Barking & Dagenham District Team
District Contacts
The District caters for around 500 young people in Barking & Dagenham and it could not do this without the dedication and hard work of a team of adults throughout the year.
All the adults in the District are volunteers and, contrary to popular belief, they do not get paid for working with young people. However, Scouting standards are very high and we are all professionals, we just dont receive a wage for those professional skills and services.
This page contains contact information for the District team
Some of the links may only be relevant to leaders and adults within the district.
Only the District team contacts are presented here. If you are part of Scouting and wish to contact someone not listed here then please use the Directory or login to the My Backpack area of scouts.org.uk where you can search for Scouters across the UK
If you have any inquiries regarding the design, layout or use of the website, have a complaint or question regarding the website then please contact the webmaster.
Any other general inquiries should be directed to the District Commissioner who is ultimately responsible for Scouting in the District.
Scouts and Scouters from the district should aim to contact their ADC first.
Principle Contacts
Webmaster: Darren Dowling
The webmaster is the person responsible for the design, layout and execution of this website. The webmaster maintains the site and is responsible for updating the information and content contained within it.
If you have any questions (or complaints!) directly regarding to the website or the content within the site, wish to submit information to the site or if you know of a contact that should feature on this page then please contact the webmaster.
In addition if you notice a broken link or other error within the site the webmaster would be very grateful if you could take the time to point this either by sending a short email detailing the problem to errors@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk or by completing the broken link form
Anyone may request information to appear on the website. Simply contact the webmaster and pass on the details. Ultimately the decision to place information and content on the website rests with the webmaster under the guidance of the District Commissioner.
District Commissioner: Jill May
The District Commissioner or DC (Jill May) is ultimately responsible for all things 'Scouting' within the district.
Any general inquiries, questions or problems relating to Scouting in the District should be sent to the District Commissioner.
Tel: 0208 924 0335
Assistant District Commissioners
The Assistant District Commissioners are appointed to look after a particular aspect of Scouting. They should be the first port of call if a Scout or Scouter in the District has a problem or question.
ADC
(Beavers): Ron Pringle
The ADC (Beavers) is responsible for the Beaver section in the District.
Beavers are aged from 6 to 8 years old and are organised into Colonies.
13 of the 14 Groups in the District have a Beaver Colony.
adcbeavers@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
ADC
(Cubs): Rosemary Oakwell
The ADC (Cubs) is responsible for the Cub section in the District.
Cubs are aged from 8 to 10.5 years old and are organised into Packs.
All of the Groups in the District have a Cub Pack.
adccubs@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
ADC
(Scouts): Richard Blunden
The ADC (Scouts) is responsible for the Scout section in the District.
Scouts are aged from 10.5 to 14 years old and are organised into Troops.
All of the Groups in the District have a Scout Troop.
adcscouts@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
District
Explorer Scout Commissioner: Pat Cumberbatch
The District Explorer Scout Commissioner is responsible for the Explorer Units in the District.
Explorers are aged from 14 to 18 years old and are organised into Units. The District has 2 Explorer Units.
ADC
(Network): Rob Craig
The ADC (Network) is responsible for the Scout Network section in the District.
Scout Network members are aged from 18 to 25 years old
Scout Network members meet informally and tailor their activities to suit their own needs
network@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
ADC
(General Duties): Pauline Wakeling
The ADC (General Duties) can be called upon to perform a variety of roles.
Anything that does not fall under the direct remit of the other ADCs may be passed on to the ADC (General Duties).
The ADC (General Duties) can also step in temporarily to aid another ADC.
adcgd@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
ADC
(Special Needs): Steve May
The ADC (Special Needs) is gives advice to leaders regarding special needs of individuals.
Scouting is open to all and many Groups have young people with special needs but still take an active part in the Scouting programme.
If you have any concerns about handling young people with special needs contact the ADC (Special Needs)
adcspecial@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
Local
Training Manager: Chris Poole
The Local Training Manager is responsible for training adults in the District.
All leaders undergo training to a very high standard and maintain that throughout their Scouting life.
District Leaders
The ADCs appoint District Leaders to aid and assist them in most aspects of running their own section.
District
Beaver Leader: Mandy Morris
dbsl@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
District
Beaver Leader: Leigh Bradford
dbsl@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
District
Cub Leader: Rob Craig
District
Cub Leader: Ken Thompson
dcsl@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
District
Scout Leader: David Nickols
dsl@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
District
Scout Leader: Suzanne Squirrell
Other District Personnel
The District relies upon a good many other people to ensure the smooth running of Scouting in the local area.
Appointments:
Veronica Poole
Appointments is an important position as it deals with all the appointed adults in the District, keeping their records up to date and the process of selecting and inducting new adult members
All adults who wish to join Scouting and hold an appointment are required to go through a thorough vetting and checking process, which includes going before an appointments board.
appointments@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
Chaplin:
Simon Law
The Chaplin is responsible for spiritual matters in the District.
chaplin@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
District
Explorer Scout Administrator: Shelley Goodman
The DESC is responsible for the administration side of Explorer Scouting.
Explorer Scouting is run at the District level and the DESC helps the Unit leaders by taking on the 'paperwork' side of things
desa@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
Nights
Away Adviser: Rosemary Oakwell
The Nights Away Adviser is responsible for issuing Nights Away Permits (along with the DC) and maintains the records of which leaders have been camping and all the camps details.
Leaders may request a Nights Away Permit from the Adviser. Once the Adviser is satisifed that the person has the required experience and training they may decide to issue a permit , which comes in several classes (Greenfield, Campsite, Indoor and Lightweight Expedition)
Once the person has a permit they may take young people away in the relevant class, subject to Scouting rules and guidelines, and they simply notify the Adviser of their camp by completing a NAN form.
Thriftwood
Representative: Pauline Wakeling
Barking & Dagenham Scout District part-own a local campsite, Thriftwood.
The District has several representatives who sit on the Thriftwood committee and get involved in decisions that effect the campsite.
thriftwood@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
Thriftwood
Representative: Steve Wakeling
Barking & Dagenham Scout District part-own a local campsite, Thriftwood.
The District has several representatives who sit on the Thriftwood committee and get involved in decisions that effect the campsite.
thriftwood@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
Thriftwood
Representative: Steve May
Barking & Dagenham Scout District part-own a local campsite, Thriftwood.
The District has several representatives who sit on the Thriftwood committee and get involved in decisions that effect the campsite.
specialneeds@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
Woodsmoke
Editor: Darren Dowling
Woodsmoke is the monthly newsletter for the Scout District of Barking & Dagenham (within the Scout County of Greater London North East)
The Editor is responsible for collecting articles and materials and producing the issue.
It is then copied and distributed by other people, to all the Groups and people involved in Scouting locally.
District Executive
The District Executive are responsible for running the District itself. Although they do not have direct control on the sections, their activities or programme they are responsible for ensuring the District abides by all the rules laid down by the Scout Association and that that charity law, finance and such like are in order.
Chairman:
Alec Everitt
The Chairman is responsible for the day to day running of the District Executive.
c/o: dc@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
Treasurer:
Ray Purdy
The Treasurer ensures that the financial running of the District is kept in order.
treasurer@barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk
Secretary:
Jane Lacey
The Secretary is responsible for handling various aspects of communication within the District.
Other Members
Stephen Foakes (President)
Rose Wildblood (Vice President)
Fred Rook (Vice President)
Margaret Cooper (Vice President)
Inder Singh Jamu (Vice President)
Alan Dennison (Vice President)