Good Service Awards

April 14, 2026

Congratulations to our Good Service Award Recipients

The Scout Association in the United Kingdom offers a series of Good Service Awards to recognise adult volunteers who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and service. These awards are progressive, each with specific criteria:​


  1. Chief Scout’s Commendation for Good Service: Awarded for a minimum of five years of noteworthy service.​
  2. Award for Merit: Granted for outstanding service over at least 12 years (exceptionally after 10 years), reflecting keen, conscientious, imaginative, and dedicated contributions.​
  3. Bar to the Award for Merit: Presented after an additional five years of outstanding service following the initial Award for Merit.​
  4. Silver Acorn: Bestowed for specially distinguished service, typically after 20 years of exceptional commitment.​
  5. Bar to the Silver Acorn: Given after at least five more years of similarly distinguished service beyond receiving the Silver Acorn.​
  6. Silver Wolf: The highest award, it is the unrestricted gift of the Chief Scout, awarded for service of the most exceptional nature, usually after a recipient has been awarded the Silver Acorn.​

 

I am delighted to congratulate the following recipients of good service awards from British Scouting Overseas who received their awards between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025.


Graham Eden

Lead Volunteer 

British Scouting Overseas

Silver Acorn











Jon Copner - Northern Europe

Steve Sutton - BSO Transformation Lead

Bar to the Award for Merit











Gillian Barratt - Southern Europe

John Hunter - Southern Europe

Award for Merit











Matt Lightfoot - BSO Trustee

Becca Felgate - Northern Europe

Bernie Steadman - Lone Scouts

Alfonso Sanchez - Southrern Europe

Rachel O'Rourke - Southern Europe

Becca Taylor - Rest of the World

Shelly Burrows - Middle East

Irina Kirshnan - Northern Europe

Jos Wittevrongel - Northern Europe

Chief Scout's Commendation for Good Service





Neil Brown - Rest of the World

Caroline Drumm - Rest of the World

Nicole Sparkes - Rest of the World

Nicholas Slone - Rest of the World

Emma Barker - Rest of the World

Jennifer Clarke - Rest of the World

Katrin Talwar - Rest of the World

Martin Haines - Southern Europe

Victoria Haines - Southern Europe

Thomas Danson - Southern Europe

Hugo Hart - Southern Europe

Lucia Carrio Argos - Southern Europe

Alan Kendall - Southern Europe

Tim Payne - Southern Europe

Melissa Pearce - Southern Europe

Alba Fernandez Rueda - Southern Europe

Ursula Theobald - Southern Europe

Maria Fernandez Marcos - Southern Europe

David Maynard - Southern Europe

Paul Stropford - Southern Europe

Claire Maynard - Southern Europe

Linda Wickenden - Southern Europe

Neil Thomson - Southern Europe

Paul Mcaree - Southerrn Europe

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