Congratulations to the following people who have been awarded with their Wood Badge awards during October 2024.

In 1919, Baden-Powell introduced a standardised system for leader training at Gilwell Park, near London. Those who completed the course were awarded a ‘Wood Badge’. This wasn’t a cloth badge, but a pair of wooden beads. One came from the ceremonial necklace of the Zulu chief, Dinizulu, and recipients carved their own second bead.

In 1987, four Wood Badge beads were given to Dinizulu’s grandson as a symbolic act of returning the beads to their rightful heir. Today, leaders throughout the world continue the tradition of the Wood Badge and receive replica wooden beads. Leaders are also enrolled as members of the 1st Gilwell Park Scout Group, and can wear the distinctive Gilwell scarf and woggle.

Wood Badge Month Leader Name Section Role Group County/District
Oct-24 Akhlaq Hussain Squirrels Assistant Section Leader 1V Blackburn
Oct-24 Andrew Cooper Group Group Scout Leader 38th Rossendale Rossendale Valley
Oct-24 Angela Egan Scouts Assistant Section Leader Highfield Congregational Darwen
Oct-24 Anita Mason Cubs Section Leader 42nd Rossendale Rossendale Valley
Oct-24 Bryony Whitehead Scouts Section Leader 1st Great Harwood Hyndburn
Oct-24 Caroline Scott Beavers Assistant Section Leader 1st Turton Darwen
Oct-24 Donna Longworth County County Local Training Manager County County
Oct-24 Donna Longworth District District Deputy Commissioner District Blackburn
Oct-24 George White Cubs Section Leader St Joseph’s Darwen
Oct-24 Glen Fendall County County Deputy Commissioner – Support County County
Oct-24 Harriet Hart Cubs Assistant Section Leader 1st Baxenden Hyndburn
Oct-24 Ian Fletcher District District Deputy Commissioner District Blackburn
Oct-24 Jack Orrell Scouts Assistant Section Leader Whitehall Darwen
Oct-24 Jacob Dillon Morris Cubs Assistant Section Leader Cherry Tree – Woodland U.R.C. Blackburn
Oct-24 James Blackburn Explorers Assistant Section Leader Cerburus ESU Burnley and Pendle
Oct-24 James Brown Scouts Section Leader 1st Turton Darwen
Oct-24 James Forrest Cubs Assistant Section Leader St Cuthberts Burnley and Pendle
Oct-24 James Pugh Scouts Assistant Section Leader 2nd Whalley Clitheroe And District
Oct-24 Julie Hindle Explorers Assistant Section Leader Hyndburn ESU Hyndburn
Oct-24 Karen Pugh Scouts Assistant Section Leader 2nd Whalley Clitheroe And District
Oct-24 Kevin Wood Group Group Scout Leader 1st Baxenden Hyndburn
Oct-24 Leah Towers District District Scout Network Commissioner District Clitheroe And District
Oct-24 Leonie Ford-Miah Cubs Assistant Section Leader 38th Rossendale Rossendale Valley
Oct-24 Louise Sells District District Commissioner District Clitheroe And District
Oct-24 Louise Smith Cubs Assistant Section Leader Colne Lord Street Burnley and Pendle
Oct-24 Mandi Vercoe Group Group Scout Leader St Matthew with Holy Trinity Burnley and Pendle
Oct-24 Mark Longworth District District Commissioner District Blackburn
Oct-24 Nancy Mitchell Cubs Assistant Section Leader St Matthew with Holy Trinity Burnley and Pendle
Oct-24 Nick Green District District Commissioner District Rossendale Valley
Oct-24 Nisbah Hussain Beavers Section Leader 1V Blackburn
Oct-24 Olivia Mccaughran Cubs Section Leader St Joseph’s Darwen
Oct-24 Olivia Mccaughran Cubs Section Leader St Edwards Darwen
Oct-24 Pam Greenhalgh Cubs Section Leader St Joseph’s Darwen
Oct-24 Pam Yates Beavers Assistant Section Leader 1st Oswaldtwistle Hyndburn
Oct-24 Shannon Robertson Squirrels Assistant Section Leader 109th Loyola Hyndburn
Oct-24 Steph Howard Scouts Section Leader 19th Burnley Burnley and Pendle
Oct-24 Stuart Parker Group Group Scout Leader St Georges Mill Hill Blackburn
Oct-24 Susan Humphrys Cubs Assistant Section Leader Highfield Congregational Darwen
Oct-24 Suzanne Pumford Cubs Assistant Section Leader 1st Turton Darwen
Oct-24 Valerie Baron Cubs Section Leader Highfield Congregational Darwen
Oct-24 Yasmeen Hussain Squirrels Section Leader 1V Blackburn