Roll of honour 2014 by The Scout Association

St George’s Day Award Recipients 2014

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Congratulations

e certainly have a spring in our step. National headlines proclaim our success, and the dedication and commitment of our volunteers and staff are recognised through the national honours and our good service awards. Across the country, society recognises the value of Scouting’s non-formal education through fun and adventure, and this is down to our growing number of volunteers. These awards give us a great sense of pride as we recognise those who have gone that extra mile with their exceptional service or acts of immense bravery in overcoming adversity. We take this opportunity each year to say a very big and heartfelt congratulations and ‘thank you’.

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Applying for awards Do you know an inspirational adult volunteer who goes above and beyond what is expected of them? If you’d like to nominate someone special for an award, here’s what you need to do:

 It can then be submitted to UK Headquarters, where it is considered by the Awards Board – a group of volunteers from across the UK.

 Complete an award application, available from Scout Shops (scouts.org.uk/shop) or from scouts.org.uk/awards, using the example citations as a guide.

Applications for Silver Acorn, Bar to the Silver Acorn and Silver Wolf can be submitted now for consideration in next year’s St George’s Day list, but they must be with Headquarters by 1 September. For all other applications, there is no deadline.

 The application must be submitted to the County/ Area/Regional Commissioner to gain their recommendation and support.

For further advice on how to nominate someone, please contact the Awards Team on awards@scouts.org.uk or call 020 8433 7193/7192.

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Gallantry Awards

Meritorious Conduct Awards

Awards for gallantry are made by the Chief Scout, who is advised by the Awards Board, to Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts, Explorer Scouts, Scout Network Members, Scout Active Support Members, Adult Leaders, Section Assistants, Skills Instructors, Administrators, Advisers and Honorary Scouters.

Awards for meritorious conduct are made by the Chief Scout, who is advised by the Awards Board, to Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts, Explorer Scouts, Scout Network Members, Scout Active Support Members, Adult Leaders, Section Assistants, Skills Instructors, Administrators, Advisers and Honorary Scouters. Awards are made for conduct involving a high degree of courage, endurance, initiative or devotion to duty, often under suffering, without necessarily involving any element of risk.

The Gilt Cross

The Cornwell Scout Badge

The Cornwell Scout Badge is awarded in respect of pre-eminently high character and devotion to duty, together with great courage and endurance to Scouts under the age of 25. Noah Duncan Cub Scout, 13th Fife (Rosyth Methodist Church), Rosyth, East Scotland Victoria Edwards Explorer Scout, Havant, Hampshire Benjamin Hart Explorer Scout, Stourbridge, West Mercia Joseph Theo Pearson Assistant Scout Leader, 1st Calne, District Scout Active Support Member, Mid Wiltshire, Wiltshire

The Bronze Cross

The Bronze Cross is the highest award of the Association for gallantry and is granted for special heroism or action in the face of extraordinary risk. Aneurin John Wyn Heath MBE Scout Leader, Gwendraeth Valley Air Scout Group, Carmarthenshire

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The Gilt Cross is awarded for gallantry in circumstances of moderate risk. Freya Abigail Chappell Scout Network Member, Central Yorkshire Jonathan Alexander Chappell Scout Network Member, Central Yorkshire Stephen John Elliott Group Scout Active Support Member, 1st Emsworth, Havant, Hampshire Owen Geraint Llewellyn Taylor Assessor for Hillwalking, County Adviser for Mountain Activities, Assessor for Climbing (Single Pitch), Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Hampshire

Medal for Meritorious Conduct

The Medal of Meritorious Conduct is awarded for meritorious conduct of an exceptionally high standard. Joshua Behan Cub Scout, 1st Whittlesford & Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Alex Brawn Scout, 4th Denton (St Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s), Tameside South, Gt. Manchester East Elliot Elfwood Cub Scout, 70th Coventry, Charterhouse, City of Coventry Adele Joyce Govett Beaver Scout Leader, 1st Headcorn, Assistant District Commissioner Beaver Scouts, Appointments Secretary, Training Adviser, Weald, Kent Kirsty Joanne Harrison Assistant Beaver Scout Leader, 11th Midlothian (Penicuik), Midlothian, South East Scotland Claire Henderson District Scout Network Leader, County Tyrone Anita Mary Lowther Beaver Scout Leader, 1st Romanby Scout Group, Assistant District Commissioner Beaver Scouts, Northallerton, North Yorkshire Victoria Saw (deceased) Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 8/14th Epsom St Barnabas & St Josephs, Epsom and Ewell, Surrey Stirling Stafford Scout, 2nd Benson RAF, Wallingford, Oxfordshire Trevor Daniel Thompson (deceased) Assistant Scout Leader, 236th Birmingham (St Johns Perry Barr), Tame Valley Birmingham, Birmingham Lesley June Wickens Assistant District Commissioner, Training Adviser, Basingstoke East, Hampshire

The Chief Scout’s Commendation for Meritorious Conduct

A Chief Scout’s Commendation for Meritorious Conduct is awarded for meritorious conduct of a high standard. Daniel Blackshaw Cub Scout, 1st Docking, North West Norfolk, Norfolk Peter Bradshaw Cub Scout, 71st Ayrshire (Skelmorlie), North Ayrshire and Arran, South West – Scotland Anthony Hugh Brown Assistant Scout Leader, 1st Woodcutts, East Dorset, Dorset Kathleen Theresa Chater Assistant Beaver Scout Leader, 27th Derby (Chaddesden), Derby East, Derbyshire Pamela Mary Clarke Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 3rd Cheam, Sutton, Gt. London South West Max Cole Beaver Scout, 231st Sheffield (Shiregreen), Sheffield Don, South Yorkshire Ian Arthur Colquhoun (deceased) Scout Sectional Assistant, 1st Ashington, Wansbeck, County Assessor, Northumberland Michael Corbet Cub Scout, 3rd Radcliffe, Radcliffe, Gt. Manchester North Derrick John East District Explorer Scout Administrator, District Scout Active Support Member, Queen’s Scout Award Co-ordinator, Croydon, Gt. London South West Robert Michael Peter Easton Scout Leader, 1st Woodcutts, East Dorset, Dorset Wendy Susan Gaskin Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 27th Derby (Chaddesden), Derby East, Derbyshire Dr Alastair Clydesdale Graves (deceased) Assistant Beaver Scout Leader, 67th Doncaster (Sprotbrough), Doncaster Danum, South Yorkshire Sonia Jane Grebot (deceased) Group Scout Leader, 2nd Whitton, Richmond upon Thames, Gt. London South West Kira Jarvis Scout, 1st Hatfield Peverel, Maldon and East Essex, Essex Scott Jones Explorer Scout, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Benjamin Kendall Assistant Scout Leader, St Johns (Newland), City of Hull, Humberside David George Knight Assistant Scout Leader, 22nd Dorking (Brockham), Dorking, Surrey Brian Lamont Scout Leader, 8th Purley & District St Mary’s Sanderstead, Croydon, Gt. London South West Yvonne Lamont Group Scout Leader, 8th Purley & District St Mary’s Sanderstead, Croydon, Gt. London South West Ashley Lawrence Scout Leader, 1st North Wingfield, Chesterfield, Scout Active Support Member, Derbyshire

Max Lenoir Scout, 1st Hatfield Peverel, Maldon and East Essex, Essex Alan Maloney Group Scout Leader, 22nd Wimbledon (Holy Cross), Training Adviser, Wimbledon & Wandle, Gt. London South West Owen Tom Mann Explorer Scout Young Leader, 1st Iver Heath, Woodlands, Buckinghamshire Christopher Manning Assistant District Commissioner Scouts, Ampthill and Woburn, Bedfordshire Aston Minta Beaver Scout, 3rd Radcliffe, Radcliffe, Gt. Manchester North Laura Jane Monahan Assistant Scout Leader, 1st Southport (Ainsdale), Southport, Merseyside Declan Jack O’Dwyer Cub Scout, 1st Marlborough, South Hams, Devon Adam Pengelly Scout, 1st Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon William Rowland Cub Scout, 14th Radcliffe – Ainsworth Parish Church, Radcliffe, Gt. Manchester North Yvonne Christina Sansom (deceased) Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 2nd Deptford (St Nicholas’ & St Lukes), Lewisham, Gt. London South Claire Scarff Group Scout Leader (Acting), Beaver Scout Leader, Cub Scout Leader, 1st Feltwell, South West Norfolk, Norfolk David Scott Cub Scout Leader, 93rd Newcastle, District Scout Active Support Member, City of Newcastle, Northumberland Karen Diane Sloan District Scout Active Support Member, Gang Show Producer, Glendon, Northamptonshire Harry Smith Explorer Scout, Ampthill and Woburn, Bedfordshire Alfie-Lee Stevens Cub Scout, 3rd Leigh Park, Havant, Hampshire Matthew Taylor Scout, 1st Boroughbridge, Ripon and District, North Yorkshire Matthew John Thorne Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 1st Watchfield & Shrivenham, King Alfred, Oxfordshire Anne Thornton Assistant Beaver Scout Leader, Dewsbury West, Appointments Secretary, Heavy Woollen, West Yorkshire Nigel Graeme Turton Assistant Scout Leader, 1st Woodcutts, East Dorset, Dorset Sarah Wilshaw BSc Hons (deceased) Scout Leader, 10th North Leeds, North Leeds, Central Yorks Alexander John Wise Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 2nd Acomb York (St Stephen’s), York Ebor, North Yorkshire Marie Wroe Group Scout Leader, 38th Rotherham, Rotherham, South Yorkshire David Wyeth Scout, 5th Woodley, Loddon, Royal Berkshire Andrew John Young Cub Scout Leader, 1st Woodcutts, East Dorset, Dorset

Silver Wolf

In recognition of services to Scouting of the most exceptional nature. The Silver Wolf was introduced by Lord Baden-Powell and remains the Scout Association’s highest award for service to Scouting. The Silver Wolf is the unrestricted gift of the Chief Scout and is only awarded ‘for service of an exceptional nature’. It is not normally awarded until at least a Silver Acorn has been gained. In practice, this means that it is seldom awarded for less than 30 years’ service, although this is not always the case. Sidney Douglas Adams Camp Warden, District Scout Active Support Member, Stowmarket, Suffolk Philip Alexander Group Chairman, 2nd Epsom (Christ Church), District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Training Adviser Admin, District Supporter, Epsom and Ewell, Surrey Reverend David Allen Group Vice President, 19th Bolton West (Bolton School), District Adviser Faiths and Beliefs, Bolton West, Gt. Manchester North Enid Judy Annear Cub Scout Leader, 1st Threemilestone (Truro), District Executive Member, Truro, Cornwall Stuart Eric Ballard Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 1st Keynsham, Training Adviser, Wansdyke, Queen’s Scout Award Co-ordinator, Deputy County Commissioner, Avon Audrey Bentley Group Secretary, 11th Spen Valley Hunsworth, District Secretary, Spen Valley, West Yorkshire David Bentley Scout Leader, 11th Spen Valley Hunsworth, District Nights Away Adviser, Spen Valley, West Yorkshire John Bilsborough District Executive Member, Wigan and District, Gt. Manchester West George Stewart Blyth Regional Camp Warden Scotland, East – Scotland Richard Alan Bourton Group Scout Leader, 1st Dorking (St Martin’s), District Cub Scout Leader, Explorer Scout Leader (Young Leader), Dorking, Surrey Sir William Arthur Bromley-Davenport KCVO County President, Cheshire Derek William Bullimore District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Nights Away Adviser, Wansbeck, District Scout Active Support Member, City of Newcastle, Northumberland

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Gladys Hunter Bullimore District Nights Away Adviser, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Secretary, Appointments Secretary, Wansbeck, District Scout Active Support Member, City of Newcastle, Northumberland Kathleen Campbell Group Sectional Assistant, 126th Lanarkshire All Saints 5th Airdrie, Calder, Clyde – Scotland Stephen Roland John Chandler Deputy District Commissioner, North East Wiltshire, County Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Wiltshire Roger James Cole District Scout Active Support Member, UK Arab Scout Region Scout Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, Group Adviser, 1st Broomfield, District Executive Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Camp Warden, Chelmsford and District, Essex Anne Collier Assistant District Commissioner Beaver Scouts, District Executive Member, Oldham, County Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Training Adviser, Gt. Manchester North Jean Frances Cooke District Scout Active Support Member, Training Adviser, Surrey Heath, Surrey Margaret Ann Cooper District Scout Active Support Member, Adult Training Support Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, Beaver Scout Leader 1st Awsworth (St Peter’s) Beauvale, County Training Manager, Local Training Administrator, Assistant County Commissioner, Trainer, Training Adviser, Nottinghamshire Pamela Anne Copeland District Secretary, Lilford, Local Training Manager, Gt. Manchester West Peter Rodney Cousins Group Scout Leader, 7th Newark, Newark and District, Training Adviser, Nottinghamshire Dr Christopher Richard Croker BDS County Chairman, South Yorkshire Dr Edward Mountford Deeley Group Skills Instructor, 1st Osterley, Thameside Grand Union, Gt. London Middlesex West Margarette Daphne Donaldson District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Richmond upon Thames, County Vice President, Gt. London South West Kenneth Charles Dulson District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, District Executive Member, Maidstone East, Kent Clive John Farley District Nights Away Adviser, Poole, Trainer, Local Training Manager, Dorset Alan Fish District Adviser, North Tameside, Gt. Manchester East Christine Lesley Fitton District Executive Member, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Blackpool and District, West Lancashire Anthony David Gait Assistant Group Scout Leader, 15th Finchley (Christ Church), Camp Warden, Barnet Borough, Gt. London North Brian William Greenwood Group Sectional Assistant, Group Scout Leader (Acting), 3rd Long Eaton (St John’s), Long Eaton and District, Derbyshire Jacqueline Elaine Wendy Gregory Local Training Manager, County Training Administrator, Trainer, Dorset Dr Graham Haddock Headquarters Sub Committee Member, National Headquarters, Training Administrator – Scotland, Greenock and District, West – Scotland, Scout Active Support Member, Chief Commissioner, Scotland Dr Richard Harrington District Scout Active Support Member, Harpenden and Wheathampstead, County Commissioner, Hertfordshire

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Terence Robert Harris District Supporter, City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Alan William Harryman District Explorer Scout Administrator, Eden, Local Training Manager, Trainer, Cumbria Peter Hart District Executive Member, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Wigan and District, Gt. Manchester West David Hatliff District Scout Active Support Member, District Chairman, York Minster, North Yorkshire William Peter Hodgson County Skills Instructor, Avon Adam Nicholas Jollans District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, UK Kandersteg Network-Scout Active Support Unit, District Commissioner (Acting) Meon Valley, County Commissioner, Hampshire Terence John Jones Group Scout Active Support Member, 1st Luton Sea Scout Group, Icknield(Luton), Bedfordshire James Kelly District Scout Active Support Member, Craigalmond, District Scout Active Support Member – Scotland, South East – Scotland George Bertram Kerr Group Chairman, 1st/4th Adlestone (St Paul’s), District Scout Active Support Member, District Secretary, Appointments Secretary, Runneymede, Surrey Alan Robert Lane Group Scout Leader, 7th Malden (St. James’), District Vice President, Royal Kingston, Gt. London South West George Anthony Leadbeater District Executive Member, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Knutsford and District, Cheshire John Ralph Capper Lewis District Vice President, Bolton South with Farnworth, Gt. Manchester North Vivienne Caroline Sterling Lewis Cub Scout Leader, 44th Swansea (Sketty Church) Swansea and Gower, Deputy Assistant County Commissioner Cub Scouts, Glamorgan West John Boothroyd Lockwood District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Huddersfield South West, West Yorkshire Derek Roland Marleigh Ludlow Group Scout Leader, 18th Dorking (North Holmwood), District Scout Active Support Member, District Scout Active Support Manager, Dorking, Surrey Therese MacNeil Beaver Scout Leader, 1st West Lothian, West Lothian, Trainer, Forth – Scotland Ian Andrew McLuckie Group President, 13th/21st Harrow, District Secretary, District Scout Active Support Member, Harrow & Wealdstone, Gt. London Middlesex West John Errol McMahon County Training Manager, Birmingham Christopher Norman Moss (deceased) Assistant Group Scout Leader, Chorley Healey, Chorley, West Lancashire Marian Padbury Group Scout Leader, Group Executive Member, 1st Stanningley (St. Thomas), District Executive Member, Training Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, West Leeds, Central Yorkshire Glynn Stacey Payne (deceased) District Scout Active Support Member, District Executive Member, City of Newcastle, Northumberland Kevin Jacques Payne Scout Leader, 1st Charmouth, Dorchester and West Dorset, Dorset Susan Harris Pearson Group Administrator, 1st Glendon Sea Scouts, Wellingborough, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Assistant District Commissioner Adult Support, District Executive Member, Training Adviser, Grafton,

County Administrator, Local Training Manager, Training Adviser, Northamptonshire Geoffrey Philip Pinney Group President, Central Taunton, District Scout Active Support Member, Taunton Deane, Somerset Christopher Trevor Pope District Scout Active Support Member, North East Wiltshire, County Treasurer, Training Adviser, Wiltshire John Blair Potter Scout Sectional Assistant, 5th Beckenham South (St. Edmund’s), District Nights Away Adviser, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Bromley, Gt. London South East Kenneth Powell Training Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, District Adviser for Water Activities, Farnham, County Boat Inspector, Surrey Marina Powers Beaver Scout Leader, 1st Ballyclare (High School), South East Antrim, County Antrim John Michael Riddle Appointments Secretary, Oldham, Gt. Manchester North Henry James George Ringe Group President, 1st Crowborough, District Scout Active Support Member, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Training Adviser, District Secretary, Ashdown, District Administrator, East Sussex David Laurence Shipton District Scout Active Support Member, Sutton Coldfield East, Birmingham Geoffrey Kenneth Shuttleworth Group Scout Leader, 236th Birmingham (St. Johns Perry Barr), Training Adviser, Tame Valley Birmingham, Assistant County Commissioner International, Birmingham Richard Stephen Smith Group Scout Leader, 1st Carlton in Lindrick St John’s, Bassetlaw, Training Adviser, Nottinghamshire Frederick George South Scout Sectional Assistant, 29th Brighton (Preston) St John the Evangelist, Training Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex Douglas Roger Sullivan Group President, Group Supporter, 3rd West Wickham St John the Baptist, Bromley, Gt. London South East Dean Crawley Quentin Sutton JP FRICS County Vice President, Gt. London South West Alan Edmund Thomason Group Scout Leader, 1st Moore, Mersey Weaver, Cheshire Janet Lillian June Thurnell District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Member, District Member, Thurrock, Essex Reverend Geoffrey Elmer Walton County Vice President, Dorset Nicola Jytte Wells Cub Scout Leader, 1st Sandridge, Training Adviser, District Supporter St Albans, Hertfordshire Philip Wells District Supporter, St Albans, Hertfordshire David Clive Whittington District Advisory Committee Member, Eastleigh And District, County Vice President, Hampshire Percy Arthur Williams Group President, 3rd Orpington The Pathfinders, Bromley, Gt. London South East Christine Wright Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 20th Batley (St Thomas), Heavy Woollen, West Yorkshire

Bar to the Silver Acorn

In recognition of further specially distinguished service. The Bar to the Silver Acorn can only be awarded after a Silver Acorn has been gained. Brian Frederick John Abbott Group Scout Leader, Hillside, District Scout Active Support Member, Assistant Explorer Scout Leader, Thurrock, Essex Norman Alexander Allan District Secretary, Training Adviser, Borders, South East – Scotland Christopher Henry Alleeson Assistant District Commissioner Development, District Scout Active Support Member, District Administrator, Hayes & Harlington, Local Training Administrator, County Scouter, Training Adviser, County Adviser Special Needs, Gt. London Middlesex West Edward George Appleton Group Chairman, Dane Valley, Macclesfield and Congleton, County Treasurer, Cheshire David Keith Ashton Group Scout Leader, 7th Batley St. Andrew’s Purlwell, District Executive Member, Heavy Woollen, West Yorkshire Benjamin Bertus Balaam District Explorer Scout Administrator, Bishops Stortford and District, County Training Manager, Hertfordshire Keith Raymond Barber BSC (Hons) Psych District Commissioner, District Secretary (Acting) Bury St Edmunds, Trainer, Suffolk Neil Philip Barnes District Nights Away Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, Billericay & Wickford, Supporter of the Nights Away Permit Scheme, County Administrator, Trainer, Assessor for Kayaking River, Assessor for Canoeing River, Scout Active Support Member, County Nights Away Adviser, Essex Andrew Graham Bassett Group Treasurer, 1st Tyne Sea Scouts, District Treasurer, City of Newcastle, County Executive Member, Northumberland Brian Louis Beardsley District Scout Active Support Member, 2nd Gilwell Park Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, Group Scout Leader, 1st Knottingley (St. Botolphs), District Scout Active Support Member, Pontefract & Castleford, Central Yorkshire Robert Ian Beck Group Scout Leader (Acting), 2nd Huddersfield (Colne Valley), District Commissioner, Huddersfield South West, West Yorkshire

Michael Richard Bell County Executive Member, Avon Keith Laurence Bennett District Commissioner, District Secretary (Acting), Mid Wiltshire, District Administrator, Wiltshire West, Wiltshire Robert Gavin Bernard Appointments Secretary, Caithness, Regional Vice President Scotland, Highlands and Islands – Scotland Yvette Ann Billings Cub Scout Leader, 5th Canvey Island Air Scout Group, Training Adviser, Explorer Scout Leader (Young Leader), Castle Point, Essex Ronald David Binfield District Camp Warden, District Scout Active Support Member, Farnham, Surrey Lesley Kathleen Bixby District Badge Secretary, District Scout Active Support Member, Wimbledon and Wandle, County Secretary, Gt. London South West Philip Tobias Blosse Group Chairman, 3rd Hayling (Brotherhood Own), Havant, Hampshire Carol Ann Bostock Scout Active Support Member, Trainer, Training Adviser, Assistant County Commissioner, Nottinghamshire Eric Francis Bradley Group Chairman, 16th Croydon (Croydon Minster & St Michaels) Scout Group, Croydon, Local Training Manager, Training Adviser, Gt. London South West Michael Brian Brazier Group Scout Leader, 1st Hayes, Hayes And Harlington, Training Adviser, Gt. London Middlesex West Judith Margaret Brooke District Supporter, Rochdale, Gt. Manchester North Norman Brown Group Scout Leader, 3rd Hindley, District Executive Member, Wigan and District, Gt. Manchester West Audrey Margaret Buchan District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Thameside Grand Union, Gt. London Middlesex West Andrew Richard Bunting MBE District Scout Active Support Member, District Scout Leader, Training Adviser, Hatfield Forest, Essex Gillian MacDonald Caldwell National Headquarters Volunteer Admin, Specialist Adviser (Adult Training), National Headquarters, Group Scout Leader, 35th Glasgow (Crookfur) Eastwood, Clyde-Scotland, Trainer, Scottish Headquarters Commissioner Adult Training, Scotland Juliet Mary Carre Group Scout Leader, 2nd Guernsey (Capelles Methodist), Bailiwick of Guernsey, Bailiwick of Guernsey David John Carter Group Scout Leader, 1st Whitstable, Canterbury Whitstable & Herne Bay, Kent Ann Chapman Cub Scout Leader, 10th Radcliffe (New Church), Radcliffe, Gt. Manchester North John Cooper (deceased) District Vice President, Wokingham, Assessor for Canoeing Open Inland, Assessor for Canoeing River, County Boat Inspector, Royal Berkshire David Copeland District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Executive Member, Lilford, County Executive Member, Gt. Manchester West Bradley Cox MBE Scout Leader, 4th Canvey Island Sea Scouts, District Nights Away Adviser, Castle Point, Assessor for Power Boating, Scout Active Support Member, Essex Kathleen Maria Coy Beaver Scout Leader, 5th Lichfield (Holycross), Lichfield, Staffordshire Geoffrey Crabb Scout Leader, 2nd Templecombe, District Scout Active Support Member, Camelot, Somerset Jacqueline Lesley Craven District Scout Active Support Member, Bradford North, West Yorkshire Kevin Peter Cummings Group Scout Leader, 3rd Canvey Island English Martyrs, Deputy District Commissioner, Training Adviser, Castle Point, Essex

Dr John Danks Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 1st Petteril Vale, District Executive Member, Eden, Cumbria Heather Davidson District Scout Active Support Member, Sheffield Sheaf, Training Adviser (Admin), County Adviser, County Adviser for Creative Activities, South Yorkshire Paul Richard Dickson District Scout Active Support Member, UK Kandersteg Network – Scout Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, Deputy County Commissioner (Programme), County Executive Member, Gt. London Middlesex West Adrian John Ducker Group Scout Leader, 1st Hinchley Wood, Training Adviser, Esher, Surrey Ruth Dundas Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 1st York (Poppleton), York Ebor, North Yorkshire John Dunford Stock Control Manager, Scout Shops Ltd, Headquarters Mary Durrant District Scout Active Support Member, Stowmarket, Training Adviser, Suffolk Margaret Ellison District Appointments Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Deep Sea Scouts, National Headquarters, Training Adviser, Safeguarding Awareness Co-ordinator, Local Training Manager, Royal Berkshire, District Administrator, Pang Valley, District Scout Active Support Member, Reading Central, Royal Berkshire Elaine Ann Farr BSc Group Scout Leader 46th Northampton (Overstone), District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Nights Away Adviser, Training Adviser, Northampton, Northamptonshire Bernard Winston Farrell District Scout Active Support Member, Croydon, Training Adviser, County Executive Member, Gt. London South West Russell Christopher Feast District Member, Canterbury Whitstable & Herne Bay, Kent Donald Harvey Fern Group President, 4th Eastleigh and District, Eastleigh and District, Hampshire Gerald Francis Fletcher Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 1st Marple Scouts, Goyt, Gt. Manchester East David Robert Folkerd Group Scout Leader, 25th Ealing, Ealing & Hanwell, Gt. London Middlesex West Peter Hutchinson Forbes District Scout Leader, South Berkshire, Royal Berkshire Graham Fox District Supporter, Swindon Ridgeway, Wiltshire Elizabeth Jane Fraser Trainer, County Commissioner, Humberside Lynda Elizabeth Fraser Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 1st Barry (Methodist), Barry, Area Nights Away Adviser, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Robin Gent District Vice President, District Treasurer, Long Eaton and District, Derbyshire Michael John Gerrard District Nights Away Adviser, District Scout Leader, Mid Cheshire, Cheshire John Kenneth Gilbert Group Scout Leader, 115th Fife, Training Adviser, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Kirkcaldy, East – Scotland Elizabeth Rosemary Glindon Explorer Scout Leader, Barnet Borough, Gt. London North Leslie Charles Glindon Explorer Scout Leader, Barnet Borough, Gt. London North Susan Patricia Godding District Scout Active Support Member, District Badge Secretary, District Executive Member, Pang Valley, Royal Berkshire Kevin Frederick Green Group Scout Leader, 1st Shevington (Wigan), Wigan and District, Gt. Manchester West Philip Leslie Green District Commissioner, City of Westminster, Gt. London Middlesex West

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Anthony Charles Grogan District Adviser, Croydon, Gt. London South West David George Hall Deputy County Commissioner, County Executive Member, Gloucestershire John Hall Explorer Scout Leader, Haringey, Scout Active Support Member, Scout Active Support Manager, Trainer, Gt. London North Alan Jeffrey Hands Group President, 4th Poplar (Ss.Mary and Joseph), District Scout Active Support Member, District Vice President, East London, Trainer, Deputy County Commissioner, Gt. London North East Paul James Harris District Scout Active Support Member, UK Kandersteg Network – Scout Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, Assistant District Commissioner Group Support, Castle Point, Essex Richard James Hart District Commissioner, Dockland Scout Project, County Administrator, Assessor for Motor Cruising, Assessor for Yachting, Assessor for Pulling, Assessor for Keelboating, Local Training Administrator, Manager of the Activity Permit Scheme, Gt. London North Mandy Jane Hawke Cub Scout Leader 3rd Hayling (Brotherhood Own), District Cub Scout Leader, Havant, Hampshire Richard David Haynes Cub Scout Leader, Scout Leader, 1st Leverstock Green, District Executive Member, Training Adviser, Hemel Hempstead, Assistant County Commissioner Cub Scouts, Hertfordshire Alan Hayton Assistant Camp Warden, Gt. Manchester West Antony James Hayward District Executive Member, District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, District Nights Away Adviser, Assistant District Commissioner Activities, Wokingham, County Boat Inspector, Assessor for Rafting (Traditional), Royal Berkshire Marilyn Joyce Hendricksen Cub Scout Leader, 29th Cardiff, Cardiff East & South, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Bernard John Hill Assistant Group Scout Leader, 84th Birmingham (Trinity Methodist), Tame Valley Birmingham, Birmingham Coral May Howard District Administrator, Cole Valley South, Birmingham David John Hutton BSc Group Executive Member, Occasional Helper, 1st Little Stoke, District Executive Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Brunel, Avon Richard Smith Ivens District Scout Active Support Member, Gordano, County Administrator, County Associate Member, Avon Michael Jarman District Scout Active Support Member, Deep Sea Scouts, National Headquarters, District Scout Active Support Member, Icknield (Luton), Bedfordshire Anthony Richard Jennions Explorer Scout Leader, Liverpool South, Merseyside John Johnson District Secretary, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Manager, Chorley, West Lancashire Suzanne Avril Johnson District Scout Leader South Berkshire, Training Adviser, Royal Berkshire David Alan Jones Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 1st Rossett, Wrexham and District, Area Treasurer, Clwyd John Robinson Jones CEng MIMech E District Secretary, Romney Marsh, Kent John Trevor Jones Assistant District Commissioner Activities, Bristol South, Assessor for Rowing and Sculling, County Adviser for Water Activities, Avon

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John MacAllister Kerr Group Scout Leader, 19th Ayrshire (Killwinning), North Ayrshire and Arran, South West – Scotland Sarah Louise Kershaw Beaver Scout Leader, 13th Twickenham (St Mary), Assistant District Commissioner Beaver Scouts, Richmond upon Thames, Gt. London South West Roger William Edwin Kettle Scout Active Support Member, Gt. Manchester West Anthony Peter Kilburn District Commissioner, Swindon North, Wiltshire Professor John Richard Kirwan County Trainer, County Chairman, Avon Rosmarie Kirwan County Training Manager, Trainer, Training Adviser, Avon Eileen Lambourne Group Scout Leader, 1st Wootton Bassett, Swindon Ridgeway, Wiltshire Philip Alan Lamprell Group Treasurer, 3rd Orpington The Pathfinders, Bromley, Gt. London South East Dr Bruce Cochran Lane Group Scout Leader, 1st Norley, Mersey Weaver, Training Adviser, Cheshire John William Larkin Group Scout Leader, 2nd Hemel Hempstead (Grove Hill), Training Adviser, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire David Leonard District Scout Active Support Member, District Vice President, District Supporter, Harrogate and Nidderdale, Training Adviser, Trainer, North Yorkshire William Frank James Lewis Group Scout Leader, 3rd Perivale, Greenford & District, Gt. London Middlesex West Susan Lucy Lister District Commissioner, Wrexham and District, Training Adviser, Clwyd Isabel Mackie Group Scout Leader, 25th Fife (Markinch), Glenrothes and Levenmouth, East – Scotland Alan Mangles District Commissioner, Crook and Weardale, Training Adviser, Durham Peter Thomas Marsh Assistant Cub Scout Leader, Group Scout Leader, 1st Stretford (1st Longford), Stretford, County Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Gt. Manchester West Roy Masini District Scout Active Support Member, Deep Sea Scouts, National Headquarters, Scout Active Support Member, Hertfordshire, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, West London, Gt London Middlesex West, District Skills Instructor, Dockland Scout Project, Gt. London North, Assistant Scout Leader, Assistant Group Scout Leader, 4th Streatham (Princess Marie Louises Own Sea Scouts), District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Lambeth, County Boat Inspector, Gt. London South Gillian Irene May Training Adviser, District Administrator, Deputy District Commissioner, Barking and Dagenham, Local Training Administrator, Gt. London North East Robert Arden Mayne Group Scout Leader, 206th Birmingham (St Laurence), Rea Valley, Birmingham Dr Ian McAlpine Group Scout Leader, 3rd Shaw (St Mary’s), Crompton and Royton, County Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Deputy County Commissioner, Gt. Manchester North Neil James McLauchlan District Nights Away Adviser, Deputy District Commissioner, Wimbledon and Wandle, Gt. London South West David Marc Metcalfe Camp Warden, County Scouter, Cheshire Diane Jean Mills Cub Scout Leader, 1st/4th Hanworth Thameside Grand Union, Gt. London Middlesex West George Henry Gardiner Mitchell CBE DL District Appointments Chairman, District Executive Member, Tynemouth, Northumberland

Bernard Moore District Nights Away Adviser, Deputy District Commissioner, Torridge, Training Adviser, Local Training Manager, County Appointments Secretary, County Executive Member, Trainer, Devon Miles Kevin Morris Group Scout Leader, 3rd Teddington (Christchurch), Deputy District Commissioner, Richmond upon Thames, Training Adviser, Gt. London South West Richard Victor Morrison District Scout Active Support Manager, Lewisham District, Gt. London South Geoffrey Edward Morriss Group Treasurer, 1st Newcross (The Greys), Lewisham District, Gt. London South Peter Furness Moseley District Secretary, Sheffield Hallam, South Yorkshire David John Mosley District Scout Active Support Member, District Vice President, Harrogate and Nidderdale, County Skills Instructor, County Adviser for Water Activities, North Yorkshire Cyril Anthony Mullen Group Scout Active Support Manager, 256th Bristol Christchurch Hengrove, Bristol South, Avon Phillip Arthur Nice Group Scout Active Support Manager, 1st Stanford-le-Hope, Group Secretary, 1st Horndon on the Hill, District Appointments Chairman, Stanford-le-Hope and District, Essex Adrian Frederick Nicholson District Member, Bassetlaw, Training Adviser, Nottinghamshire Alexander Martin Nikitits Scout Leader, 16th St Albans, Training Adviser, St Albans, Hertfordshire John Ivan Osborne Group Scout Leader, 1st Inkpen and Kintbury, District Nights Away Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, Kennet, Training Adviser, Royal Berkshire Richard John Paragreen Occassional Helper, 1st Foxton, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, County Executive Member, Northamptonshire Antony George Parker Assistant Group Scout Leader, 1st Fordingham Bridge, Assistant District Commissioner, District Nights Away Adviser, District Camp Warden, New Forest West, Training Adviser, Local Training Manager, Hampshire David Perry Welsh Board of Trustees – Member, Explorer Scout Leader, Conwy, Training Adviser, Snowdonia and Anglesey Elaine Janet Gray Pert Group Scout Leader, 48th Fife (Dalgety Bay), Appointments Secretary, District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Roysth, East – Scotland David William Pfeiffer Cub Scout Leader, Group Executive Member, 2nd Cuddington (Rowe), Training Adviser, Epsom and Ewell, Surrey Bruce Poole Queen’s Scout Award Co-ordinator, County Vice President, County Secretary, Somerset Norman Edwin Pope District Executve Member, Grafton, County Executive Member, Northamptonshire Richard Pope Group Scout Leader, 2nd Allerton 29th Liverpool Arthur Noble Memorial Scout Group, District Nights Away Adviser, Assistant Explorer Scout Leader, Liverpool South, Merseyside Dr Thomas Porter District Scout Active Support Member, District President, Urmston and District, Gt. Manchester West Peter John Povey District Chairman, North East Wiltshire, Wiltshire David Prescott Group Executive Member, 11th Spen Valley Hunsworth, Spen Valley, West Yorkshire

‌ ussell Graham Priestley Group Administrator, R Scout Leader, 7th Purley All Saints Kenley, Croydon, Gt. London South West Brian George Quinn District Scout Active Support Member, South Ribble, West Lancashire John Paul Raine Assistant County Commissioner Scouts, Training Adviser, Gt. Manchester North Derek Redfern Group Scout Leader, 1st Middleton (St Leonards), Middleton, Training Adviser, Gt. Manchester North Patrick George Richardson District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, District Nights Away Adviser, Daventry and District, Northamptonshire Colin Keith Rivett District Executive Member, Assistant District Commissioner Development, Training Adviser, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire David Lawrence Rixson Assistant District Commissioner, Croydon, Gt. London South West Bruce Robinson Group Scout Leader, 3rd South Shields Sea Scouts, South Tyneside, Durham Ian Robinson Cub Scout Leader, 1st Dinas Powys, Penarth and District, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Margaret Ellen Robinson Explorer Scout Leader, South Tyneside, Durham Samuel Frank Robinson BSc ARCS Group Treasurer, Group Executive Member, 1st Southport (Ainsdale), District Treasurer, Southport, County Treasurer, Merseyside Ruth Alison Rogers Assistant District Commissioner, District Appointments Chairman, Stretford, Local Training Manager, Gt. Manchester West Sheila Joy Rogers Group Scout Leader, 1st Robertsbridge, Senlac, East Sussex Janet Vivien Rope Group Executive Member, 1st Acle, District Scout Active Support Member, East Norfolk, Norfolk Robert Trevor Salter Beaver Scout Leader, 2nd Herne Bay, Canterbury Whitstable & Herne Bay, Kent John Charles Sear Assistant District Commissioner Scouts, Ealing & Hanwell, Gt. London Middlesex West Barry Sheehan District Chairman, Radcliffe, County Executive Member, Gt. Manchester North Alan Shipway Group Treasurer, Group Sectional Assistant, 16th Fleetwood, District Explorer Scout Commissioner, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Wyre, West Lancashire Richard Douglas Short Group Scout Leader, 1st/3rd Houghton Regis, District Scout Active Support Member, District Executive Committee Member, Dunstable, Training Adviser, County Trainer, Bedfordshire Reverend David Skuce District Commissioner (Acting), County Tyrone, County Training Manager, County Commissioner, County Tyrone Michael Smith District President, Eastleigh and District, Hampshire Paul Robert Southcott District Skills Instructor, Dockland Scout Project, Group Scout Leader, 14th Seven Kings, Training Adviser, Ilford East, Assistant County Commissioner Activities, Trainer, Deputy County Commissioner, Gt. London North East Edward John Sowells MBE Explorer Scout Leader (Young Leader), District Scout Active Support Coordinator, District Nights Away Adviser, Cromwell, Training Adviser, Cambridgeshire John Martin Spence Assistant Group Scout Leader, 124th Nottingham,Training Adviser, District Administrator, City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Alan Stack Group Scout Leader, 8th Hayes, District Executive Member, Hayes and Harlington, Training Adviser, Gt. London Middlesex West Roger Lawrence Starr BSc MPhil District Scout Active Support Member, Deep Sea Scouts, National Headquarters, County Skills Instructor, Avon Ian Victor Stewart Trainer, Northern Ireland, District Commissioner, District Executive Member, South Belfast, Belfast Eunice Veronica Stone Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 12th Windsor, Windsor and Eton, Royal Berkshire Barbara Eileen Stroud Cub Scout Leader, 65th Aberdeen (Milltimber), District Scout Active Support Member, Aberdeen, North East – Scotland Patricia Swinburn District Scout Active Support Manager, Sheffield Don, South Yorkshire Mark Ian Tarry Assessor for Climbing (Single Pitch), County Skills Instructor, North Yorkshire, Member of Development Grants Board, National Headquarters, Deputy Chief Commissioner (England), England Josephine Taylor District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Bradford South, Deputy County Training Manager, Trainer, West Yorkshire Keith Charles Thompson District Commissioner, District Administrator, Stowmarket, Suffolk Mary Thompson Cub Scout Leader, 1st Caithness, (1st Wick), Assistant District Commissioner Adult Training Scotland, Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, Caithness, Trainer, Highlands and Islands – Scotland David Thornton Group Scout Leader, Dewsbury West (St Saviours), District Scout Active Support Manager, Heavy Woollen, West Yorkshire Leslie John Thurston Group Member, 1st Takeley, District Nights Away Adviser, Training Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, Hatfield Forest, Essex Pamela Tovey Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 31st Gloucester (Highnam), Appointments Secretary, District Scout Active Support Member, Gloucester, Gloucestershire David Brian Treadwell Group Scout Active Support Member, 144th Birmingham (1st Sheldon), District Nights Away Adviser, District Scout Leader, Spitfire, Birmingham Malcolm Basil Douglas Turner Group Scout Leader, 1st Ealing North, Ealing & Hanwell, Gt. London Middlesex West Mervyn David Twaits District President, District Scout Active Support Member, East Norfolk, County Appointment Advisory Committee Member, County Executive Member, Norfolk Hendrik Van Welsenes Group Scout Leader, Crofton Oak, Bromley, County Adviser For Air Activities, Training Adviser, Assistant County Commissioner, Gt. London South East Jennifer Hilary Varley Assistant County Commissioner Activities, Manager of the Activity Permit Scheme, Activity Centre Staff, Central Yorkshire Robert Warburton Group Treasurer, 3rd Taunton (Bishops’ Lydeard), District Executive Member, District Scout Active Support Manager, Taunton Deane, Somerset Anthony Spencer Watson Group Scout Leader, 1st Bagshot, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Surrey Heath, Surrey Kay Watt Beaver Scout Leader, 7th Grays, District Beaver Scout Leader, District Executive Member, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Thurrock, Essex Peter John Westley District Scout Active Support Member, Explorer Scout Leader, Thameside Grand Union, Gt. London Middlesex West

Irene Wheatley Group Executive Member, 1st Bispham, District Beaver Scout Leader, District Administrator, District Scout Active Support Manager, Blackpool and District, West Lancashire Philip Wilson Wheatley Group Executive Member, 1st Bipsham, District executive Member, District Cub Scout Leader, District Scout Active Support Member, Blackpool and District, West Lancashire Gwen White BEM Cub Scout Leader, 14th Radcliffe (Ainsworth Parish Church), Radcliffe, Gt. Manchester North William White Group Scout Leader, 14th Radcliffe (Ainsworth Parish Church), District President, Radcliffe, Gt. Manchester North Rosalind Mary Wicks District Beaver Scout Leader, North West Norfolk, Norfolk Kenneth James Willard Assistant Scout Leader, S.S. Peter & Paul, District Nights Away Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, Training Adviser, Godalming, Surrey Andrew Wilson Regional Camp Warden Scotland, Scout Active Support Manager – Scotland, Clyde – Scotland David Reginald Woodward Group Scout Leader, 1st Bedworth, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Nights Away Adviser, Training Adviser, Nuneaton, Warwickshire Doreen Worden Group Scout Leader, Central Ribbleton, Preston and District, West Lancashire Dr Andrew Charles Wright Group Scout Leader, 4th Harrow, District Scout Active Support Member, Harrow & Wealdstone, Training Adviser, Gt. London Middlesex West Harold Ernest Wright Scout Leader, 6th Eckington, Dronfield, Derbyshire

April/May 2014

St George’s Day Awards 2014

Silver Acorn

In recognition of specially distinguished service. The Silver Acorn was first introduced as a St George’s Day Award in 1933. It is not normally awarded until after at least the Award for Merit has been gained. It is seldom awarded for less than 20 years’ service. Robin James Abbott District Commissioner, New Forest South, Training Adviser, Hampshire David Andrew Adams District Scout Active Support Member, Duke of Edinburgh Award Training Scout Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, Assessor for Skiing, Assessor for Rafting (Traditional), Assessor for Power Boating, Assessor for Kayaking Open Inland, Assessor for Hillwalking, Assessor for Dinghy Sailing, Assessor for Canoeing Open Inland, Assessor for Climbing (Single Pitch), County Nights Away Adviser, Training Adviser, Trainer, Manager of the Activity Permit Scheme, Local Training Manager, County Scouter, County Adviser for Mountain Activities, County Skills Instructor, North Yorkshire Helen Alison Adams UK Technical Adviser, National Headquarters, Assessor for Canoeing Open Inland, Nottinghamshire, Assessor for Skiing, Assessor for Rafting (Traditional), Assessor for Power Boating, Assessor for Kayaking Open Inland, Assessor for Canoeing River, Assessor for Canoeing Open Inland, Assessor for Bell Boating, Assessor for Kayaking River, Training Adviser, Trainer, County Scouter, County Skills Instructor, County Adviser for Water Activities, North Yorkshire Paul Michael Adams Assistant Group Scout Leader, Cub Scout Leader, 2nd Hinckley (St Peters), District Executive Member, District Adviser For Shooting, Hinckley, Leicestershire Margaret Mary Allan Appointments Secretary, Borders, South East – Scotland David Arthur Allen District Scout Active Support Member, Blackpool And District, West Lancashire John Fitzgerald Allwright District Scout Active Support Member, District Treasurer, Ormskirk and District, West Lancashire Colin Michael Clinton Andrews Group Scout Leader 1st Poulner, Explorer Scout Leader New Forest West, Hampshire

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David Attenborough District Scout Active Support Member, Camp Warden, New Greenwich, County Executive Member, Gt. London South Caroline Beatrice Louise Badcock Cub Scout Leader, 80th Reading (2nd Tilehurst), Pang Valley, Royal Berkshire Laura Jane Baines Group Scout Leader, Barwell, District Appointments Advisory Committee Member, District Executive Member, District Explorer Scout Leader, Training Adviser (Admin), Trainer Adviser, Hinckley, Trainer, Leicestershire George Murray Bald Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 64th Edinburgh North East (Stockbridge), Edinburgh North East, South East – Scotland Malcolm Frances Bale Group Scout Leader, 1st Watchet Sea Scouts, West Somerset, Somerset Alison Margaret Bamber Explorer Scout Leader, South Ribble, Scout Active Support Member, West Lancashire Roger Edward Norman Banister District Commissioner, Training Adviser, Wharfedale, West Yorkshire Pamela Margaret Banks Cub Scout Leader, 13th Northampton (St. Marys Far Cotton), Northampton, Northamptonshire George Anthony Bannister Assistant District Commissioner, Appointments Secretary, Spen Valley, County Appointment Advisory Committee Member, West Yorkshire Joseph Barea Assistant Chief Commissioner, Gibraltar Neil John Barnes Scout Leader, 1st Kirkham and Wesham, Training Adviser, Fylde, West Lancashire Lewis William Bathard District Supporter, District Scout Active Support Manager, Harrow & Wealdstone, Gt. London Middlesex West Patricia Batten District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Explorer Scout Leader, Assistant District Commissioner Group Support, New Greenwich, Gt. London South John William Baxter Group Executive Member, 4th Barnehurst (St Martin’s), District Scout Active Support Member, District Chairman, Bexley, Local Training Manager, Trainer, Gt. London South East Mark Beaumont Scout Leader, Wellington St Matthews (Hull), City of Hull, Humberside Laurence Edward Bell Cub Scout Leader, 16th Airedale (Yeadon Methodist), District Executive Member, District Nights Away Adviser, Shire Oak (Leeds), Central Yorkshire Peter Robert Bench District Commissioner, District Scout Active Support Member, Basingstoke West, Hampshire Peter Fothergill Bennett Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 70th Greenock and District, District Commissioner, Greenock and District, West – Scotland Susan Jane Best Beaver Scout Leader, 1st Wyton (RAF) Air Scout Group, District Nights Away Adviser, Assistant District Commissioner Beaver Scouts, Cromwell, Training Adviser, Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Cambridgeshire Peter James Betteridge Assistant Scout Leader 10th Romsey (Woodley & Crampmoor), District Scout Active Support Member, Romsey, Hampshire Phillip Leonard Bicknell District Vice President, Greenford & District, Gt. London Middlesex West Alexander Edward Bienkov Group Scout Leader, 10th Royal Eltham, Explorer Scout Leader, New Greenwich, Gt. London South David Herbert Birkinshaw District Badge Secretary, District Executive Member, District Nights Away Adviser, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Bradford South, West Yorkshire

Nigel Paul Board Assistant Group Scout Leader, Scout Leader, 1st Wargrave, District Nights Away Adviser, Lodden, Training Adviser, Royal Berkshire Jacqueline Ann Boden District Secretary, Rea Valley, Birmingham Lance Booth Group Scout Leader, 1st Woodville (St Stephens), South Derbyshire, Derbyshire Brenda Boothman Group Executive Member, 1st Cookham, District Scout Active Support Member, District Skills Instructor, Maidenhead, Royal Berkshire Martin John Booy District Commissioner (Acting), District Executive Member, Assistant District Commissioner Scouts, Vale District, Area Nights Away Adviser, Training Adviser, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Jill Wendy Bowman Explorer Scout Leader (Young Leader) Blythe, Scout Active Support Member, Solihull John Anthony Victor Bowman Assistant Camp Warden, Chelmsford and District, Essex Benjamin John Bradley Assessor for Hillwalking, Hampshire Christopher John Bradley Group Chairman, 231st (Shiregreen), District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Sheffield Don, South Yorkshire Dr Christopher George Brammer Deputy Chief Commissioner (Region Support) – Scotland, Scotland David William Bramston Regional Commissioner, West Midlands, Headquarters Graham Alan Brant District Commissioner, Kingswood, Avon Joan Margaret Bridge Cub Scout Leader, Assistant Group Scout Leader, 5th Tower Hamlets (West), East London, Gt. London North East David Harry Brotherhood Assistant Scout Leader, 4th Mansfield Woodhouse (St Edmunds), District Scout Active Support Member, Mansfield, Training Adviser, Nottinghamshire Andi David Brown Cub Scout Leader, 9th Greenford (Holy Cross), District Cub Scout Leader, Greenford & District, Gt. London Middlesex West David Brown Assistant Beaver Scout Leader, 132nd Derby (2nd Chaddesden), District Scout Active Support Member, Derby East, Derbyshire John Gavin Brown Camp Warden, Orwell, Camp Warden, Suffolk Robert Wallace Brown District Administrator, District Chairman, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Blyth Valley, Northumberland Ann Elisabeth Buchan District Scout Active Support Member, North Dorset, District Scout Active Support Member, Dorchester and West Dorset, Scout Active Support Member, County Member, County Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Dorset David Buchan District Scout Active Support Member, North Dorset, District Scout Active Support Member, Dorchester and West Dorset, Scout Active Support Member, Dorset Maurice Edward Buchan District Scout Active Support Member, Thameside Grand Union, Gt. London Middlesex West John Norman Buckley District Badge Secretary, District Scout Active Support Member, Lonsdale, West Lancashire Donald Bullimore District Scout Active Support Member, Surrey Heath, Surrey Sylvia Margaret Bunn District Scout Active Support Member, Ashford, Kent Andrew John Burchell District Nights Away Adviser, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

Peter Brian Burgess Group Chairman, 2nd Tonbridge (Parish Church), Tonbridge, Kent Simon Andrew Burgess BA(Hons) PGCE (Music) Group Scout Leader, 1st St. Mary’s, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Leeds Templars, Training Adviser, Local Training Manager, Central Yorkshire Margaret Burnley Cub Scout Leader, 39th Bradford South (Southfield Lane Methodist), District Executive Member, Bradford South, West Yorkshire David John Burns Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 104th Edinburgh North East, Edinburgh North East, South East – Scotland Kathleen Elizabeth Burrell Group Executive Member, Farsley, District Explorer Scout Commissioner, District Explorer Scout Administrator, West Leeds, Training Adviser, Central Yorkshire Rosemary Jane Burrell Assistant Beaver Scout Leader, 1st North Walsham, North East Norfolk, District Scout Active Support Member, Southern Norwich, Norfolk David Malcolm Burrows Group Scout Leader, 1st Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire Tony Alan Butler District Scout Active Support Member, National Catholic Scout Fellowship, National Headquarters, Assistant Scout Leader, 244th Birmingham (Holy Name), Tame Valley Birmingham, Birmingham Janice Margaret Butterworth Group Scout Leader, 2nd Ramsbottom (St Paul’s C.E), Assistant District Commissioner Beaver Scouts, Ramsbottom, Gt. Manchester North Gillian Margaret Caine Group Scout Leader, 1st Spen Valley, Training Adviser, Spen Valley, West Yorkshire Alexander Clive Carr County Adviser for Climbing, Buckinghamshire Janet Cartwright Assistant Scout Leader, 22nd Huddersfield (Shelley), Huddersfield South East, County Skills Instructor, West Yorkshire Russell Catlow Group Scout Leader, 5th Blackpool, District Scout Active Support Member, District Executive Member, Blackpool and District, West Lancashire David Miles Chadwick Group Skills Instructor, 1st Sandle Heath New Forest West, Assessor for Dinghy Sailing, Assessor for Mine Exploration, Assessor for Power Boating, Assessor for Caving, Hampshire Peter Chambers MBE District Scout Active Support Member, Network Russia, National Headquarters, District Treasurer, District Nights Away Adviser, Sheffield Hallam, District Scout Active Support Member, Sheffield Sheaf, Training Adviser, Trainer, South Yorkshire Anne Elizabeth Chapman District Secretary, District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Appointments Secretary, District Scout Active Support Member, Network Russia, National Headquarters, District Scout Active Support Member, Appointments Secretary, Bradford North, Training Adviser, Aire Valley, Local Training Manager, Local Training Administrator, West Yorkshire Lawrence Christopher Chapman District Explorer Scout Commissioner, Lowestoft, Training Adviser, Assessor for Kayaking Sea, Assessor for Canoeing Open Inland, Suffolk Christine Charlton Group Scout Leader, 46th Ormskirk (Mawdesley), District Cub Scout Leader, District Executive Member, District Appointments Advisory Committee Member, Ormskirk And District, Local Training Manager, Trainer, West Lancashire David Edgar Charlton Group Executive Member, 5th Whitley Bay (St. George’s) 1st Cullercoats, Whitley Bay and District, County Chairman, Northumberland Donald Cheyne Scout Leader, 2nd Rhiwbina, Afon, Area Adviser for Mountain Activities, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan

Marion Lilian Christmas MBE Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Hampshire Ann Clark Queen’s Scout Award Co-ordinator, Trainer, Deputy County Commissioner, Assistant County Commissioner International, Assistant County Commissioner Cub Scouts, Assistant County Commissioner Beaver Scouts, Training Adviser, Hereford & Worcester Richard Simon Clark District Scout Active Support Member, Assistant District Commissioner Group Support, Billericay & Wickford, Scout Active Support Member, Essex Barbara Pauline Colby District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Yeovil and District, Somerset Patricia Ann Coles Group Scout Leader, 1st Finedon, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Wellingborough, Scout Active Support Member, Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Northamptonshire Michael Allan Cook District Scout Active Support Member, Sutton Coldfield East, Birmingham Alan Montague Victor Cooke Group Scout Leader, 2nd Hook (St Paul’s), Royal Kingston, Gt. London South West Andrew James Cooper Beaver Scout Leader, 38th Rossendale, Rossendale Valley, East Lancashire Richard Charles Cooper District Scout Active Support Member, South East Europe Scout Active Support Unit (SEENet), District Scout Active Support Member, Southern Stars UK Scout Active Support Unit, District Scout Active Support Member, 2nd Gilwell Park Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, District Explorer Scout Leader, Petworth and Pulborough, Assistant County Commissioner International, West Sussex Richard Lawrence Coppock Assistant County Commissioner International, Leicestershire Graham Alan Cotgreave Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 17th Barrow-in-Furness (St Perrans), District Nights Away Adviser, South West Lakes, Cumbria Ian Cotterill Cub Scout Leader, 64th Nottingham, City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Allen Cowburn Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 26th Halifax (Bradshaw St Johns), Halifax, West Yorkshire Gordon Cowie Group Scout Leader, 1st Gullane, East Lothian, South East – Scotland Daniele Louise Cox Cub Scout Leader, 1st Hertford Heath, District Nights Away Adviser, Hertford, Hertfordshire John Charles Cox District Chairman, Wiltshire West, Wiltshire Mary Elaine Coyte Assistant District Commissioner Beaver Scouts, Petersfield, Hampshire Sonia Clare Crabb Training Adviser Admin, District Scout Active Support Member, Meon Valley, Training Adviser Admin, Training Adviser, Hampshire Rupert Backhouse Crisp JP Group Treasurer, 1st Blofield and Brundall, District Appointments Chairman, Eastern Norwich, Norfolk John Steven Cronin Group Chairman, 1st Doddington, Fenland, Cambridgeshire, Group Scout Leader (Acting), 1st City of London Lord Mayor’s Own, District Commissioner, District Nights Away Adviser, Camden City & Islington, District Commissioner, Haringey, Local Training Manager, Trainer, Gt. London North Geoffrey William Crookes Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 7th Peterborough Helpston Village, Medehamstede, Cambridgeshire Alistair John Cubbin District Commissioner, Wallasey, Merseyside

Anthony James Cumes District Scout Active Support Manager, District Executive Member, Christchurch and District, Dorset James Cumming District Commissioner, Training Adviser, North Ayrshire and Arran, Trainer, South West – Scotland John Reginald Leonard Davies Group Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, 1st Shanklin, East Wight, Isle of Wight Patricia Irene Davies Group Chairman, 15th Penarth (Owen-Dicks) Elfed Avenue United Church, District Executive Member, Penarth and District, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Carolyn Jane Davis Group Scout Leader, 4th Rushden (Whitefriars), District Executive Member, Training Adviser, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Nene Valley, Training Adviser, Northamptonshire Keith Ian Davis Cub Scout Leader, 1st Woodham Ferrers, District Cub Scout Leader, Chelmsford and District, Essex Christine Ann Dawson Group Treasurer, 11th Spen Valley Hunsworth, Spen Valley, West Yorkshire James Dawson District Scout Leader, Deputy District Commissioner, Ellesmere, Gt. Manchester West Peter William Dawson Group Scout Leader, 1st Mirfield, District Executive Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Heavy Woollen, West Yorkshire Christopher Mark Denham Group Scout Leader, 6th Brighton (St Wilfrids), Deputy District Commissioner, Brighton & Hove, Local Training Manager, East Sussex Alison Mary Denyer Assistant Scout Leader, 6th Brighton (St Wilfrids), Assistant District Commissioner Scouts, Brighton & Hove, District Scout Active Support Member, Eastbourne and District, East Sussex Nicholas Sinclair Dewdney Scout Leader, 12th Hampstead St Paul’s School, District Nights Away Adviser, Camden City & Islington District, Deputy County Commissioner, Trainer, Gt. London North John David Dighton Group Scout Leader, 2nd Stanford-le-Hope, District Skills Instructor, Stanford-le-Hope and District, Essex Sharon Angela Donohoe Scout Leader, 2nd Pembroke (Castle), Pembrokeshire District, Assistant Area Commissioner Scouts, Pembrokeshire Jason Ormerod Dugdale District Commissioner, Exeter, Training Adviser, Devon Genevieve Martha Dunbar Cub Scout Leader, 28th Croydon Our Lady of the Annunciation, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Croydon, Gt. London South West Malcolm Dyer Assistant Group Scout Leader, 46th Northampton (Overstone), Training Adviser, Northampton, Northamptonshire Michael Richard Dyer Scout Leader, 6th Tynemouth (Holy Saviour’s), Tynemouth, Northumberland John Henry Dymond Group Scout Leader, 25th Forth Valley (Balfron), Training Adviser, Stirling and Trossachs, Forth – Scotland Andrew William Edmonds District Chairman, Wimbledon and Wandle, Gt. London South West Brian Leslie Edwards Scout Sectional Assistant, Chadwell St Mary, Assistant Camp Warden, District Scout Active Support Member, Thurrock, Essex Michael David Edwards Assistant Scout Leader, Cookridge Village, District Nights Away Adviser, Shire Oak (Leeds), Central Yorkshire Patricia Marilyn Edwards Assistant Beaver Scout Leader, 11th Blackpool Raikes Parade Methodist, District Scout Active Support Member, Training Adviser, District Nights Away Adviser, Assistant District Commissioner Beaver Scouts, Blackpool and District, West Lancashire

April/May 2014

St George’s Day Awards 2014

Alison Jane Eggitt Cub Scout Leader, 1st Old Malden St John the Baptist, District Cub Scout Leader, Royal Kingston, Gt. London South West Anthony Dennis Elgar District Nights Away Adviser, Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, District Executive Member, East Wight, County Adviser for Shooting, Isle of Wight Carole Mary Ellis District Scout Active Support Member, Woodlands, Buckinghamshire Joan Winifred Eminson Group Scout Leader, 25th Lewisham North, Lewisham District, Gt. London South Kathleen Evans Cub Scout Leader, 79th Reading Norcot and Kentwood, District Scout Active Support Member, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Pang Valley, Training Adviser, Royal Berkshire Christopher Michael Eyre Group Scout Leader, 16th Sheffield (Westbourne), Sheffield Hallam, South Yorkshire Simon Andrew Fairless Explorer Scout Leader, District Explorer Scout Commissioner, Torfaen, Gwent Kenneth Robert Falconer Assistant Scout Leader, 28th Braid, Braid, Scout Active Support Member – Scotland, South East – Scotland Susan Elizabeth Farrar Group Scout Leader, 17th Chelmsford Salvation Army, Training Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, Chelmsford and District, Essex Elizabeth Wallace Hendry Findlay Group Scout Leader, 24th Glasgow (Bearsden), District Nights Away Adviser, Great Western, Clyde – Scotland Peter Frederick Fitzgerald Assistant District Commissioner, Hertford, Hertfordshire Carole Louise Fleming Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 1st Hoveton and Roxham, Training Adviser, North East Norfolk, Norfolk Stuart Andrew Fletcher Cub Scout Leader, 1st Marple Scouts, Goyt, Gt. Manchester East David Richard Floyd District Explorer Scout Commissioner, District Nights Away Adviser, District Executive Member, Bexley, Gt. London South East Christine Ford Group Scout Leader, 94th Lanarkshire (9th Coatbridge), Calder, Clyde – Scotland Mary Elizabeth Ford Cub Scout Leader, 1st Bethersden, Ashford, Kent Rosemary Ann Elizabeth Forde Specialist Adviser (Adult Training), National Headquarters, Headquarters Commissioner Adult Training, Northern Ireland, Beaver Scout Leader, 1st Cladagh, Fermanagh, County Training Manager, County Treasurer, County Administrator, County Fermanagh Pamela Forshaw District Scout Active Support Member, 2nd Gilwell Park Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, District Treasurer, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Pontefract & Castleford, Activity Centre Staff, Central Yorkshire Edna May Fox Assistant Beaver Scout Leader, Orsett & Bulphan, Thurrock, Essex Richard William Fox District Scout Active Support Member, Scouts of the World Scout Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, District Executive Member, District Scout Active Support Manager, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Greenford & District, Gt. London Middlesex West John Richard Foxwell Group Sectional Assistant, 7th Hanwell (St Thomas’), District Commissioner (Acting), Ealing and Hanwell, Gt. London Middlesex West Neil Kingsley Freeman Group Scout Leader, 1st Send (St Mary’s), District Scout Active Support Member, Woking, Surrey

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David Sidney Fricker District Executive Member, District Supporter, Southwark District, Gt. London South Anthony Galliano Branch Member, Gibraltar Eileen Lillian Maud Galling Assistant Cub Scout Leader, Central Dorchester, District Scout Active Support Member, Dorchester and West Dorset, Dorset Barbara Dorothy Garner District Commissioner, Southgate, Training Adviser, Trainer, Gt. London North Elizabeth Garvie Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 6th West Lothian (Broxburn and Uphall), West Lothian, Forth – Scotland Antony Mark Garvin Group Scout Leader, 1st Mylor, Falmouth and District, Assistant County Commissioner Scouts, Cornwall Kathleen Mary Geeves Cub Scout Leader, 16th Wellingborough (St Barnabas), District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Myra Ethel George Group Secretary, 1st Slough, Slough, Royal Berkshire Frances Gibbs District Scout Active Support Member, Eastbourne and District, Trainer, Safeguarding Awareness Co-ordinator, East Sussex Suzanne Elizabeth Gidlow Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 23rd South West Cheshire (2nd Wheelock), South West Cheshire, Cheshire James Peter David Gilbert Assistant Scout Leader, 76th Sheffield (St Peter’s) Ellesmere, Sheffield Don, South Yorkshire Valerie Avis Gleave Assistant Beaver Scout Leader, 24th Edmonton, Enfield, Gt. London North Keith Ernest Gleen Assistant Group Scout Leader, 1st Martlesham, Deben, Deputy County Commissioner, Trainer, Training Adviser, Suffolk Elizabeth Janet Godden Assistant Scout Leader, 2nd Romford, Assistant District Commissioner Scouts, Training Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, Romford, Gt. London North East Richard Ian Golding Group Scout Leader, 3rd Kingston (All Saint’s), Royal Kingston, Training Adviser, Gt. London South West Sandra Goode Assistant Cub Scout Leader, Group Executive Member, Boyne Hill, Maidenhead, Royal Berkshire Paul Andrew Goon Training Adviser, District Commissioner, Cole Valley South, Birmingham Brenda Graham District Secretary, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Pontefract & Castleford, Central Yorkshire Gillian Grainger Assistant Scout Leader, 1st Weatherden & Haughley, Stowmarket, Training Adviser, Suffolk Jenifer Carol Green Beaver Scout Leader, 1st Shevington (Wigan), Wigan and District, Gt. Manchester West John Greenhalgh Group Scout Leader, 19th Bolton West (Bolton School), District Nights Away Adviser, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Bolton West, Gt. Manchester North Dr Howard Greenwood BSC (Hons) PHD CCHEM MRSC Group Scout Leader (Acting), Scout Leader Warton (St Oswald’s), District Executive Member, Lonsdale, West Lancashire David Griffiths District Scout Active Support Member, City of Portsmouth, Hampshire, District Active Support Member, Brownsea Island, District Scout Active Support Member, Woodhouse Park Active Support Unit, National Headquarters David Thomas Griffiths District Scout Active Support Member, Deep Sea Scouts and Admiral Lord Nelson Scout Active Support Unit, National Headquarters

Michael Grime District Scout Active Support Member, National Catholic Scout Fellowship, National Headquarters, Group Scout Leader, Bold Venture Park, District Nights Away Adviser, District Secretary (Acting), Appointments Secretary, District Commissioner, Darwen, County Scouter, East Lancashire Steven Gurmin Group Scout Leader, 169th Birmingham West (1st Quinton), Rea Valley, Birmingham Victor Hadley Group President, Dewsbury West (St Saviours), Heavy Woollen, West Yorkshire Clive Crompton Hailey Group Scout Leader, 4th East Barnet (Sea Scouts), Training Adviser, Barnet Borough, Gt. London North John David Harris Group Scout Leader, 17th Lewisham North (3rd Lee Good Shepherd), Lewisham District, Gt. London South Amanda Elise Margaret Harrison Group Scout Leader, 37th Chingford (SS Peter & Paul), District Scout Active Support Member, Training Adviser, Chingford, Trainer, Gt. London North East Ieuan Paul Havard Scout Leader, 94th Penarth Guide and Scout Group, Penarth and District, Area Skills Instructor, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Nicola Sian Havard Group Scout Leader, 94th Penarth Guide and Scout Group, District Appointments Advisory Committee Member, Penarth And District, Training Adviser, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan June Ann Heathcote Group Scout Leader, 1st Chase Terrace, District Executive Member, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Assistant District Commissioner, District Nights Away Adviser, Cannock Chase, Training Adviser, Staffordshire Susan Jane Hedges Cub Scout Leader, Assistant Group Scout Leader, Group Scout Leader (Acting), 7th Bramshill (Hook), District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, Bramshill, Hampshire Gordon Henshaw District Vice President, Flintshire, Clwyd Ian Charles Drummond Hill District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Thameside Grand Union, Gt. London Middlesex West Anne Marie Hilton District Scout Active Support Member, Derby South, Scout Active Support Member, Derbyshire Peter Brinsley Hilton Group Treasurer, 35th Derby (Markeaton), Derby East, District Scout Active Support Member, District Supporter, Derby South, Derbyshire Peter William Hobson District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Derby East, Derbyshire Valerie Anne Hodgson County Training Manager, Training Adviser, Trainer, Northumberland Raymond Hollands Scout Active Support Member, County Vice President, County Executive Member, Norfolk Jeremy Stuart Holmes District Scout Active Support Member, UK Kandersteg Network-Scout Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, Scout Leader, 180th Sheffield (Holy Trinity Milhouses), Sheffield Hallam, South Yorkshire Pauline Carol Holmes Group Scout Leader, 1st Rugeley, District Cub Scout Leader, District Appointments Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Member, District Nights Away Adviser, Cannock Chase, Training Adviser, Staffordshire Richard John Skerrett Holmes Scout Active Support Member, Gt. London North, District Scout Active Support Member, District Treasurer, North East Wiltshire, Scout Active Support Member, Wiltshire

Robert Michael Hopkins Scout Leader, 15th Chelmsford (St Johns), Chelmsford and District, Essex Beverley Jayne Howard Group Scout Leader, 46th Bradford North, Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, Bradford North, West Yorkshire John Edger Hudson (deceased) Assistant Scout Leader, 1st St Leonards Forest, Horsham Weald, Assessor for Kayaking Open Inland, Assessor for Kayaking Sea, West Sussex Robert Ian Humphrey Training Adviser, Farnham, Surrey Brian James Huntley Group Scout Leader, 4th Heston, District Scout Active Support Member, Thameside Grand Union, Gt. London Middlesex West Tony Hurst Cub Scout Leader, 112th Leicester Little Hill Wigston Magna, Cub Scout Leader, 41st Leicester (St. James The Great), Training Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, Leicester South East, Leicestershire Robert Hussey Deputy District Commissioner, Bristol South, Avon Richard William Hyland JP District Scout Active Support Member, Assistant District Commissioner Adult Support, Spitfire, Local Training Manager, Birmingham Linda Margaret Inglis Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 10th Craigalmond, Training Adviser, Craigalmond, South East – Scotland Noel Alexander Irwin District Commissioner, Lisburn And District, County Antrim Carol Anne James Area Appointments Chairman, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Andrew Jennings Assistant Group Scout Leader, Group Administrator, 46th Scarborough (Westborough), Assistant District Commissioner Group Support, Scarborough and District, Local Training Administrator, Trainer, Training Adviser, Safeguarding Awareness Co-ordinator, North Yorkshire Terence Malcolm Jennings Appointments Secretary, District Chairman, Dronfield, Derbyshire Sylvia Marilyn Elizabeth Johns District Cub Scout Leader, District Scout Active Support Member, Blackpool and District, West Lancashire Ian Christopher Johnson Scout Leader, 1st Hartford (Northwich), Mid Cheshire, Cheshire Stella Ann Johnstone District Appointments Chairman, Assistant District Commissioner Group Support, District Scout Active Support Member, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Executive Member, Ely, Training Adviser, Cambridgeshire Glyn Jones District Commissioner, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Kenneth William Edmund Jowett Scout Leader, 13th Erith (Christ Church), Bexley, Gt. London South East Andrew John Kemp Assistant Scout Leader, 1st Ockenden, Thurrock, Essex Allen Kerr District President, Edinburgh North East, South East – Scotland Christopher John King District Explorer Scout Commissioner, Training Adviser, Letchworth and Baldock, Hertfordshire Linda Mary Kirby Cub Scout Leader, 42nd Ormskirk ( Skelmersdale St Paul’s), District Cub Scout Leader, Ormskirk and District, West Lancashire Susan Sebbie Klesel Group Scout Leader, 4th Hounslow, Thameside Grand Union, Gt. London Middlesex West Darron Knibbs Explorer Scout Leader, CRAI, Mid Glamorgan Simon Ananda Kularatne District Scout Active Support Member, Blackpool and District, West Lancashire

Kathleen Barbara Lakin Group Scout Leader, 1st Olton, Cole, Scout Active Support Member, Solihull Ian Lavens Assistant District Commissioner Beaver Scouts, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Bablake, City of Coventry Susan Leonard Cub Scout Leader, 4th Worsley (Christ The King), Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, District Commissioner, Ellesmere, Campsite Management Committee Member, Gt. Manchester West Stephen Graham Lewis Scout Active Support Member, Wales, Explorer Scout Leader, CRAI, Mid Glamorgan William Linley Group Chairman, 53rd Lanarkshire (1st East Kilbride), Training Adviser, Strathcalder, Clyde – Scotland Keith Lofthouse Assistant Scout Leader, 2nd Ramsbottom (St Paul’s C.E), Ramsbottom, Gt. Manchester North Francis Joseph Loveder Assistant Explorer Scout Leader, Pang Valley, Royal Berkshire Jennifer Ann Lowe District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Thameside Grand Union, Gt. London Middlesex West Linda Gladys Lythaby Group Sectional Assistant, Group Executive Member, 3rd North Watford (1st Abbotts Langley) Watford North, Hertfordshire Donald Cowie MacDonald District Chairman, District Executive Member, Lodden, Royal Berkshire Charles William MacIntosh Scout Leader, 87th Craigalmond (Granton Seaway), Craigalmond, South East – Scotland Pauline Maddocks Cub Scout Leader, 1st Southgate, District Supporter, Crawley, West Sussex Simon John Maddocks Group Treasurer, 1st Southgate, District Treasurer, Crawley, West Sussex Carol Anne Majury Group Scout Leader, 110th Belfast (St Bernadette), South East Belfast, Belfast John Arthur Herbert Marsden Group Supporter, 1st Horsell, District Scout Active Support Member, Woking, Surrey Miriam Irene Marshall District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Deep Sea Scouts, National Headquarters Nicholas James Mason County Nights Away Adviser, Trainer, Queen’s Scout Award Co-ordinator, Assistant County Commissioner Explorer Scouts, Hereford & Worcester Christopher John Matthews District Chairman, Wolds & Coast, Humberside Carol Ruth Galbraith McCallum Group Scout Leader, 32nd Greenock and District, District Badge Secretary, Training Adviser, Greenock and District, West – Scotland Charlotte Dorothy McCarthy Cub Scout Leader, Assistant Group Scout Leader, 1st Holdgate-York, Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, York Ebor, Training Adviser, North Yorkshire Gillian Anne McDonald Group Scout Leader, Broadstone, Poole, Dorset Margaret Mary Hughes McDowall Group Scout Leader, 13th Medway (St Michaels Chatham), Medway Towns, Kent, District Scout Active Support Manager, National Catholic Scout Fellowship, National Headquarters Donald Patrick McEvoy National Headquarters Volunteer, National Headquarters, Group Scout Leader, 12th Bangor, North Down, County Down David Frederick Duncan McGregor Group Scout Leader, 12th Eastleigh (Bishops Stoke), District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Eastleigh and District, Hampshire

Ian McGregor Assistant Group Scout Leader, 7th West Lothian (Brucefield), West Lothian, Forth – Scotland Sidney George McIlroy Assistant Scout Leader, 1st Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, West – Scotland Helen Elizabeth Medland Assistant Group Scout Leader, 27th Croydon (St Mildreds), Croydon, Gt. London South West Graham John Meikle JP District Media Development Manager, Axe, County Appointments Secretary, Scout Active Support Member, County Executive Committee Member, County Appointments Chairman, Avon Janette Mellor Deputy District Commissioner, Sheffield Don, Local Training Administrator, Training Adviser, South Yorkshire Anthony Albert Edward Mills Group Scout Leader, 72nd Lambeth St John’s School Waterloo, District Nights Away Adviser, Lambeth, Gt. London South Diana Betty Mills Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 6th Ashford, Ashford, Kent Dorothy Ann Minchin District Commissioner, South East Berkshire, Training Adviser, Royal Berkshire David Scott Mitchell Group Scout Leader, 7th Stirling (Beechwood), Training Adviser, Stirling and Trossachs, Forth – Scotland Michael Thomas Mobbs Group Scout Leader (Acting), Scout Leader, 63rd Reading (St Michael’s), Assistant District Commissioner Scouts, District Scout Active Support Member, Pang Valley, Royal Berkshire Angela Jeannette Moore Scout Leader, 1st Edgehill and Torridge, Explorer Scout Leader (Young Leader), Torridge, Trainer, Training Adviser, Devon Jane Anstee Moore Beaver Scout Leader, 1st Twyford, District Beaver Scout Leader, Lodden, Local Training Administrator, Training Adviser, Royal Berkshire Stephen Albert Charles Moore District Adviser for Water Activities, Hitchen South, Assessor for Kayaking Sea, Assessor for Kayaking River, Assessor for Kayaking Open Inland, Assessor for Canoeing Sea, Assessor for Canoing River, Assessor for Rafting (Traditional), Assessor for Canoeing Open Inland, County Boat Inspector, Scout Active Support Member, Hampshire Gillian Morgan Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 32nd Swansea (Rhyddings Park), Swansea and Gower, Glamorgan West Adrian Charles Mori Scout Leader, 7th Hitchen South (Bursledon) Hitchen South, District Adviser for Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Hitchen North, Training Adviser, Hampshire Mavis Middleton Morris Cub Scout Leader, 1st Shevington (Wigan), Wigan and District, Gt. Manchester West Edward Alexander Morrow Group Scout Leader, 53rd Lanarkshire (1st East Kilbride), Training Adviser, Strathcalder, Clyde – Scotland Stephen John Morton District Chairman, District Scout Active Support Manager, UK Arab Scout Region Scout Active Support Unit, District Scout Active Support Member, SE Europe Scout Active Support Unit (SEENet), National Headquarters Volunteer, National Headquarters, Deputy District Commissioner, Chorley, Assistant County Commissioner International, County Member, W Lancs Andrew David Musk BSC (Hons) District Occassional Helper, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Cub Scout Leader, S.S. Peter and Paul, Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, Deputy District Commissioner, Godalming, Surrey John Frederick Myers District Secretary, Yeovil and District, Training Adviser, Somerset Robert Meikle Naysmith Group Scout Leader, 66th Edinburgh North East (Charlotte Chapel), Edinburgh North East, South East – Scotland

April/May 2014

St George’s Day Awards 2014

Linda Jane Neale Specialist Adviser (Adult Training), National Headquarters, Assistant Chief Commissioner Wales (Adult Training), Training Administrator, Area Commissioner, Training Adviser, Trainer, Snowdonia and Anglesey Brenda Dorothy Nettles District Scout Active Support Member, Sutton Coldfield East, Birmingham Alan Henry Newman Scout Leader, 4th Poplar (Ss Mary and Joseph), District Scout Active Support Member, East London, Gt. London North East John William Nimmo Group Scout Leader, 2nd Haddington, East Lothian, South East – Scotland Lynnette Elizabeth Norris Group Scout Leader, Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 8th Aldershot Church of the Ascension, Blackwater Valley, Training Adviser, Hampshire Nigel D Norris MBE Group Scout Leader, 27th Plymouth (Compton Methodist Church), Plymouth, Training Adviser, Devon Joseph Oglesby Group Scout Leader, 61st Sheffield (Wincobank), District Scout Active Support Member, Sheffield Don, South Yorkshire Peter Daniel Oliver Trainer, Deputy County Commissioner, Merseyside Irene Elizabeth Orford District Commissioner (Acting), East Grinstead, County Commissioner, West Sussex John Melvin Owen Group Supporter, Cestrian, District Scout Active Support Member, Chester and District, Cheshire Andrew Papka Group Chairman, 76th Sheffield (St Peter’s) Ellesmere, Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, District Scout Active Support Member, Sheffield Don, Training Adviser, South Yorkshire Ann Parker Assistant Scout Leader, 26th Picton (Childwall), Liverpool South, Merseyside Marion Dorothy Parker District Scout Active Support Member, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Adur Valley, West Sussex Lynn Diana Peck District Appointments Advisory Committee Member, Chingford, Gt. London North East Shirley Patricia Pecover Assistant District Commissioner Special Needs, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Training Adviser, Bromley, Gt. London South East Brian Pendlebury Group Scout Leader, 37th Blackpool (St Paul’s), Blackpool and District, West Lancashire Stephen Graham Peters Scout Leader, 1st Norbreck, Training Adviser, Blackpool and District, West Lancashire Andrew Paul Pevy District Commissioner, District Scout Active Support Member, South Berkshire, Royal Berkshire Simon Douglas Ian Pickett BSc (Hons) District Commissioner, Pang Valley, Training Adviser, Royal Berkshire James Edwin Pothecary Group Treasurer, 3rd Hanworth, Thameside Grand Union, Gt. London Middlesex West William Peter Pretty District Explorer Scout Leader, Slough, County Nights Away Adviser, Royal Berkshire Ian Christopher Pugh District Executive Member, Northampton, Northamptonshire Pamela Grace Puxty Group Executive Member, St Paul’s-Maidstone, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Maidstone East, Kent Barbara Quinn District Badge Secretary, District Scout Active Support Member, South Ribble, West Lancashire

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Kathryn Elizabeth Quinn Deputy District Commissioner, District Scout Active Support Manager, Training Adviser, Huddersfield North, West Yorkshire Anthony Charles Martin Racher District Executive Member, District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Harrow & Wealdstone, Gt. London Middlesex West Anthony John Railton Group Scout Leader Stakeford, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Wansbeck, Northumberland Susan Mary Raine Scout Leader, 44th Bury (R.O.B.O.T.), Bury, Gt. Manchester North Jane Ramage Scout Active Support Member – Scotland, Regional Secretary – Scotland, South East – Scotland Jacqueline Anne Rampall Group Scout Leader, 1st St Lawrence in Thanet, Thanet, Kent Jeremy Leigh Ray District Scout Active Support Member, Cardiff East & South, Scout Active Support Member, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Andrew Allen Redhead Deputy Island Commissioner, Bailiwick of Guernsey Philip Christopher Reed Group Scout Leader, 1st Great Glen, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Market Harborough, Leicestershire David Clement Reid Group Treasurer, 1st Helensburgh, District Skills Instructor, Dunbartonshire, West – Scotland Paul Barry Remblance Assistant Scout Leader, 1st Lavenham, Appointments Secretary, Assistant District Commissioner, Sudbury, Training Adviser, Suffolk Nigel Anthony Riordan Scout Leader, 1st Hammersmith, District Executive Member, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, West London, Gt. London Middlesex West Peter Archibald Dunlop Ritchie Group Sectional Assistant, Group Chairman, 28th Glasgow Giffnock, Eastwood, Clyde – Scotland Rhona Mairi Rutherford Robb Cub Scout Leader, 28th Glasgow Giffnock, Training Adviser, Eastwood, Clyde – Scotland Simon George Main Robb District Explorer Scout Commissioner, District Nights Away Adviser, Eastwood, Clyde – Scotland Bryan Roberts Group Supporter, 1st Milford, Godalming, Surrey Avril Ann Robertson Cub Scout Leader, 88th Forth Valley (Braehead), Training Adviser, Stirling and Trossachs, Forth – Scotland Colin Dick Robertson Scout Leader, 4th/6th Forth Valley, Stirling and Trossachs, Deputy Regional Commissioner – Scotland, Regional Adviser International – Scotland, Forth – Scotland Kenneth John Alexander Robertson Explorer Scout Leader, Eastwood, Deputy Chief Commissioner (Programme) Scotland, Scottish Headquarters, Scotland Adrian John Robinson District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Executive Member, District Scout Active Support Manager, Lichfield, Staffordshire Alan Gordon Robinson Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 2/88th Manchester (2nd Didsbury), Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, District Nights Away Adviser, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Manchester South, Training Adviser, Gt. Manchester East Brian Leonard Robinson Assistant Scout Leader, Penistone Scout Group (17th Barnsley), Barnsley, County Training Manager, Trainer, South Yorkshire Samuel Frank Robinson BSc ARCS Group Treasurer, Group Executive Member, 1st Southport (Ainsdale), District Treasurer, Southport, County Treasurer, Merseyside

Gillian Alexandra Root Group Scout Active Support Member, 1st Stanford-le-Hope, Training Adviser, District Scout Leader, Stanford-le-Hope And District, Local Training Manager, Essex Michael John Rose Scout Active Support Manager, Training Adviser, County Adviser For Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Wiltshire Anthony Ross Group Scout Leader, 45th Nottingham (Sherriff’s Own), District Nights Away Adviser, City of Nottingham, Training Adviser, Nottinghamshire Susan Lesley Ross BA CA Group Scout Leader, 26th Craigalmond (Craigsbank), District Scout Active Support Member, Training Adviser, Craigalmond, South East – Scotland Jeremy Brian Rowe District Commissioner, Training Adviser, Penwith And Isles of Scilly, Cornwall Deborah Christine Ryan District Scout Active Support Member, UK Kandersteg Network – Scout Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, Cub Scout Leader 2nd Bengeo, Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, Hertford, Hertfordshire John Francis Salisbury Cub Scout Leader, 1st Middleton (St Leonards), Middleton, Gt. Manchester North Dorothy Maisie Salmon District Badge Secretary, District Scout Active Support Member, Hatfield Forest, Essex Trefor Miles Salter District Scout Leader, Hertford, Hertfordshire David Ivor Sands Campsite Management Committee Member, Watford North, Hertfordshire Anthony Edward Sangster Area Chairman, Pembrokeshire Matthew Brett Savage Assistant Scout Leader, Group Scout Leader, 10th Feltham, District Nights Away Adviser, Thameside Grand Union, Gt. London Middlesex West Richard John Scruby Group Scout Leader, East Tilbury, Thurrock, Essex Patricia Sharp Assistant District Commissioner Group Support, Training Adviser, Bromley, Gt. London South East Robin Henry Sharpe MA (Hons) District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Wolds & Coast, Humberside Peter Robert Shattock Group Secretary, Group Supporter, 3rd Hertford, Hertford, Hertfordshire David Arvin Shaw District Scout Active Support Member, Brownsea Island, Deep Sea Scouts, National Headquarters, Scout Leader, 12th Windsor, District Appointments Advisory Committee Member, Windsor and Eton, Training Adviser, Royal Berkshire John Kenneth Shaw Scout Active Support Member, Gt. Manchester West Karen Shenton Group Secretary, 80th Reading (2nd Tilehurst), Appointments Secretary, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Pang Valley, Training Adviser, Royal Berkshire Nicholas Shepherd Scout Active Support Member, Trainer, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Ronald Albert Shepherd Group Supporter, Group Vice Chairman, 14th Bromley, Bromley, Gt. London South East Catherine Ann Shone Group Scout Leader, 30th Brighton (2nd Patcham), Training Adviser, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex Paul Graham Skilton Group Scout Leader, 2nd Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire District, Area Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Pembrokeshire Paul Michael Skipper Assistant Group Scout Leader, 87th Birmingham (Bierton), Spitfire, Birmingham, Scout Active Support Member, Camp Warden, Warwickshire

Colin Fred Smith District Secretary, District Scout Active Support Member, Shire Oak (Leeds), Central Yorkshire David Ryder Smith Scout Leader, 3rd Altrincham (Grammar School), Altrincham and District, Gt. Manchester West Penelope Sowter Assistant Beaver Scout Leader, 132nd Derby (2nd Chaddersden), District Executive Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Derby East, Derbyshire Stephen David Spreckley Scout Leader, 1st Marple Scouts, Goyt, Gt. Manchester East Robert Edmund Stanfield District Commissioner, Bristol South Martin Frank Stanworth Group Scout Leader, 6th Eastcote, Ruislip Eastcote Northwood, Gt. London Middlesex West Julia Stenhouse District Commissioner, Tynemouth, Training Adviser, Northumberland John Charles Stevens District Scout Active Support Member, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Chairman, Romsey, Hampshire Ernest Roy Stevenson Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 27th Derby (Chaddersden), District Scout Active Support Co-ordinator, Derby East, Training Adviser, Derbyshire Gordon James Stevenson Scout Leader, 48th Fife (Dalgety Bay), Training Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, Rosyth, East – Scotland David Stokes Assistant Scout Leader, 1st Winlaton, District Explorer Scout Commissioner, Blaydon and District, Assistant County Commissioner Explorer Scouts, Training Adviser, County Executive Member, Durham Caroline Stone Group Scout Active Support Member, 9th West Wickham (Special Needs), Assistant Explorer Scout Leader, Bromley, Gt. London South East John Ian Stone Group Scout Leader, 9th West Wickham (Special Needs), Bromley, Gt. London South East Mark Trevor Strain District Commissioner, District Scout Active Support Member, Worcester, Trainer, Training Adviser, Hereford & Worcester Toby John Stromberg District Adviser for Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, District Explorer Scout Commissioner, Training Adviser, Watford South, Hertfordshire Janet Kathleen Stuckey Group Administrator, Cub Scout Leader, 1st Ingrave, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Explorer Scout Leader, Training Adviser, Brentwood and District, Trainer, Essex Janet Sutton District Scout Active Support Member, Scout Communications Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, Cub Scout Leader, Group Scout Active Support Member, 163rd Birmingham (1st Wylde Green), Sutton Coldfield West, Birmingham John Joseph Swarbrick District Secretary, District Scout Active Support Member, Fylde, West Lancashire Roger William Taplin Group Scout Leader, 1st Marshfield, Cotswold Edge, Avon Philomena Taylor Cub Scout Leader, 80th Glasgow (Roman Catholic), Great Western, Clyde – Scotland Sarra Lisa Taylor-Brown Scout Leader, Group Scout Leader (Acting), 9th Greenford (Holy Cross), District Scout Leader, Greenford & District, Training Adviser, Trainer, Gt. London Middlesex West Colin Gareth Thomas District Supporter, District Scout Active Support Member, Epsom and Ewell, Surrey Marie Cherryl Thomas Explorer Scout Leader (Young Leader), District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Crompton and Royton, Gt. Manchester North Christine Ann Thompson District Supporter, Wigan and District, Gt. Manchester West

Stewart Thompson District Appointments Chairman, District Executive Member, Wigan and District, Gt. Manchester West Susan Tichener Group Secretary, 1st Halton (RAF) Scout Group, District Secretary, Appointments Secretary, District Scout Active Support Member, Vale of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire John Richard Tonge Group Scout Leader, 127th Oldham (St Thomas Moorside Church), District Appointments Chairman, District Executive Member, Oldham, County Executive Member, Local Training Manager, Gt. Manchester North Henry James Sydney Treveil Group Chairman, 16th Erith, Bexley, Gt. London South East Paul Duncan Trott County Commissioner, Gloucestershire Stephen George Tucker Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, Dunbartonshire, West – Scotland Michael Peter Tullberg Assistant Scout Leader, 9th St. Albans, District Nights Away Adviser, District Adviser for Water Activities, District Scout Active Support Coordinator, District Scout Active Support Member, St Albans, Assessor for Canoeing Open Inland, Assessor for Kayaking River, Assessor for Kayaking Open Inland, Assessor for Canoeing River, Assessor for Dragon Boating, Hertfordshire Judith Ann Turner Beaver Scout Leader, 16th Hendon (St Mary Magdalene), District Badge Secretary, District Beaver Scout Leader, Barnet Borough, Training Adviser, Gt. London North Peter Alan Turner Scout Active Support Member, Gt. London South West Sharon Ann Vanns Assistant Group Scout Leader, 6th Tonbridge (Hadlow), District Cub Scout Leader, Training Adviser, Tonbridge, Kent Dennis Vasey District Adviser For Shooting, District Scout Active Support Member, District Scout Leader, Scarborough and District, North Yorkshire Peter Robert Volkner Assistant Group Scout Leader, 1st St Austell, Mid Cornwall, Assistant County Commissioner Cub Scouts, Cornwall Alan Edwin Wade District Scout Active Support Member, Pang Valley, Royal Berkshire John Wainwright Group Scout Leader, 267th Sheffield (Dore) Sheffield Hallam, South Yorkshire George Peter Walker Assistant Scout Leader, 5th Dundee (Downfield), Training Adviser, Dundee, Scottish Headquarters Commissioner Scouts, Scotland William George Wallace District Scout Active Support Member, Torfaen, Gwent Damian John Walsh Training Adviser, Deputy District Commissioner, Watford North, Local Training Manager, Hertfordshire William Edward George Ward Group Treasurer, Chislehurst (Invicta), Bromley, Gt. London South East Garry James Warr Scout Leader, 30th Northampton (Abington Avenue), Northampton, Northamptonshire Terence Watson District Adviser for Shooting, District Scout Active Support Member, District Scout Leader, Scarborough And District, North Yorkshire Ian Kendall Weatherall District Administrator, District Executive Member, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Ely, Training Adviser, County Secretary, Cambridgeshire Paul Ian Webb Assistant Scout Leader, 1st Shirley, Blythe, Assistant County Commissioner Scouts, Solihull Theresa Ann Webb Cub Scout Leader, 1st Romford (St Edwards), District Nights Away Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, Romford, Gt. London North East Jennifer Wheeler Cub Scout Leader, 1st Bury St Edmunds Mayor’s Own, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

David Eric White Scout Leader, 1st Roffey, Horsham Weald, West Sussex Douglas James Whitehead Assistant Group Scout Leader, 15th Edinburgh North East (5th Portobella), District Explorer Scout Leader, Edinburgh North East, South East – Scotland Keith Whitham BSc (Hons) Assistant Group Scout Leader, 9th Airedale, District Scout Active Support Member, Shire Oak (Leeds), Training Adviser, Central Yorkshire Derek Bryan Whittaker Group Scout Leader, 1st Littlebourne, Canterbury Whitstable & Herne Bay, Training Adviser, Kent Jennifer Ann Whittaker Cub Scout Leader, 1st Littlebourne, Canterbury Whitstable & Herne Bay, Training Adviser, Kent Lesley June Wickens Assistant District Commissioner, Basingstoke, Training Adviser, Hampshire Barclay Robert Wiggins District Scout Active Support Member, International Scout Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, Appointments Secretary, District Scout Active Support Member, Assistant District Commissioner General Duties, District Explorer Scout Administrator, West Devon, Local Training Administrator, Devon Deborah Anne Wilkinson District Scout Active Support Member, York Ebor, Assessor for Rafting (Traditional), Assessor for Kayaking Open Inland, Assessor for Canoeing Open Inland, Trainer, County Skills Instructor, North Yorkshire Paul Willicombe District Scout Active Support Member, Cardiff East & South, Area Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Area Supporter, Area Executive Member, Area Nights Away Adviser, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Jacqueline Susan Willis District Scout Active Support Member, Thameside Grand Union, District Commissioner, West London, Trainer, Gt. London Middlesex West Agnes Moore McIntyre Wilson Group Scout Leader, 3rd Blackpool (St Marks), Blackpool and District, West Lancashire James Fairgreave Wilson Regional Treasurer – Scotland, East – Scotland Linda Maxine Wilson Cub Scout Leader, 1st Haverfordwest, Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, Pembrokeshire District, Pembrokeshire Nicholas James Winter District Scout Active Support Member, International Scout Active Support Unit, National Headquarters, Scout Active Support Member, Wales, Deputy District Commissioner, Bristol South, Avon Barbara Wood Assistant Group Scout Leader, Sell’s Seventh (Icknield Luton), Icknield (Luton), Bedfordshire Trudy Doreen Woodcock Group Scout Active Support Member, 1st Trent Side, District Scout Active Support Member, Central Notts, Nottinghamshire Ann Margaret Woolsey Beaver Scout Leader, 9th Greenford (Holy Cross), District Beaver Scout Leader, Greenford & District, Gt. London Middlesex West Graham Leslie Wrenn Group Executive Member, 18th Norwich (1st Hellesdon) ELO, District Scout Active Support Manager, Northern Norwich, Norfolk Frances Lilian Wright County Supporter, County Treasurer, Somerset James Andrew Wrigley District Appointments Chairman, Assistant District Commissioner Adult Support, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Alan Blair Yarker District Supporter, Halifax, West Yorkshire Andrew James Young Scout Active Support Member, County Administrator, County Nights Away Adviser, Kent, Group Scout Leader, 2nd Benson (R.A.F.), Thames Chiltern, Assessor for Climbing (Multi Pitch), Manager of the Active Permit Scheme, Assessor for Ice Climbing, Assessor for Hillwalking, Oxfordshire

April/May 2014

St George’s Day Awards 2014

Good Service Awards

Applications for Good Service can be submitted any time of the year and if approved, the Chief Scout’s Commendation for Good Service, Award for Merit and its Bar are awarded usually within eight weeks of the application being received. Applications for the Silver Wolf, Silver Acorn and its Bar are usually considered for inclusion in the St George’s Day Awards list, although they can be requested ‘out of season’ given exceptional circumstances. Nominations that are made by Headquarters for staff or some County/Area appointments for their service to Scouting occur once a year within the St George’s Day Awards.

Award for Merit In recognition of outstanding service.

The Award for Merit is given for outstanding service of not less than 12 years, but exceptionally after 10 years.

Bar to the Award for Merit

In recognition of further outstanding service. The Bar to the Award for Merit can only be awarded after an Award for Merit has been gained. Dean Graham Jefferys BA MA PGCE FInstLM National Headquarters Volunteer, Headquarters, Training Adviser (Admin), Greater London, Group Member, 2nd Elm Park, Group Scout Leader, 1st Harrow Lodge, Hornchurch, Trainer, Campsite Management Committee Member, Greater London North East, Regional Commissioner, Greater London

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Amir Aziz Cheema Assistant Explorer Scout Leader, District Commissioner, Brunel, Muslim Scout Fellowship, Headquarters Sarah Elizabeth Dawson District Scout Active Support Member, Selby, County Commissioner, County Administrator, North Yorkshire James Paul Hopkins BVeTMed MRCVS Area Media Development Manager, Ceredigion, Chief Commissioner, Wales Richard Ieuan Jackson Area Commissioner, Brecknock Thomas Jowett District Scout Active Support Manager, Deep Sea Scouts, Headquarters Jessica Kelly Assistant Scout Leader, 2nd Muswell Hill, Haringey, District Skills Instructor, Training Adviser, Dockland Scout Project, Greater London North, Adventure Development Manager, Headquarters David Gareth Watson Scout Active Support Member, Glamorgan West, Chief Commissioner Wales Julia Margaret Westall P & D Administrative Assistant, Headquarters

Chief Scout’s Commendation for Good Service In recognition of good service.

The Chief Scout’s Commendation for Good Service is given in respect of not less than five years’ good service which stands out. It is the Chief Scout’s recognition of the very real contribution made to the Association by the individual concerned. Teri Adams Training Adviser, Chingford, County Training Manager, Trainer, Greater London North East, P & D Administrative Assistant, Headquarters Kathryn Elizabeth Andrews LLB PGDip Group Scout Leader, 5th/9th Chelmsford (St Andrews & All Saints), Chelmsford and District, Essex, Regional Development Officer, Headquarters Frances Beck Accounts Receivable Supervisor, Headquarters Bianca Cole Assistant Explorer Scout Leader, Southend West, Scout Active Support Member, Essex, P & D Adviser, Headquarters Christian Eric Doll District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Sittingbourne and Milton, Kent, Regional Administrator, Deputy Regional Commissioner, South West Gemma Louise Gurden Regional Development Manager, Headquarters Mark Daniel Guy BSc (Hons) Cub Scout Leader, 1st Barnham, Arundel and Littlehampton, West Sussex, District Scout Active Support Member, FLAGS, National Headquarters, Regional Development Officer, Headquarters John Frederick McAtominey Scout Leader, 4th Chester-le-Street, District Executive Member, Chester-le-Street, Training Adviser, Durham, Regional Development Officer, Headquarters Jean Elizabeth Watson District Appointments Advisory Committee Member, Brunel, Scout Active Support Member, Avon, Scout Active Support Manager, Regional Development Officer, Headquarters

County: Although in some parts of the British Isles Scout Counties are known as Areas or Islands – and in one case Bailiwick – for ease of reading this publication simply refers to County/Counties. In Scotland there is no direct equivalent to County or Area. In Scotland, Scouting is organised into Districts and Regions, each with distinct responsibilities. Some ‘Country’ functions are the responsibility of Scottish Regions, while others lie with Scottish Districts. The focus of responsibility is outlined in Scottish variations from POR.