Pause as we reflect
We take two minutes of silent reflection today for VJ Day
It’s only right to share the story of Annette’s mum, that I had the privilege of being told in the Heritage Hub this week. Annette’s mum Pamela started as a Brownie at Sidcup Guides and then moved on to the Guide Unit during the Second World War. As a guide during this era, she was actively involved in the collection of cotton reels, though at time of collecting she was told that the collection was for the RAF and they were to be used as spacers in the air crafts. I cannot give you the real reason the Guides collected them, to find this out you need to visit the Heritage Hub yourself (if you haven’t already) as this forms part of their exclusive Norjam badge challenge, today is the last day you have to earn this!
On the 15th August 1945 Pamela was on a Guide camp on a farm when Japanofficially surrendered. More importantly, the Guides had arranged this day to be a surprise ‘visitor day’ on camp. They had arranged for as many fathers as possible, who had been serving overseas during the war, to visit the camp on this day and surprise the Guides.