Boothferry Division
Boothferry Division is a relatively small, primarily rural area, stretching about 15 miles along the M62 corridor from Pollington in the West to Newport in the East. In recent years it has been expanded to include the North Yorkshire villages of Camblesforth and Carlton making the narrow strip about 6 miles wide at this point. It is bisected by the River Ouse and is centred on the inland port of Goole which was created just over 100 years ago.
The other communities in the area are the small historic market towns of Howden and Snaith together with a number of small villages, most of which are too small to support a Unit. The southern part of the Division is the relatively unpopulated but appropriately named Marshland.
Places of interest within the Division are Goole Waterways Museum and Goole Docks,home of Tom Puddings which were container boats. Goole is also famous for its prominent landmarks of the “Salt and Pepper Pots”, two water towers sat side by side ,shaped, unsurprisingly, like salt and pepper pots. Howden Minister – a Grade 1 listed building which dates back to Saxon times. Cowick Hall, also a Grade 1 listed building dating back to 1660, now the headquarters of Croda International but was built for Sir John Dawnay. First Viscount Downe and was a PoW camp during WWII. Carlton Towers, yet another Grade 1 listed building dating from 1614, the home of Lord Howard and family, and in years gone by Guide camps used to be held in the grounds and Drax Power Station, the largest coal fired power plant in the UK. There is also a Leisure Centre in Goole and a Sports Centre in Snaith.
We have a long and proud history and over the years the boundaries for the two Districts have changed. Originally two Districts, Goole and Goole Rural, Goole comprised of Old Goole, Goole and Hook. Goole Rural comprised of Snaith and Howden. When Goole Rural became too spread out to be manageable it was split into Snaith District and Howden District. When you learn that the numbers of the Goole units at one point reached up to 22nd Goole you will see how large Goole District was. Two years ago Goole and Howden Districts merged to become Goole & Howdenshire. Snaith District originally comprised of Snaith and Rawcliffe but over the years units opened in Pollington and units in Camblesforth from North Yorkshire South also joined it.
The Division is divided into two Districts.
Goole & Howdenshire District
2 x Rainbow Units
5 x Brownie Units
2 x Guide Units
Snaith District
2 x Rainbow Units
3 x Brownie Units
2 x Guide Units
Senior Section Girls and Young Leaders in the Division meet at various locations throughout the Division.
For all other enquiries email: eygirlguiding@btinternet.com