About
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THE LEADERS
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At 1st South Hornchurch, we're lucky to have some of the best leaders that money can't buy. All of them enjoy what they do and are very committed to scouting. There is a good balance of young and old, providing both experience and a fresh outlook and new ideas. We are also supported by a number of parent helpers who give up their time week after week to support the section leaders. All adults involved in the group have undergone an enhanced CRB check and the Scout Association's own vetting procedures.
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| Russell Winston | Kevin Cooper |
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Russell
started his scouting life as a Beaver with 1st Squirrels Heath where
he was also a cub. He joined 1st South Hornchurch as a scout,
desperately searching for something to quench his badgework thirst!
After leaving Venture Scouts Russ became a Scout leader and several
years later, an Explorer Scout leader. He was offered the position
of AGSL for the group about five minutes after Kevin became the
boss! [More] |
Kevin has been with the group for over 20 years now, starting off as a cub and working his way through all the sections. He first became a leader aged 19 with the Venture Unit, where he stayed for 6 years. Ventures then became Explorers and Kevin set up the Centurion Explorer Scouts. As Explorers was run by the district, this new role took Kev away from 1st Souths. But he soon returned in the summer of 2006 when he was offered the position of GSL. [More] |
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Beavers - Apache Colony |
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Lindsey Cooper |
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As Kevin's little sister, Lindsey's days of non-scouting freedom were numbered the moment he became GSL. It took a bit of convincing, as soon as Kev mentioned crayons and poster paint, the deal was sealed! |
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Beavers - Cherokee Colony |
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Penny Richardson |
Kim |
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Beaver Scout Leader |
Colony Assistant |
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After throwing herself whole heartedly into 1st Souths as a parent helper, Penny somehow found herself lumbered with a whole new Beaver Colony. Never one to shy away from a challenge she's doing a grand job of keeping those little ones busy and is proving an all round asset to the group! |
Kim has been a colony assistant with 1st Souths for yonks! She's seen more Beavers come and go than she'd care to remember and knows all there is to know about the section...now where are those blank warrant cards... |
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Cubs |
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Wendy Clark |
James Mitchell |
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Akela - Cub Scout Leader (St Johns) |
Akela - Cub Scout Leader (Whybridge) |
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Wendy was a Guide, and then became a Venture Scout in 1st Sth Hx. Returned to 1st Sth Hx to assist the cub pack when her children were younger then left to go on her travels. In September 2008 she returned to the group and became an assistant, working and training with the existing Cub Leader. Wendy took over the running of the pack from September 2009. |
Akela - James was an explorer and was originally in a different Scout Group, he decided to assist the group in 2009 offering invaluable support to our new Leaders, came fully prepared and highly skilled, currently working with primary children as his daytime job.
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| Adam Peterson | Ben Bushaway |
| Kaa - Assistant Cub Scout Leader | Hathi - Young Leader |
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Kaa - Adam was recruited as an assistance at Family camp in 2009, originally as a parent helper but now a leader, father of two |
Has been with the Cubs pack since September 2010, Ben offers a lot of experience as he has been a member of 1st South Hornchurch Scout group since first attending the Beavers Colony |
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| Matt Nobbs | |
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He was a 1st South Hornchurch Cub, but did not continue with Scouts as his family went on their travels to Australia, starting assisting with our Cub pack in January 2009, when Dave and Lyn were the Leaders, he has been awarded the 2010 Jack Petchey award for Outstanding Achievement and was awarded £200 for the Group. |
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Mark Aldridge |
Alan Winston |
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Scout Leader |
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Mark's road to leader status is a well trodden one - he was suckered into becoming helper over the period of a few months when coming to collect his son from troop nights and gradually became more and more involved until being expertly hoodwinked into taking out a warrant! Since then he's never looked back and has become an invaluable asset to the Group. |
Alan's been involved in Scouting since he was a twinkle in Mummy Winston's eye, following in the footsteps of both his parents. He began as a Beaver with 1st Squirrels Heath and managed to make it to Ventures, converting to 1st Souths somewhere along the way. Now he's a leader with more Royal connections than Jenny Bond - a holder of the Queen's Scout Award and an attendee of the State Opening of Parliament and the Queen's Garden Party. |
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| Paul Hayward | |
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Paul is somewhat of a Somers veteran. He's been around since the re-launch of the troop in 2006, starting off as a parent helper. He was always willing to lend a hand at weekly troop nights, days out, camps and meetings and so before long. he was being hounded to take out a warrant and become a leader. Eventually he caved in and has been busily scouting ever since! |
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The Executive Committee |
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Chairman: |
Graham Cooper |
| Assistant Chairman: | Lee Knights |
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Secretary: |
Pam Cooper |
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Treasurer: |
Paul Cook |
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Quartermaster: |
Ron Brown |
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Fundraising / Social: |
Angie Spendlove & Caroline Partis |
