Favourite
Horizon memories collated by Webmaster Cheryl
(added July 2010)
Affiliate Senior Section members working with
the Unit to complete their Gold DofE Awards.
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Alexis
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Never a Brownie or a
Guide, Alexis' Mum contacted CHQ when the family
came from China to settle in Oxford in the autumn of
2010. Coincidentally at the same school as Emily,
Maisie & George. Working on Bronze D0fE Award.
Unit Secretary as from AGM 16.9.11
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Brigid
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A former Middle
Barton Guide joined Autumn 2011
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Cheryl
(Leader)
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Assistant Leader. Daughter of a
Leader who used to Guide in Kidlington, like Zoe she
used to travel from Witney to Rangers each week. Now
at Oxford Brookes University. Almost completed Gold
DofE Award, having gained Bronze & Silver,
formerly a Brownie Guider, currently a member of the
Oxford Gang Show cast and their Dance team. Attended
the County Camp, Quest, in 2005 and 2010, also Unit
Camp at Nordjamb in Iceland in '06. Has Senior
Section Indoor Permit and Chief Guide's Award
January 2009. Was in charge of this web site - for
her sins!! Left the Unit in September 2009 and
started as an Assistant Guider with us immediately
after. Completed Queens Guide Award end of 2010 to
be presented with it at the House of Lords in April
2011. Awarded her both her Senior Section Camp
Licence and her Senior Section Leadership
Qualification on 16.9.11.
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Becca
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Gained her Chief
Guide's Award in Autumn 2009, left September 2010, then rejoined as
still working for Gold DofE. Studying Wildlife
Conservation at Plymouth. Completed her
ALQ in Summer 2011.
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Emily
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Formerly a Guide from
Katherine's Unit, came in September as part of a
group. Recently chosen to represent Anglia at a camp
in Uganda in the summer of 2011. A YL with a local
Cub Pack.
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Erika
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Formerly a member of
Aspire Rangers and West Oxford Guides and a member
of the Oxford Gang Show cast, joined us in late
summer 2010. Started working on Bronze DofE Award
with Alexis, Gemma and Lucy. A YL with Rainbows in
Oxford.
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Flic
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Also known as
Felicity, joined January 2008, was a member of a
local Guide Unit. Working on Bronze, Silver &
Gold DofE Award, formerly a YL with 4th Kidlington
Brownies. Camped at Essex Jamboree with us in 2008
& Italy 2009. Currently studying Biological
Sciences at Edinburgh University. My
favourite Horizon memory is the Essex Jamboree and
etching!
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Gemma
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An ex-Guide and
member of our local St John Ambulance Brigade.
Elected Chair of the Unit 16.9.11. Working on Bronze
DofE Award.
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Georgina
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Formerly a Scout,
came in September as part of a group with Emily,
Jasmine and Maisie.
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Holly
(Leader)
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Assistant Leader. Joined the Action Plus Group and
moved onto Rangers in February 2001. My hobbies as
well as Rangers and Brownies are shopping and going
out with my mates. Completed Bronze and Silver D. of
E. Award and now a warranted Assistant at 2nd
Kidlington Brownies (then I want to move on to
ruling the world ha, ha,ha! ;-) Has 1st Response.
Went to Kandersteg (Switzerland) with the Unit
Summer 2003, to Our Cabana in Mexico representing
the Region in the Summer of 2004 and Nordjamb
(Iceland) in 2006. A much loved member of the group
and the craziest. Gained Chief Guide's Award April
2005. Attended Innovate Latimer 2005 and Lorne
in 2006 plus Intops in Durham 2006. Went on to do a
GOLD visit to Russia summer 2007. Left Rangers Sept
2007 & rejoined as an Assistant. Camped at Essex
Jamboree with us in 2008 and Italy 2009, Innovate
again in 2010 and the Unit Ultimate Adventure
Barcelona 2010. Working on Queen's Guide Award,
visited Sangam in February 2011, then Australia this
summer.
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Jasmine
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An ex-Guide from a
local Village, auditioned for the Oxford Gang Show a
few days after her first meeting and got a part.
Made Unit Vice Chair at AGM 16.9.11. Came as part of
a group, though goes to a different school from the
others.
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Jennifer
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First meeting in
September 2011, working on her B-P Award at her
Guide Unit in a local Village.
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Kayleigh
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Joined in April just
after her 14th birthday. Formerly a Guide in Oxford.
Member of the Oxford Gang Show cast.
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| Louise
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Joined in Spring 2007 was a local
Guide, Came kayaking and has BCC 2 Star Award and
Bronze and Silver DofE, working for Gold at the
moment. Studying Anatomy & Human
Biology at Liverpool
University as from September 2011.
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Lucy
T.
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Just joined, a member
of one of our feeder Guide Units, 4th Kidlington -
the first we've had for a long time. Working on
Bronze DofE Award. |
Lucy W.
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Gained her Chief
Guide's Award in Autumn 2009, left September 2010, then rejoined as
still working for Gold DofE. Studying
Childhood, Youth & Education studies at Bath
University. Completed her ALQ
in Summer 2011. |
Maisie
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Also an ex-Guide
recently moved into Oxford from the same village as
Jasmine comes from and formerly a Guide with her,
already a member of the Gang Show cast. Elected Unit
Treasurer 16.9.11
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Mim
(Leader)
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Formerly a Rainbow,
Brownie and Guide in West Oxford District Mim joined
Horizon when she was 14 and has been with us more or
less ever since, despite her Mum (former West Oxford
D.C.) starting a Ranger Unit in her old District.
Mim is both a Brownie Guider and a Guide Guider and
is working on her Senior Section Leadership
Qualification with us at the moment. She has her BCU
2 Star Award 21.9.09, her Chief Guide's Award
14.11.09, her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 24.6.11
and recently her Queen's Guide Award, 16.9.11. She
first camped with the Unit in 2007 when we spent a
week at Haven at Perranporth. Also in 2007 she
joined the County Camp in Finland. Then in 2008 she
attended the Essex Jamboree with us and the Anglia
Region Camp in Slovakia. In 2010 she camped at our
County Camp, Quest and with us again when we went on
our Ultimate Adventure to Barcelona and this year
she took her Camp Licence with us by taking the
girls on a Water Camp at Longridge. We're just
waiting her Accounts. Has her 100 Nights Away Badge
and is at present studying Maths & Theoretical
Physics at Exeter.
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Natalie
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Sister of one of our
members, from one of the local villages. Member of
the Oxford Gang Show cast. |
Nette
(Leader)
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Guider with the Unit since 1980 (that long !). In
her time has been Division Camp Adviser, County
Ranger Adviser and held various other jobs, is
currently doing nothing in the County (Hurrah!) Has
her Trainer's License (now lapsed) plus most other
things!! Celebrated her 25th Anniversary with the
Unit with a Reunion Do in April 2005. It was a
lovely Party! Attends every camp and major event!
Recently awarded 100 Nights Away Badge (only started in Jan.
2006) and her 30 year bar.
Fast approaching that magic age of 65 !!!
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Nikki
(Leader)
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Formerly a Rainbow, Brownie, Guide
and Ranger in Kidlington and was a committed member
of the Oxford Gang Show cast. Completed her LQ with
5th Kidlington Brownies. Almost completed both her
Gold DofE and Queen's Guide Award. Has her Bronze
& Silver DofE Awards and BCU 1 Star Award.
Camped at Haven, Perran Sands with us in 2007, Essex
Jamboree with us in 2008, Italy in 2009 and Quest
2010 plus the Unit Ultimate Adventure Barcelona
2010. Just completed her LQ extra module with us as
Leader, attended Innovate 2010, studying Midwifery
at Northampton University.
My
favourite
Horizon memory was snow tubing and I loved etching
during the Essex Jamboree!
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Sophie
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Just joined, an
ex-member of 2nd Kidlington Guides, already has her
25 Nights Away Badge.
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