Prince Edward & Bear Grylls present our latest Queen’s Scout Award members

Date: 29th Apr 2019 Author: Simon Longdon

Megan Longdon, Luke Hearnden & Dylan Longdon attended Windsor Castle this St George’s Day, as they and 321 other Scouts were honoured having earned the Queen’s Scout Award.

The Queen’s Scout is the highest award that can be earned in Scouts, Scouts passed a number of challenges, including service to their community, completing a self-lead, four days, expedition in wild country, undertaking a five-day residential project in an unfamiliar environment with people they don’t know, and learning new skills, or developing an existing talent.

The Scouts were presented by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, UK chief commissioner, Tim Kidd and Chief Scout, Bear Grylls along with Ambassadors Warwick Davis (Actor/Director) and Dwaine Fields (Explorer) along with others.

They were also invited to a dinner by West Sussex Scouts on the Friday to receive congratulations from the county.

Dwayne Fields proudly holds the title of the UK's 11th Chief Scout

An explorer, adventurer and TV presenter, Dwayne's been seen in BAFTA nominated Channel 5 series Race to the Pole, on BBC Springwatch, Countryfile, National Geographic and Disney+.

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