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Entry: Olave Baden-Powell - A4523780
Author: Cyzaki - Join the (un)official F1 supporters' club A1918244 - U223973

Peer away, chaps!

you have that she was born in 1988 I think you mean 1888

you might also want to mention that she was also awarded the silver fish, but hers was made of gold

you could also add that after the first world war Olave was concerned that members around the world shoul keep in touch so that they could share ideas and develope mutual understanding. With this in mind the International Council was formed.

Thanks, I've sorted out all those points

you might also want to add that after Wrold War II she went to europe to revive scouting and guiding after the effects of the war

oh and you might want to explain what the Olave centre is and also maybe add a little about pax lodge too since they're in the same grounds

Thanks - I'll get on to all those points.

I'm sure I've got some info somewhere about Olave orgainising a peace dove thing just after the war, I can vaugly remember reading it when I was doing the update for the senior section, if I can find it you can add that too if you like

Right this is what I was talking about and might be worth putting in


The guides raised over £26,000 to equip and maintain carrier pigeons for the army. As a thankyou for thier efforts the Army Pigeon Service offered to arrange for one carrier pigeon to fly from each county in Britian to Guide Headquaters in London bearing a Thinking Day message for the Chief Guide. This became known as the Day of the Grand Flights. Princess Elizabeth's Thinking Day message said:-

'The winged message I send you all brings greeting and good wishes from my sister and myself with out sense of pride and thankfulness that Guides everywhere are taking their share in the great fight against evil'

I have a really dodgy pic of Princess Elizabeth writing the message and Princess Margaret holding the carrier pigeon *giggles*

A little not too well known fact is that Lady Baden-Powell has a pet hyrax called Hyrie


any other usless facts you'd like give me a buzz

This might be of interest too Olave was first warranted as a Scoutmaster of the Ewhurst Scout Troop, before being appointed County Commissioner for sussex and then Chief Commissioner.



If I'm overloading you with cr@p let me know

Do you mean that Olave was the leader of the Ewhurst Girl Scout Troop? Because I don't think she'd have been allowed in a Boy Scout troop...

the info I have says Scout troop, if it had been guides it would have said Guide company I would assume since it was after guides were formed

another thing that might be of interest


she travelled to India in 1966 to oopen the forth World Centre Sangam ( the name means comming together of rivers)
incase you put it in and someone asks you what it means

For the guide diamond jubilee she was given a diamond which was later sold to benefit guiding. Sorry I can't find any information on how much it went for.


You might also want to mention the Memorial fund and also the Olave award

oh by the way they were not on holiday when Lord Baden-Powell died they had gone to live in Kenya on medical advice because BP's health was failing

Well, that's a lot of info for me to think about! I doubt I'll put it all in as I don't want the entry to get too complicated or involved, but I'll add some of it

Does anyone else, other than Mizzpinky, have anything else to say? Does it make sense to non-guidey people? How much of Mizzpinky's info should I include?