Our Team

District Leadership Team

Simon Cocker
District Lead Volunteer
Sylvie Hollinghurst
District Youth Lead
Kyle Mallory
District Programme Lead
Jon Bliss
Volunteer Development Team Leader
Vacant
Support Team Leader
Colin Taverner
14-24 Team Leader (Network)
Sue Russell
14-24 Team Leader (Explorers)
Claire Probert
14-24 Team Leader (Young Leaders)

District Trustee Board

John Smallwood
Chairman
Simon Cocker
District Lead Volunteer
Ann Hill
Treasurer
Sylvie Hollinghurst
District Youth Lead
Tim Archer
Elected Member
Claire Probert
Elected Member
Mick Bee
Elected Member
Kyle Mallory
Elected Member

Programme Team

Kyle Mallory
District Programme lead
Vicki Foster
Programme Team Member (Squirrels)
Helen Partlow
Programme Team Member (Beavers)
Diane Hare
Programme Team Member (Cubs)
Steve Foster
Programme Team Member (Scouts)

Support Team

Hazel Sibson
Active Support Sub Team Leader
Peter Wood
District Media Manager

Volunteer Development Team

Jon Bliss
Volunteer Development Team Leader
Sally Jude
District Safeguarding Lead
Dwayne Fields proudly holds the title of the UK's 11th Chief Scout

An explorer, adventurer and TV presenter, Dwayne's been seen in BAFTA nominated Channel 5 series Race to the Pole, on BBC Springwatch, Countryfile, National Geographic and Disney+.

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