Congratulations to the following people who have been awarded with their Wood Badge awards recently.

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.

  • Alistair Robertson – Assistant Section Leader – Cub Scouts
  • Amin Ismail – Assistant Section Leader
  • Amy Angus – Section Leader
  • Amy Robinson – Assistant Section Leader
  • Andrew Brown – Assistant Section Leader – Cub Scouts
  • Antony Johnson – Assistant Section Leader
  • Athiq Alli – Assistant Section Leader
  • Caleb Brown – District Scout Network Commissioner
  • Colette Stirzaker – Section Leader – Beaver Scouts
  • Diane Walker-Knight – Section Leader – Beaver Scouts
  • Emma Bradley – District Scout Network Commissioner
  • Gareth Hunt – Assistant Section Leader
  • Harriet Bell – Assistant Section Leader
  • Hawa Vasyat – Group Scout Leader
  • Jack Orrell – Section Leader
  • James Duncan – Section Leader
  • James Mousley – Assistant Section Leader – Cub Scouts
  • Jane Welch – Assistant Section Leader – Cub Scouts
  • Jennifer Turner – County Local Training Manager
  • Kate Beavan – Assistant Section Leader
  • Kimberley Hirst – Section Leader
  • Marc Walker-Knight – Section Leader – Cub Scouts
  • Mark Guest – Section Leader
  • Nasreen Saleh Patel – Group Scout Leader
  • Natasha Ready – Assistant Section Leader – Scouts
  • Nick Handford – Assistant Section Leader – Cub Scouts
  • Nick Lowe – Section Leader
  • Pam King – Assistant Section Leader – Beaver Scouts
  • Rachel Watkin – Assistant Section Leader – Cub Scouts
  • Richard Hannan – Assistant Section Leader
  • Saleha Ismail – Assistant Section Leader
  • Shama Karolia – Assistant Section Leader
  • Sharon Hall – Assistant Section Leader
  • Tracey Dunn – Assistant Section Leader
  • Vicky Ashworth – Assistant Section Leader