture on my bicycle, a necessary part of the Cyclists Badge.

The holiday at Hurstpierpoint was with Hove Division Guides, at a district camp in Danny Park. I palled up with a Ranger from Hove, being the only Lancing Ranger, and she and I got talking with Rover Scouts, who were also camping in the park. We asked if they could come to the campfire, and this was agreed. Afterwards they suggested a walk but this caused trouble as a leader went round checking to see if everyone was in bed, and we found our innocent jaunt had marked us as 'wicked girls'. Our escapade was reported to the 'high-ups' of the Division.

I began to realise that I was getting too old for the Guide Movement, but because I enjoyed helping with the Coombes Company, I stayed a while longer.

I was later asked to resign from the Guides, by the District Commissioner, after another escapade which caused me to be branded a 'ring leader'.'