Good Service Awards

April 1, 2025

Congratulations to our Good Service Award Recipients

The Scout Association in the United Kingdom offers a series of Good Service Awards to recognize 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 2024 and 31 December 2024.


Graham Eden

Lead Volunteer 

British Scouting Overseas

Award for Merit











Will Baldock - BSO Technical Support

Carol Wright - Southern Europe

Colin McFarlane - Middle East

Leisel Hardy - Southern Europe

Robert Troost - Southern Europe

Stephen Hardy - Southern Europe

Chief Scout's Commendation for Good Service





David Dickinson - Southern Europe

Elaine Kemuel - Middle East

Graeme Rook - Norther Europe

James Yeardon - Southern Europe

James Scott - Southern Europe

Jennie Boardman - Southern Europe

John Burton-Gow - Middle East

Karen McConnachie - Middle East

Lynn Millard - Southern Europe

Mike O'Donoghue - Middle East

Pierre Andre - Southern Europe

Rachel Wright - Southern Europe

Robert Gibson - Southern Europe

Robert Felgate - Southern Europe

Sarah Lambert - Middle East

Tracey Ring - Middle East

William Peel - Southern Europe

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