St George's Day Award Recipients 2015
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ST GEORGE’S DAY AWARD RECIPIENTS 2015 ROLL OF HONOUR © 2015 The Scout Association Registered Charity Numbers: 306101 (England and Wales) and SC038437 Published by The Scout Association, CONGRATULATIONS Gilwell Park, Chingford, London E4 7QW Tel: 0845 300 1818 n the words of Billy Ocean, ‘when the going gets Fax: 020 8433 7103 Email: [email protected] tough, the tough get going,’ and for those of us Website: scouts.org.uk/magazine in Scouting St George’s Day is a great occasion to Please send all contributions to: Ipause and say thank you to those of you who ‘get going’ [email protected] Please note that the views expressed by members in so many ways. and contributors in the magazine are not necessarily Whether they have been recognised for their those of The Scout Association. exceptional service, dedication and commitment to shaping the lives of young people or by helping others to do that, they have all gone that extra mile. All have a role in changing the lives of young people, and our own too. Others have made selfless personal sacrifices or overcome adversity and been Roll of Honour is produced by Immediate Media recognised through a Gallantry or Meritorious Conduct award. Branded Content, 2nd Floor, Tower House, Fairfax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN At some stage we all experience those tough moments – the odd programme that Editor Alex Drew Art Editor James Daniel doesn’t go to plan or the individual who doesn’t do as they are asked. Those are the very Project Manager Celia Beale best moments to remember the countless more successes, and to everybody who gets Director of Immediate Media Branded Content Julie Williams going I’d like to say a very sincere thank you! It is important to note the differing structures of UK Scouting And a special well done to everyone whose extra effort and inspirational actions are in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. However, recognised this year. for ease of reading this supplement refers to all variations of ‘County’-level groupings simply as County. You can read Roll of Honour, Scouting magazine, and Get Active! online at scouts.org.uk/magazine. 122,106 average circulation of Scouting from 1 Jan–31 Dec 2014 Wayne Bulpitt UK Chief Commissioner PEFC/16-33-795 This magazine can be recycled, for use in We are proud to say Roll of Honour is newspapers and packaging. Please remove PEFC certified. For more information go We endeavour to ensure that all recipients are listed. If you don’t see your name listed, contact the any gifts, samples or wrapping and dispose to pefc.co.uk. Promoting sustainable Awards Department at Gilwell Park on 020 8433 7193 or email [email protected]. of it at your local collection point. forest management. APPLYING FOR AWARDS Do you know an inspirational adult volunteer who It can then be submitted to UK Headquarters, where goes above and beyond what is expected of them? it is considered by the Awards Board – a group of If you’d like to nominate someone special for an volunteers from across the UK. award, here’s what you need to do: Applications for Silver Acorn, Bar to the Silver Acorn and Silver Complete an award application, available from Scout Wolf can be submitted now for consideration in next year’s St Shops (scouts.org.uk/shop) or from scouts.org.uk/awards, George’s Day list, but they must be with Headquarters by using the example citations as a guide. 1 September. For all other applications, there is no deadline. The application must be submitted to the County/ For further advice on how to nominate someone, Area/Regional Commissioner to gain their please contact the Awards Team on [email protected] recommendation and support. or call 020 8433 7193/7192. 2 April/May 2015 ST GEORGE’S DAY AWA RDS 2015 GALLANTRY MERITORIOUS AWARDS Awards for gallantry are made by CONDUCT the Chief Scout, who is advised by AWARDS the Awards Board to Beaver Scouts, Awards for meritorious conduct Cub Scouts, Scouts, Explorer Scouts, are made by the Chief Scout, who Scout Network Members, Scout Active is advised by the Awards Board, to Support Members, Adult Leaders, Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts, Section Assistants, Skills Instructors, Explorer Scouts, Scout Network Administrators and Advisers. Members, Scout Active Support Members, Adult Leaders, Section Assistants, Skills Instructors, Administrators and Advisers. Awards are made for conduct involving a high degree of courage, endurance, THE SILVER CROSS initiative or devotion to duty, often The Silver Cross is awarded for under suffering, without necessarily gallantry in circumstances of involving any element of risk. considerable risk. Haydn Newbold Scout, 26th Nottingham (The Meadows), City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 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. Ben Thomas Anderson Explorer Scout, Dane Valley, Macclesfield and Congleton, Cheshire Callum Biscoe Explorer Scout, Central Explorer Unit, Tonbridge, Kent Amy Keogh Explorer Scout, 64th Birmingham ESU, MEDAL FOR Tame Valley Birmingham, Birmingham Alison Hannah McCann Scout, Patrol Leader, MERITORIOUS 33rd Ayrshire Dalmellington, Ayrshire East, South CONDUCT West – Scotland The Medal for Meritorious Conduct is Heather Frances Pyne Scout Network THE GILT CROSS awarded for meritorious conduct of an Member, British Scouting Overseas, Assistant Scout exceptionally high standard. Leader, 111th Nottingham, City of Nottingham, The Gilt Cross is awarded for gallantry Nottinghamshire in circumstances of moderate risk. Jack Bland Scout, 3rd Welling (St Stephen’s), Richard Alexander Sargent County Bexley, Gt. London South East Scouter, Lincolnshire Michelle Carman Baptiste Unit Assistant, Explorer Scouts, Endeavour ESU, Bishop’s Stortford Francis Burrows Assistant Scout Leader, 3rd and District, Hertfordshire Hindley, Wigan and District, Gt. Manchester West Glen Martyn Roberts Instructor, Lochgoilhead Dominic Chandler Cub Scout, 5th Sunbury on Activity Centre, Scotland Thames, Spelthorne, Surrey Samuel Cross Scout, 34th Cardiff, Cardiff East and South, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Hazel Mary Dawkins Cub Scout Section Assistant, Blakeney and District, North East Norfolk, Norfolk Erica Farquharson Group Scout Leader, 9th Pentland (Ratho), District Appointments Advisory Committee Member, District Training Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, Pentland, South East – Scotland scouts.org.uk/magazine 3 Kevin Andrew Gilkerson District Executive Lola Paterson Beaver Scout, 3rd Doncaster Committee Member, District Administrator, District (Rossington), Doncaster Danum, South Yorkshire Explorer Scout Administrator, District Training Julie Marie Pearson Beaver Scout Leader, Administrator, District Committee Member – 2nd Wombourne (St. Benedicts Biscop), Camping, District Appointments Advisory Committee Wolverhampton South, West Mercia Member, Itchen South, County Communications Richard Anthony Poole (deceased) Group Manager, Hampshire Chairman, 7th Coventry, Group Scout Leader, Brian Gray Cub Scout Leader, 1st Hadfield, 55th Coventry (Potters Green), District Executive Assistant District Commissioner Cub Scouts, Committee Member, Caludon, County Supporter, Glossop, Gt. Manchester East City of Coventry George Howarth Cub Scout, 5th Penwortham Agnes Raybould District Appointments Advisory (U.R.C.) South Ribble, West Lancashire Committee Member, Kelvin Valley, Clyde – Scotland Callum Mills Explorer Scout, Cargo Explorers, Rory Hunter Scott Scout Section Assistant, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Romsley St. Kenelm’s, Halesowen, West Mercia Gavin Spencer Milton Assistant Scout Leader, Harry Smith Explorer Scout, Anomalous ESU, 1st Rayleigh Scout Troop, Crouch Valley, Essex Ampthill and Woburn, Bedfordshire Yvonne Michelle O’Neill Cub Scout Leader, Robert Weir Train Scotland Regional Supporter, 3rd Cardigan Sea Scouts Teifi, Ceredigion South East – Scotland Derry David Phillip O’Toole Assistant Scout Simon John Whitaker District Scout Active Leader, 29th Cardiff East and South, Assistant Support Member, Bradford North, West Yorkshire Explorer Scout Leader, District Scout Network Ashley Peter Wilson District Supporter, Training Commissioner, Cardiff East and South, Cardiff and THE CHIEF SCOUT’S Adviser, Meon Valley, County Media Development the Vale of Glamorgan COMMENDATION Manager, Assistant County Commissioner Public Andrew William Phelps Scout Leader, 1st Stoke Relations, County Training Manager, Hampshire Gifford, Brunel, Avon FOR MERITORIOUS Matthew Redman Explorer Scout, 1st Claygate, CONDUCT Esher, Surrey A Chief Scout’s Commendation for Sivashankar Sivakanthan Assistant Scout Meritorious Conduct is awarded Leader, 1st Datchet (Ditton Park) Sea Scout Group, Windsor and Eton, Royal Berkshire for meritorious conduct of a high Stephen Tebb Explorer Scout Young Leader, standard. Blackburn Explorer Unit, Blackburn, East Lancashire Harry Anthony Andrew Williams Andrew Michael Armitage District Explorer (posthumous) Cub Scout, 8th Hendon (St Mary’s Scout Commissioner, Holme Valley, West Yorkshire Hendon), Barnet Borough, Gt. London North Ethan Berry Cub Scout, 6th Wrexham, Wrexham Roberta Holmes Willis Group Scout Leader, and District, Clwyd 43rd Glasgow (1st Cathcart), South Western, Paris Birdi Cub Scout, 1st Solihull, Cole, Solihull Clyde – Scotland Rhian Jennifer Blades-Thorpe Scout Leader, 3rd Pendlebury (St John’s), Swinton and Pendlebury, Gt. Manchester West William Bradley