Scunthorpe woman's mum is her Guiding inspiration
Chantal was signed up to join the Guides when she was 10, and her mother had passed on a love of adventure."At my mum's funeral, my childhood leader gave me a Queen's Guide record book and said how much my mum would love me to complete it," she said."It was a very thoughtful gesture and it really made me feel connected to mum while I completed the award."The mental health nurse, from Scunthorpe, dedicated hundreds of hours over two and a half years to achieve the award.As part of the process, she got her camp licence and took about 30 girls away on residential trips.Chantal, who has been an assistant leader at 1st Broughton Guides for the past seven years, said: "I'm sure my mum would be proud of me for completing my Queen's Guide award."She added: "Just like my mum, I'm keen to do the same for girls now that I'm older and I want to make sure that they get the opportunities to try things that they might not otherwise get to do."Chantal will join hundreds of fellow award winners in October at the Girlguiding Celebrates event in Manchester."[My mum] will be in my thoughts so much that day and hopefully I will be making her proud," she said.
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