On 7 September 2022, 1st Henfield Scout Group hosted its annual awards night, to celebrate the achievements of our young people and recognise the service of our leaders. This was particularly special as Covid has prevented us from being able to hold this event for over two years. The evening saw 18 members receive awards along with leaders and members of our committee. A big well done to you all!
The award recipients from our group were: ‘Best Beaver’ Award Lakeside = 2020 Daniel Scutt; 2021 Bertie Ruiz; 2022 Jack Morrison. ‘Best Beaver’ Award Riversedge = 2020 Erin Ansell; 2021 Barnaby Bowes; 2022 Rory Oliver Taylor. ‘Best Cub’ Award Adur = 2020 Alec Ballard; 2021 Joseph Smith-Barr; 2022 Lucas Tulip. ‘Best Cub’ Award Arun = 2020 Sylvie Frampton; 2021 Euan Devlin; 2022 Daniel Scutt. ‘Best Scout’ Award 1907 = 2021 Lysander Seymour; 2022 Elwood Tai Chidlow. ‘Best Scout’ Award 2007 = 2021 Gus Crawley; 2022 Joe Crawley. Best Cub on Camp = Adur 2022 Harry Mills; Arun 2022 Barney Harris. Burt Hussey Cup = 2020 Graham Denyer for his exceptional service and incredible contribution to our Group over the last 40 years; 2021 Chris Davies for his instrumental support in moving to Hillside; 2022 Emma Oliver Taylor and Kalie Morrison.
The evening was hosted by our outgoing Group Scout Leader, Mark Williams, who along with some fellow committee members compered the entire event. A special thanks to Gavin Wright for his on-stage support and our parents, who together organised the refreshments, took photographs and helped to set up and pack away.
In March 2022, Mark Williams stepped down as Arun Cub Leader (to some, known as Akela) after 10 glorious years. Mark will still be active in the group but, as his own children have now grown up and left scouting, it is time that a new volunteer step forward. 1st Henfield Scouts thanks Mark for all the years of dedication and hard work which included many weekends away and the weekly planning and execution to keep the children entertained and, more importantly, prepared for everyday life skills ahead.
The event received great feedback and everyone enjoyed delicious hot-dogs and burgers. A big thank you to our incoming Group Scout Leader, Jeremy Church, who spent the evening in the kitchen and our other parent helpers who served the drinks and food! The evening was a reminder of how scouting enriches the lives of our young people and our volunteers. If you would like to know more about joining please email membershipsec@1sthenfieldscoutgroup.co.uk
Well done, and thank you to you all.
Frazer Pattenden, Chair of 1st Henfield Scout Group