She was one of eight who girls won the trip of a lifetime back in 1972, having never been abroad before.
Tired, jet-lagged but feeling like film stars, the guides arrive at Mexico City airport"The Mexican press were there to greet us and the Mexican guides. It was the closest I've ever been to feeling like a star."Pat, who now lives in Shrewsbury, was one of eight Girl Guides who won the trip of a lifetime in a competition held in 1972, which featured on the children's television series Magpie.
She recalls the competition, sponsored by Calor Gas, took place in a nunnery in London, where the sisters wore purple habits. The patrol, based in Llandysilio, just over the Welsh border from Oswestry, was led by Glenys Lloyd, an aunt of Pat's. One of the judges of the competition was Tony Bastable, presenter of the children's television series Magpie, which was essentially ITV's answer to Blue Peter with a bit more attitude. One of the rewards for winning was an appearance on the show, but in the days before portable filming equipment was commonplace, it was much more of a logistical challenge."We had to recook the meal in their kitchens to take to the studio.
"Acapulco was the resort to be in in the 1970s, it was where the stars and jet-set headed," says Pat.
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