Congratulations to the following people who have been awarded with their Wood Badge awards during August 2023.
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.
- Howard Mitchell – Section Leader, St Matthew with Holy Trinity
- Kay Whitham – Assistant Section Leader, Worsthorne
- Dale Thompson – Assistant Section Leader, 1st West Craven
- Matthew Holden – Section Leader, St Cuthberts
- Tony Brown – Assistant Section Leader, St Andrews
- Oliver Burton – Assistant Section Leader, 1st Baxenden
- Bilkis Bax – Section Leader, AHF
- Ken Ladbrook – Assistant Section Leader, Worsthorne
- Jake Scott – Assistant Section Leader, St Andrews
- Tracy Taylor – Assistant Section Leader, 5th Rossendale
- Nathan Thomas – Section Leader, 1st Briercliffe
- Duncan Ratcliffe – Assistant Section Leader, Worsthorne
- Mohamed Kathrada – Group Scout Leader, Pendle Primary Academy
- Mohamed Kathrada – Assistant Section Leader, Pendle Primary Academy
- Soumia Aouane – Section Leader, Pendle Primary Academy
- Cam Mcgregor – Section Leader, 1st West Craven
- Kelley Trevelyan – Assistant Section Leader, St Francis
- Qadeer Ahmed – Group Scout Leader, Inspiring Grace
- Cassiopeia Mckibbin – Section Leader, Worsthorne
- Tom Maginn – Section Leader, St Francis
- Ben Stubbs – Assistant Section Leader, St Francis
- Ben Stubbs – Assistant Section Leader, Immanuel – Feniscowles – Blackburn
