Guide Blue

Guide Felt Scout Badge Blue 1910 to 1928

The Guide badge was also known as the pathfinder, it has the image of a hand in red and back pointing to the right. 

First Issued in 1910,

This proficiency badge was worn on the right arm, starting from the cuff upwards in order of achievement.

To earn the Guide badge*

Must know every lane, bye-path, and short cut for a distance of at least two miles in every direction around the local Scout’s headquarters in the country, or for one mile if in a town, and to have a general knowledge of the district within a five-mile radius of his local headquarters, so as to be able to guide people at any time, by day or night. Know the general direction of the principal neighbouring towns for a distance of twenty-five miles, and be able to give strangers clear directions how to get to them.  In the country, in the two-mile radius, compile a list of the hayricks, strawricks, wagons, horses, cattle, sheep and pigs on the different  neighbouring farms; or, in a town, in a half-mile radius, of the livery  stabling, corn chandlers, forage merchants, bakers, butchers. In  town or country, to know where are the police stations, hospitals,  doctors, telegraph, telephone offices, fire engines, turncocks, black-  smiths, job-masters and factories where over a dozen horses"  are kept.  Know something of the history of the place, or of any old buildings, such as the church, or castle.

* The requirements did vary through the years in POR.