County & District Teams

The County Leadership Team lead Scouting across Avon under the overall leadership of the County Lead Volunteer.

The wider County Team includes a variety of volunteers who manage, deliver and support a wide range of activities and services to help Scouting develop and grow.

County Team Leadership

Clive Sandrey
County Lead Volunteer

The lead volunteer within the County of Avon. Working closely with the Chair of the Trustees Board, to provide strategic vision, leadership and operational effectiveness to the County. Achieved with support of the nine District Lead Volunteers and County leadership Team

Ethan Harwood
County Youth Lead

Responsible for ensuring all of our young people within the County have a voice and are able to shape their movement at appropriate times.  The County Youth Forums (Ignite and Sparks) give the young people the best opportunity to have a say but they also work with all of the District Youth Leads in Avon to make sure the Youth Shaped Scouting in the Districts is the best it can be.

County Team Leaders

Andy Hobbs
Team Leader - Support

Building a team to provide across the County in Growth, Assets, Media and Communications.

Nigel Ball
Team Leader - Transformation Lead & People

Focused on growth and development, creating new provision and growing existing provision, working closely with the Regional Service team and the Two Counties project coordinator.

Andrew Phelps
Team Leader - Programme

Supporting the programme and adult volunteers for the Beavers, Cubs Scouts, Explorers, Young Leaders and Scout Network, King’s Scout Award, Duke of Edinburgh Award and Sectional Top Awards, plus International experiences.

Clive Sandrey
Team Leader - Training

Responsible for adult leader training in Avon. In the County we have a team of Adult Trainers, Local Training Leads &  Advisors who support Volunteers with training to help provide fantastic opportunities for our young people. We also ensure all the adults looking after our young people are appropriately up to date with current legislation.

Stuart Ballard
Team Leader - General Duties

Responsible for Good Service Awards in the County & County Safeguarding Advisor.

County Leadership Team Members

Richard Hurst
International

Responsible for International experiences across the County.

Mike Banfield
Activities

Oversees the adventurous activities permit scheme for  the County and manages activity sections, which include Water Activities (Canoeing, Kayaking, Sailing, Rafting and Rowing and Pulling); Air Activities (Gliding, Hover crafting.); Land Activities (Archery, Shooting, Hillwalking, Climbing, Caving, and Winter Sports).

Chris Padgett
Development

Focused on growth and development, creating new provision and growing existing provision.

Lucy Collins
Beavers

I joined the Scout movement after a wishing I’d had the chance when I was a child. This was reinforced by watching my Aunt, as Akela of her local Cub Pack, putting so much energy into giving her young people so many opportunities for fun and life lessons. When my daughter was born I realised she could be a Scout and I could follow in my Aunt’s footsteps and became Assistant Beaver Leader at 3rd Wallscourt Farm. I joined the County Team to make a difference to the Scouting lives of even more young people.
My role as Beaver Leadership Team Member is to support Beaver team members across the County so they can give the best Scouting experience they can. Preparing our young people with valuable Skills for Life.

Jan Knott
Cubs

I first became involved in Scouting when my eldest son joined Cubs. I had so much fun that I stayed on, in various roles but mostly in the Cub section.  I’m   very lucky to have had opportunities to meet amazing people when running events at District level and represented nine counties on the then National Cub Scout Advisory Board.

I’m currently Group Lead Volunteer for 1st Burrington and Wrington Scout and Guide Group.
My main role as Cub Leadership Team Member is to support and to give our Cub across the County the best Scouting experience we can.  This will prepare our young people with valuable Skills for Life.

Andrew Phelps
Scouts

I’ve been involved in Scouting since being a cub at 234th Northwinds Scout Group aged 6.  My main role as Scout Leadership Team Member is to support the Scout Section across the County. I’m here to assist Scout volunteers to provide a balanced programme and give all scouts the same opportunities. Part of my role is to pass on updates and encourage idea sharing throughout all the 9 Districts for the scout section and to maintain contact relevant to the Scout Section age group within the local community.

I am also a Scout Leader in Stoke Gifford and have been on numerous international trips including leading Avonation at the 24th WSJ in USA and Canada. In my spare time I help to organise County Competitions like the Cooking Comp, Kahoutek and Monopoly Run.

Gary Barron
14-25 Youth

Responsible for Explorer Scouts, Young Leaders and Scout Network

Districts & District Lead Volunteers

Ali Kattana
Axe District
Simon Crowden
Bath District
Lead Volunteer Team
Bristol South District
Clive Mason
Brunel District
Maddie Jenkins
Cabot District
Dean Ashpole-Champman
Cotswold Edge District
Tony Tween & Steve Hamey
Gordano District
Lead Volunteer Team
Kingswood District
Lead Volunteer Team
Wansdyke District
HM King Charles III has been confirmed as our new Patron, a great honour for UK Scouts.

The King continues a long tradition of the monarch giving their Patronage, dating back to 1912. This was when Scouts was granted its Royal Charter and HM George V became our first Patron.

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King Charles III

Our Patron, HM King Charles III