Devoted Girl Guide leader passes away after cancer battle in Long Bennington Published: 16:00, 19 February 2021
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved former Girl Guide leader who has died after losing her battle with cancer.
Pat Fryer, of Long Bennington, passed away earlier this month, aged 73, three years after being diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2018.
Pat, who lived in Long Bennington with husband Malcolm since 1967, devoted much of her life to the Guiding movement after her young daughter joined Brownies in the early 1980âs.
Pat Fryer. (44471634)
To cope with the extreme demand for Girl Guiding places in the local area at the time, Pat started as an assistant helper at 1st Long Bennington Guides in 1983, based in Foston, before setting up 1st Westborough Guides in 1985.
Tributes paid to former Girl Guide leader, of Long Bennington, who died after losing cancer battle
| Updated: 15:02, 19 February 2021
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved former Girl Guide leader who has died after losing her battle with cancer.
Pat Fryer, of Long Bennington, passed away earlier this month, aged 73, three years after being diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2018.
Pat, who lived in Long Bennington with husband Malcolm since 1967, devoted much of her life to the Guiding movement after her young daughter joined Brownies in the early 1980s.
Pat Fryer.
To cope with the extreme demand for Girl Guiding places in the local area at the time, Pat started as an assistant helper at 1st Long Bennington Guides in 1983, based in Foston, before setting up 1st Westborough Guides in 1985.
Nineteen local Girl Guides finished the year on a high when they received the Trail Blazer National Guide Award - Irish Girl Guides highest award - at special outdoor ceremonies recently.
The Irish Girl Guides (IGG) members from Drogheda, Monasterboice, Tullyallen and Boyne Valley each received a Trail Blazer gold pin and a National Guide Award certificate from their Guide Leaders. One award recipient, Rachael Woods of Cú Chulainn Guides, earned every single one of IGG s 120+ interest badges - an amazing feat, which is rarely achieved!
Her proud mum Jessica Woods is a Guide Leader and was on hand to present her with one of the awards.