Adults

2nd Warwick are lucky to have a team of excellent volunteers (yes really, no one gets paid, not even for our two week Scout Camp). The group is made up of Scout leaders and Executive Committee members as below.

Everyone has their own role and responsibilities vary with those roles, but essentially we wouldn't do the job if we didn't enjoy it.

We have an additional mini site showing our current adult vacancies here: volunteering.2wk.org.uk

‘For anyone thinking of becoming a Scout, I say, go for it, come and join the big adventure.’ - Bear Grylls, UK Chief Scout

What might I do as a volunteer?

Depending on your role you could:

Come in for one afternoon per year and help cook a meal for 100 people on Frosty Camp

Teach a skill for a day or a couple of days at a time on a weekend camp

Take part in running weekly meetings doing anything from craft to electronics or nautical navigation

Maintain boats, ballcocks or bacon storage (fridge) - We need to keep our premises and equipment working properly

How does the group work?

Well it can be roughly split into two groups, child facing and adult support

Can you spare 5 hours a year?

You may or may not know that all leaders and helpers at 2nd Warwick are volunteers and we do NOT get paid! Some of the infamous phrases we use are

"it's only 2 hours a week"

"I got a 100% pay rise this year!!"

We are asking all parents to give 2nd Warwick a minimum of 5 hours a year to say Thank you the time that we are giving to your children.

Helping at a fundraising event

Marshaling at an event to raise money

Coming to tidy the hut

There are many ways to do this, and some can be done a home

Helping with hut maintenance

Helping at boating events

Help out on a camp or other event

We do recognise that a lot of our parents give much more than this and we are very grateful for your support.

So before you say - sorry I am too busy, think of the leaders who have full time jobs, families and other commitments yet still turn up every week to run the Scouting programme.

Why do we do it? Because it's fun! The rewards are amazing! And we want to say thank you to a volunteer who gave their time to help us!

What do I get out of it? (in a non-selfish kind of way of course)

"Well, as a volunteer of some 18 years, I can say with all honesty, FUN, we wouldn't do it otherwise to be honest. There is a sense of comradery while running events, I take great pleasure in seeing the Scouts grow and learn skills, and occasional adults weekends give leaders a chance to gain new skills too." Explorer Leader

Meet the team at 2nd Warwick

The Group top team

Marc Gadsby

Group Scout Leader

Marc joined as a Venture Scout. He has served as Scout Leader with the 43rd Bournemouth, 4th West Bridgford and at 2nd Warwick. Work commitments took him abroad but has since returned as AGSL(Boats).

Position Vacant

Deputy Group Scout Leader (Boats)

Viv Bosworth

Executive Committee Chair

Viv was our treasurer for a number of years and stepped up to take the role of Exec Chair.

Paul Underwood

Group Treasurer

Paul was foolish enough to tell us he could count and ended up as the Treasurer

Position Vacant

Fundraising Coordinator

Beaver Leaders

Heather Tomlin

Beaver Scout Leader

Heather loves getting creative with the Beavers

Lynn Handford

Assistant Beaver Scout Leader

Lynn has taken the lead on creating an amazing garden at TS Norton

Cub Leaders

Andrea Bridgeman

Cub Scout Leader - Pacific Pack

Andrea leads the cubs on Thursdays

Chris Dibben

Assistant Cub Scout Leader

Sue Scurrah

Cub Scout Leader - Atlantic Pack

After 30 years in Guiding, I joined my family at 2nd Warwick in 2004. On and off since then I've had various roles including providing masses of food at camps. email