St Georges Day 2018
Yesterday over 800 members of the District gathered in glorious sunshine for the tradition Parade & Service to celebrate St. George’s Day.Yesterday over 800 members of the District gathered in glorious sunshine for the tradition Parade & Service to celebrate St. George’s Day.
In the presence of Her Worship T he Mayor of Havering it was fabulous to see all of our 18 Scout Groups in attendance, along with young people from every Explorer Scout Unit and the District Scout Network.
The Beavers enjoyed another fun packed performance provided by Lightnin’ Drama and the Cubs, Scouts & Explorers in the main hall heard from the GHISP Unit about their trip to The Gambia this summer.
We were delighted to present Awards on behalf of The Chief Scout for long service and good service, including two very special 50 year service awards for Brian Taffs and Richard Monks of 1st Upminster.
The full list of recipients are below:
| Nicky Gillett | 8th Hornchurch | 15yrs Service |
| Corinne Dutch | 2nd Cranham | 15yrs Service |
| David Dutch | 2nd Cranham | 15yrs Service |
| Kevin Cooper | 1st South Hornchurch | 20yrs Service |
| Christine Richardson | 3rd Upminster | 25yrs Service |
| Andy Rice | 8th Hornchurch | 30yrs Service |
| Gerry Merritt | 1st Corbets Tey | 40yrs Service |
| Brian Taffs | 1st Upminster | 50yrs Service |
| Richard Monks | 1st Upminster | 50yrs Service |
| Dean Claxton | 1st Upminster | Chief Scout’s Commendation |
| Martin Wallis | 2nd Cranham | Chief Scout’s Commendation |
| Mark Duffy | 3rd Upminster | Award for Merit |
| Stuart Brown | 8th Hornchurch | Bar to the Award for Merit |
| Roger Stannard | 3rd Upminster | Bar to the Award for Merit |
| Sandra Smith | 1st Squirrels Heath | The Silver Acorn |
| Richard Monks | 1st Upminster | The Silver Acorn |
In addition the following members of the District were also recognised and spent the day at Windsor Castle taking part in the National Day of Celebration:
| Debbie Carter | 2nd Upminster | The Silver Acorn |
| Adam Woodgate | 3rd Upminster | The Silver Acorn |
A Huge thanks to everyone who helped to make the day a success –
see you all next year on Sunday 21st April 2019!