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Good Service Awards – Spring 2019

5 March 2019

We are delighted to announce the following good service awards (Silver Acorn, Bar to the Silver Acorn and the Silver Wolf) within the Scout County, the recipients of whom are invited to the national day of celebration and achievement in Windsor on 28th April 2019 and to the county awards reception in Windsor on the evening of 27th April 2019.

We will also be working with districts on organising local presentations of these awards, and all recipients will also be invited to have their achievements recognised at the County Awards Day in September.

Awarded in the period March 2018 to February 2019
Name Role(s) Good Service Award
Pat Bake Assistant Beaver Scout Leader: 1st St Helen's Auckland; Group Executive Committee Member, District Executive Committee Member, District Appointments Advisory Committee Member: Bishop Auckland District. Bar to the Silver Acorn
Gill Forth Beaver Scout Leader, Assistant Group Scout Leader: 15th South Shields (St Peter;s); Deputy District Commissioner, District Administrator, District Appointments Advisory Committee Member, District Night's Away Adviser: South Tyneside District; County Appointments Advisory Committee Member, County Training Administrator, County Training Adviser. Bar to the Silver Acorn
Bryan Johnson Group Scout Leader: 2nd Annfield Plain; District Night's Away Adviser, District Administrator: Derwentside District; Deputy County Commissioner, County Executive Committee Member, County Appointments Advisory Committee Member, County Assessor (Gang Shows). Bar to the Silver Acorn
Ian Johnson Group Scout Leader: 1st Leeholme and Coundon; Group Executive Committee Member: 2nd Bishop Auckland; Group Executive Committee Member: 1st Chilton; Assistant District Commissioner (Development), District Executive Committee Member, District Appointments Committee Chair, District Administrator, District Communications Manager: Bishop Auckland District; County Training Manager, County Training Administrator, County Training Adviser, County Trainer. Bar to the Silver Acorn
John Little Group Scout Leader: 1st Framwellgate Moor; District Training Adviser, District Administrator: Durham City and District; County Training Administrator, County Adviser (Water Activities), County SASU Member (Activities Team) Silver Acorn
Greg Piskosz District Commissioner, District Trainer, District Night's Away Adviser: Chester-le-Street District; County Executive Committee Member, County Trainer (Safeguarding), County Training Adviser, County SASU Member (Activities and Events Teams); Nominated Member, The Council of The Scout Association. Silver Acorn
Stephen Ramsay Assistant County Commissioner (Activities), County Administrator, County Adviser (Duke of Edinburgh's Award), County Assessor (Hill Walking, Archery and Climbing), Manager of Activity Permit Scheme, County Adviser (Mountain Activities), County SASU Manager (Activities), County Appointments Advisory Committee Member, County SASU Member (Events Team). Silver Wolf
Ken Robertson Assistant Scout Leader, Recent Scout Leader: 5th Durham; Recent Group Scout Leader, 5th Durham; Recent District Appointments Chair: Durham City and District; County Training Adviser, County Skills Instructor, Recent County Executive Committee Member, Recent County Committee Member. Silver Wolf
Keith Slater Group Scout Leader: 1st Consett, Executive Committee Member: Derwentside District; County Training Adviser Silver Acorn
Malcolm Turnbull Group Scout Leader, 1st Ferryhill; Assistant Young Leader Unit Leader, District Appointments Committee Member: Bishop Auckland District Silver Acorn

These are in addition to other good service awards (Commissioner's Commendation, Chief Scout’s Commendation for Good Service, Award of Merit and the Bar to the Award of Merit) awarded to other members of Durham Scouts and which are usually presented within the Scout District.

Our congratulations go to all of our volunteers whose hard work and good services have deservedly been recognised

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