St George’s Day Awards 2013 Colina Ann Hine TSA Council Elected Member, Headquarters, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Scout Active Support Member, Sedgemoor, Deputy County Commissioner, Scout Active Support Member, Somerset Michael John Vernon Housley District Skills Instructor, Royal Forest, Essex Edward George Hughes District Scout Active Support Member, Cheltenham, County Adviser For Archery, County Assessor, Gloucestershire Kenneth Frank Hughes Assistant County Secretary, Solihull Ronald Clifford Jeffries County Vice President, Gt. London North East David Anthony Johnson Group Scout Leader, 9th Neath (Skewen), Afan Nedd, Queen’s Scout Award Co-ordinator, Glamorgan West Frank Herbert Johnson District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Sheffield Hallam, Training Adviser, South Yorkshire Daniel Oliver Jones County Supporter, Northumberland, County Appointment Advisory Committee Member, County Executive Member, Trainer, North Yorkshire John Charles Judson Group Scout Leader, 3rd Sandiacre, Long Eaton and District, Derbyshire Susan Margaret Judson (posthumous) formerly Cub Scout Leader, 3rd Sandiacre, Long Eaton and District, Derbyshire David Gomm King Assistant District Commissioner, Senlac, Training Adviser, East Sussex John Ernest Hutcheson Kitson Group Chairman, 100th Glasgow (Yorkhill Hospital), Great Western, Regional Adviser International – Scotland, Scotland Robert Frank Harvey Lane Scout Active Support Member Wales, County Adviser for Duke of Edinburgh Award, Queen’s Scout Award Co-ordinator, Assessor Hill Walking, Solihull David John Langham District Explorer Scout Commissioner, Cheltenham, County Scouter, Gloucestershire David Grant Maltby District Commissioner, Stretford, County Scout Council Member, Scout Active Support Member, Gt. Manchester West John Rodney Mander District Media Development Manager, District Secretary, Wansdyke, Avon Beryl Hilary Mullender District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Supporter, Basingstoke East, Hampshire Peter William Munns (posthumous) formerly Group Adviser, District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, Chislehurst (Invicta), Bromley, Gt. London South East Shirley Lewis Nash District Appointments Chairman, District President, District Executive Member, The Malverns, Hereford and Worcester Douglas Leslie Pegler Assistant Group Scout Leader, 1st Barnet, District Scout Active Support Member, Training Adviser, Barnet Borough, Gt. London North
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Agnes Simpson Silver Wolf
Agnes has covered a range of appointments, most recently as Appointment Secretary and Training Administrator for Glenrothes and Levenmouth District in East Scotland. Her head for business has ensured successful partnerships with District and Area Treasurers and her expertise has been invaluable during recruitment.
‘I’m delighted to win this award; I just couldn’t believe it when I got the letter telling me. I’ve been involved in Scouting for 53 years ever since I got married in 1960 – my husband has been an enthusiastic member since he was eight years old. We have a son and daughter who grew up in Scouting and who are still involved now. Scouting means everything to me and my family.’ William Matthew Reason District Vice President, Northampton, Northamptonshire John Roy Group Scout Leader, 166th Glasgow (1st Barlanark), District Administrator, South East, Clyde – Scotland Geoffrey Harold Russell District Public Relations Officer, Nuneaton, Scout Active Support Member, Warwickshire Agnes Greenock Baird Simpson Appointments Secretary, Training Administrator – Scotland, Glenrothes and Levenmouth, East – Scotland John David Simpson Group Scout Leader, 1st Broughton, Preston and District, West Lancashire Michael John Smith District Commissioner, Training Adviser, District Scout Active Support Member, Fylde, County Executive Member, Trainer, West Lancashire Sheila Mary Stinton Assistant Cub Scout Leader, Pinkneys Green, District Scout Active Support Member, Maidenhead, Royal Berkshire David Henry Sweetland Assistant Group Scout Leader, Group Vice President, Group Scout Active Support Member, 4th Worcester Park (Cheam Common), Sutton, Gt. London South West Maureen Thomas District Scout Active Support Member, Maidstone East, Kent John Twidale Scout Leader, 40th Greenwich (St Michael’s), District Appointment Advisory Committee Member, District Nights Away Adviser, New Greenwich, Gt. London South
Dawn Ann Vale Ch. MCIPD. FITOL Assistant Group Scout Leader, 1st Hurdsfield (Parish Church), District Appointments Advisory Committee Member, District Nights Away Adviser, Training Adviser, Macclesfield and Congleton, County Nights Away Adviser, County Adviser Special Needs, Cheshire Iain Ross Waddell Scout Active Support Member Clyde – Scotland, Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 11th Solihull (Methodist), Blythe, Scout Active Support Member, Solihull Brian Michael Waters Deputy District Commissioner, Leicester South West, Leicestershire Richard David Woolsey County Nights Away Adviser, County Scouter, County Vice President, Training Adviser, Jersey, Regional Commissioner – South East Region, National Headquarters Haydn Robert Worrall Scout Active Support Member, County Training Administrator, Campsite Management Committee Member, Gt. Manchester West Philip Edward Webster Wray Deputy District Commissioner, Appointments Secretary, District Scout Active Support Member, District Nights Away Adviser, District Executive Member, Training Adviser, Ilford Northwest, Gt. London North East
Gillian Attree Silver Wolf
Gillian has been passionately involved in Scouting for over 40 years in various roles. She oversees the Regional Development Officer and Project Management Group in Oxfordshire and also chairs the County Adult Appointment Committee. Despite her packed schedule, Gillian is hands-on with Scouting and supports various Active Support Units.
‘I was invested as a Scout on Brownsea Island in 1970 as part of the Service team. Scouting is part of my life and it would be odd without it. I love what it gives to the young people, more than what I personally get out of it.’ 5